Happy Hour: Where will Brian Vickers end up?
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NASCAR is in the middle of its media week, and look, I have to say this: as much as we all complain about...
Via From the Marbles
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18 days ago
Discuss
Cassill gets Cup ride with new team
Landon Cassill (photo courtesy of NASCAR Media)With Red Bull Racing and TRG Motorsports being absent from the NASCAR landscape in 2012, several published reports have a group of investors from the TRG organization that fielded a No. 71 entry in the Sprint Cup Series for driver Andy Lally in 2011 buying some assets from the now-defunct Red Bull Racing NASCAR team, including the owner...
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2 days ago
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2 days ago
You Sure Can’t Tell That Brian Vickers Needs a Job
Brian Vickers the driver of the #83 Red Bull Toyota will be out of a job when the season is over, next Monday to be exact. Red Bull Racing is shutting down and selling either the Team or the equipment. At this point in the season they will probably be lucky to sell the equipment. One would think that in light of this fact, he and his team would have stepped it up a notch in...
Via Rant Sports
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November 15, 2011
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November 15, 2011
Waltrip to buy Red Bull assets, Frye to Hendrick
The days of Red Bull in NASCAR are over. The team struggled though the 2011 season with uncertainty surrounding it’s future. By the end of the year the shop was headed towards shut down.
Former General Manager and Vice President Jay Frye has accepted an undefined role at Hendrick Motorsports. He is expected to act as a consultant.
The remaining assets of the team may be headed...
Via Tireball.com
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January 04, 2012
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January 04, 2012
Vickers explains his role in incident
After getting tangled with Matt Kenseth at Martinsville two weeks ago, Brian Vickers said he would get payback.
It didn't happen at Texas last week, but Vickers got his retaliation at Phoenix - even if he says he didn't mean to.
Kenseth started from the pole and led four different times for 49 laps. He was still near the front on lap 178 when he brakes started to fail and...
Via AP on Fox
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November 14, 2011
Brian Vickers To Make History - Will Skydive In To Daytona Infield
Who: Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 83 Toyota for Team Red Bull Racing Team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series along with a member of the Team Red Bull Air Force What: Vickers, a skydiving enthusiast, will become the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to skydive into historic Daytona International Speedway When: Wednesday, June 1, 11 a.m. Vickers will be among the stars of the...
Via Captain Thunder Racing
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May 31, 2011
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May 31, 2011
Vickers, Kahne bring different skills
The talent that Kasey Kahne exhibited on the way to Sunday's victory at Phoenix International Raceway is just one of the reasons why he will be driving for Hendrick Motorsports in 2012.
And the actions displayed by his Red Bull Racing teammate are precisely why Brian Vickers no longer drives for Hendrick Motorsports and has proved again that he's not ready for prime time...
Via Fox Sports
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November 14, 2011
Brian Vickers gets the Maxim treatment, and you'll be jealous
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...
Via From the Marbles
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February 17, 2011
Brian Vickers Wrecks Matt Kenseth, Drivers Disagree Over Whether Incident Was Payback for Martinsville Crash (Video)
It's becoming more and more likely that Brian Vickers and Matt Kenseth won't be exchanging greeting cards this holiday season. Vickers wrecked Kenseth at Phoenix on Sunday, which Kenseth believes is payback for their Martinsville crash. Vickers came up behind Kenseth on Lap 177 at Phoenix and made contact, sending him into the wall and bringing out a caution flag. Vicker maintains...
Via NESN.com
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November 13, 2011
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November 13, 2011
Wreck of the week: Imagine this, it involves Brian Vickers
There wasn't a whole lot of car-on-car action this past weekend at Texas. But, as you'd expect given the events of last week in Martinsville, the one decent crackup involved none other than Brian Vickers. Also in the mix: Geoff Bodine and Juan Pablo Montoya, who lost a tire. It's OK, JPM; you've got three more. Anyway, no catastrophic, race-altering business this...
Via From the Marbles
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November 08, 2011
Brian Vickers Return to NASCAR, amazing at best
Last year Brian Vickers had his season cut short when he was suffering of blood clots in his legs and even one being found in his finger. When this got reported last year, a lot of experts seemed to think that this would end his career, because there was a risk of him suffering a [...]
Via Sports Page Network
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March 15, 2011
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March 15, 2011
Vickers enjoys life away from NASCAR
Few NASCAR drivers seem to feel as comfortable here as Brian Vickers.
He sees the city as an escape. That may appear counter-intuitive -- most New Yorkers or even visitors would say they need to escape from the intensity, crowds and constant noise.
Born in small-town Thomasville, N.C., and currently living in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the driver of the No. 83 Red Bull Racing Toyota...
Via Fox Sports
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August 08, 2011
Vickers likes life on the adventurous side
Of all the drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, there are few, if any, who rival Red Bull Racing's Brian Vickers for a sense of adventure.
Red Bull encourages its athletes to take part in eclectic and fast-paced pursuits, but even by Red Bull's standards, Vickers is someone who embraces life and all it has to offer.
Vickers is an avid scuba diver, parachutist, horseback...
Via Fox Sports
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May 25, 2011
Brian Vickers Testing In Orlando
Brian Vickers, who was forced to take a medical leave of absence from the Sprint Cup Series last spring, planned to make his first laps in one of his Red Bull Racing Team stock cars at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, FL.
Vickers posted on Twitter feed
@BrianLVickers ”Just got to Walt Disney World Speedway..Going to make the first laps of 2011 this afternoon- can’...
Via i HEART RaceDay
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January 10, 2011
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January 10, 2011
Vickers parachutes into Daytona Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Brian Vickers dropped in on Daytona International Speedway Wednesday for a visit - literally.
A skydiving enthusiast since 2007, Vickers became the first driver in series history to parachute into the speedway as a promotional kickoff for the July 2 Coke Zero 400.
Vickers, 27, came to a sliding, tumbling stop on the grass in the speedway's tri-oval...
Via AP on Fox
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June 01, 2011
Daytona 500: Brian Vickers Admits To Black-Out Binge Drinking
In a recent story from Maxim Magazine, it was reported that Brian Vickers has admitted to black-out Binge Drinking. The story... Source
Via Daily Sports News Trends
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February 15, 2011
Brian Vickers parachutes into Daytona Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Brian Vickers dropped in on Daytona International Speedway Wednesday for a visit - literally.
A skydiving enthusiast since 2007, Vickers became the first driver in series history to parachute into the speedway as a promotional kickoff for the July 2 Coke Zero 400.
Vickers, 27, came to a sliding, tumbling stop on the grass in the speedway's tri-oval...
Via AP on Fox
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June 01, 2011
Top Ten Things Brian Vickers DIDN’T Run Into at Martinsville
10. The open space between other cars.
*9. An offer of discounted rates on insurance – especially after installing Progressive’s Snapshot Discount device given to him by some chick named Flo.
8. An offer of a 2012 ride by any other team — even bad ones.
Via Frontstretch
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November 02, 2011
Brian Vickers takes exception to Marcos Ambroses driving
Brian Vickers doesn’t have a ride for next season but that didn’t stop him from showcasing his talents Saturday night at Richmond. When Marcos Ambrose bumped the #83 of Vickers into his teammate the #4 of Kasey Kahne, the hot tempered driver took matters into his own hands.
Vickers charged back at Ambrose clipping the front of the #9 Stanely Ford. He then engaged in a...
Via Tireball.com
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September 11, 2011
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September 11, 2011
Vickers: ‘Other options on the table’ besides Red Bull for ’12
Brian Vickers ensured that he's about to have a very busy interview schedule in Talladega when he opened the door to a departure from Red Bull after the 2011 season.
In an interview with WSB Radio in Atlanta, Vickers noted that he's been satisfied with Red Bull and has no problems with the current framework: "I like Red Bull. I've enjoyed my time there as a Red Bull...
Via From the Marbles
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April 13, 2011
Stewart, Vickers tangle at Infineon
Tony Stewart sent a message on Sunday: Block me, face the consequences.
The only problem with Stewart's action during the NASCAR Sprint Cup race is that not only did he end up dumping Brian Vickers, who was holding up Stewart's No. 14 Chevrolet, on Lap 38 of 110, but he also took Dale Earnhardt Jr. out of contention and slowed the progress of Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman...
Via Fox Sports
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June 26, 2011
CUP: Vickers A Renaissance Man
Brian Vickers will skydive into Daytona International Speedway...
Via Speed Network
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May 25, 2011
Brian Vickers takes over Reed Sorenson’s ride
Brian Vickers again will drive the 32 car for Turner Motorsports. With primary sponsor Dollar General parting ways with the team at seasons end the team thought now as a good time to part ways with Sorenson who was currently third in the Nationwide standings 49 back of first.
Sorenson has w0n one race this season at Elkhart Lake following an odd chain of events when teammate Justin...
Via Tireball.com
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October 04, 2011
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October 04, 2011
Brian Vickers draws fire from other drivers for Martinsville wrecks
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October 30, 2011
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