Found February 17, 2011 on From the Marbles:
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You know, mainstream publications that take on NASCAR usually trot out the old stereotypes, tout how the sport is failing, or mention that Dale Earnhardt isn't running very well of late. (Did you hear? It's true.) So credit Maxim -- yep, they're still in business -- for taking a, shall we say, unorthodox look at the life and times of Brian Vickers. The article calls him "the best driver never to have won a Sprint Cup championship" -- a term with which Mark Martin and Kyle Busch might take issue -- but that's not what's got the proverbial garage proverbially buzzing. Since this is Maxim, the focus isn't on bump-drafting ... well, not on the track, at least. Consider this passage on Vickers' evenings: Vickers follows the old routine: an insanely fastidious fitness regimen (hard biking, yoga, healthy meals) combined with hard drinking spells that fuel his relentless, connoisseur’s pursuit of [er ... let's just say "female companio...
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