Brian Vickers News

Vickers on pole at Infineon:

Vickers on pole at Infineon:

June 19, 2009
#83-Brian Vickers won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway with a lap of 93.678mph for his 2nd straight pole in a row, 4th of 2009 and 9th of his career [has never won from the pole]. #18-Busch was 2nd fastest followed by #47-

Qualifying Fast Facts – Infineon Raceway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Infineon Raceway:

June 19, 2009
Brian Vickers won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 with a lap of 76.475 seconds, 93.678 mph. This is his ninth pole in 188 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fourth pole and eighth top-10 start in 2009. This is his first pole in five

Vickers on pole at Michigan:

Vickers on pole at Michigan:

June 12, 2009
#83-Brian Vickers won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway with a lap of 189.110mph for his 3rd pole of the year and the 8th pole of his career. #18-Kyle Busch was 2nd fastest followed by #48-Johnson, #00-Reutimann, #2-

Michigan Qualifying Notes:

Michigan Qualifying Notes:

June 12, 2009
Brian Vickers won the Coors Light Pole Award for the LifeLock 400 with a lap of 38.073 seconds, 189.110 mph. This is his eighth pole in 187 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third pole and seventh top-10 start in 2009. This is his second pole in 11 races

Chase Notes going into Michigan:

Chase Notes going into Michigan:

June 11, 2009
The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup cut-off bubble is as tight as ever. One single point is the difference between competing for a championship and missing out altogether. Mark Martin is 13th, one point behind Denny Hamlin in 12th. Only once in the Chase era (2004-

Vickers close to re-upping with Red Bull UPDATE:

Vickers close to re-upping with Red Bull UPDATE:

June 10, 2009
Red Bull Racing is close to finalizing a contract extension with #83-Brian Vickers, who is in the final season of a three-year contract. Both sides hold an option on next season that has to be exercised by June 1st .(ESPN/AP)(5-24-2009) UPDATE: Sprint Cup driver Brian

Pocono Rookie Notes:

Pocono Rookie Notes:

June 4, 2009
#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 31 Autism Speaks 400 at Dover. Logano scored a 15th-place finish on the lead lap and grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth consecutive event and for the 10th time this season. Logano

New crew chief for Dale Jr.:

New crew chief for Dale Jr.:

May 28, 2009
Hendrick Motorsports today named Lance McGrew as interim crew chief of the #88 Sprint Cup Series team of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. beginning with the June 7 event at Pocono Raceway. Team manager Brian Whitesell will lead the team this weekend at Dover. "Our performance

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series Stats

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series Stats

May 27, 2009
* David Reutimann won the rain-shortened Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway after a strategic move that resulted in his first series victory. Reutimann was 14th when the rain came, but elected not to pit and took over the lead before the final

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte, race 12 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte, race 12 of 36]:

May 25, 2009
1) #24-Jeff Gordon 1722 [1 win] 2) #14-Tony Stewart 1678, -44 3) #2-Kurt Busch 1607, -115 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1594, -128 [1 win] 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 1575, -147 6) #18-Kyle Busch 1540, -182 [3 wins] 7) #39-Ryan Newman 1538, -184 8) #31-Jeff Burton 1472, -250

NASCAR keeps four cars after Charlotte race:

NASCAR keeps four cars after Charlotte race:

May 24, 2009
NASCAR held four Nationwide Series cars after the Carquest Auto Parts 300 on Saturday night in an effort to keep aerodynamic improvements in check. Nationwide Series Director Joe Balash said Sunday that NASCAR wanted to make sure the teams stay within the box that

Vickers close to re-upping with Red Bull:

Vickers close to re-upping with Red Bull:

May 24, 2009
Red Bull Racing is close to finalizing a contract extension with #83-Brian Vickers, who is in the final season of a three-year contract. Both sides hold an option on next season that has to be exercised by June 1.(ESPN/AP)(5-24-2009)

NASCAR drivers would like list of banned drugs UPDATE NASCAR declines :

NASCAR drivers would like list of banned drugs UPDATE NASCAR declines :

May 15, 2009
#39-Ryan Newman wants to know what drug Jeremy Mayfield has been indefinitely suspended for and a list of all drugs that he could be tested for in the future. So do #83-Brian Vickers and #2-Kurt Busch. "I think everyone wants a list right now,'" Newman said Thursday

Labontes Birthday Gift Inspired by Fans:

Labontes Birthday Gift Inspired by Fans:

May 8, 2009
Ask.com, the primary sponsor of Bobby Labontes #96 Ford in the Sprint Cup Series, today presented him with a special birthday gift. Hundreds of fans submitted their ideas to Ask.com to be considered as the gift the Official Search Engine of NASCAR presented to Labonte

Mayfield featured in Music Video:

Mayfield featured in Music Video:

May 5, 2009
NASCAR Media Group and Virgin Records rock quartet Saving Abel announced that the music video for the band's third single from their gold certified self-titled debut album debuted exclusively on Yahoo! on Thursday, April 30th. The NASCAR-themed video for "Drowning (