Brian Vickers News

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 4 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 4 of 36]:

March 8, 2009
UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 4 of 36]: 1) #24Jeff Gordon 634 2) #33-Clint Bowyer 591 -43 3) #2-Kurt Busch 588 -46 [1 win] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 547 -87 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 546 -88 [2 wins] 6) #14-Tony Stewart 521 -113 7) #18-Kyle Busch 514 -120

Engine problems had different causes:

Engine problems had different causes:

March 3, 2009
Engine problems had different causes: The president of Toyota Racing Development says the engine failures incurred by the three Roush Fenway Racing teams during Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway were unrelated to the problems five Toyota teams experienced

Driver wins before age 25:

Driver wins before age 25:

March 1, 2009
Driver wins before age 25: Only 57 of 2,213 Cup races for which the winner's age is known have been won by drivers under 25: 1. Jeff Gordon, 15 2. Kyle Busch, 13 [still under 25 until May 2, 2010] 3. Kurt Busch, 7 (tie) Richard Petty, 7 5. Junior Johnson, 5 Tied with

Five engine changes…to the back UPDATE:

Five engine changes…to the back UPDATE:

February 28, 2009
#18-Kyle Busch blew a motor in his Toyota during Friday's practice session, changed the engine, then ran a pole-winning lap of 185.995 mph to knock his big brother off the pole. #2-Kurt Busch ran a lap at 185.707 mph. But under NASCAR rules, Kyle Busch will have to

Five engine changes…to the back:

Five engine changes…to the back:

February 27, 2009
#18-Kyle Busch blew a motor in his Toyota during Friday's practice session, changed the engine, then ran a pole-winning lap of 185.995 mph to knock his big brother off the pole. #2-Kurt Busch ran a lap at 185.707 mph. But under NASCAR rules, Kyle Busch will have to

Las Vegas Tire Notes:

Las Vegas Tire Notes:

February 27, 2009
Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be running the same right-side tire code (D-4234) as those in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Las Vegas this weekend, though they will be running a different left-side code (D-4232) . . . this is a brand new combination of

Vickers on pole at California:

Vickers on pole at California:

February 20, 2009
#83-Brian Vickers won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Auto Club 500 with a lap of 183.439mph for his 6th career pole. #48-Johnson was second fastest followed by #26-MuMurray, #2-Busch, #16-Biffle, #24-Gordon, #00-Reutimann, #44-Allmendinger, #82-Speed, and #18-Busch

Vickers will have to change engine:

Vickers will have to change engine:

February 20, 2009
Brian Vickers thought he finally had some good news to override the controversy of the past week. The 25-year-old Red Bull Racing driver won the pole for Sunday's Auto Club 500, barely beating heavily favored . But, about an hour after taking the sixth pole of his

California Qualifying Fast Facts:

California Qualifying Fast Facts:

February 20, 2009
* Brian Vickers won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Auto Club 500 with a lap of 39.250 seconds, 183.439 mph. This is his sixth pole in 174 Sprint Cup Series races. This is Vickers third pole on a two-mile track. He won the pole for the 2004 fall race at Auto Club

Changes for 2009 – Crew Chiefs UPDATED:

Changes for 2009 – Crew Chiefs UPDATED:

January 13, 2009
#00 [was #44] -- Ryan Pemberton left to crew chief Brian Vickers for 2009, Rodney Childers comes from GEM to take over #7 -- made numerous crew chief changes in 2008, have heard nothing official, but heard that Kirk Almquist, who came to the team in late 2008, will

Changes for 2009 – Crew Chiefs:

Changes for 2009 – Crew Chiefs:

December 29, 2008
#00 -- Ryan Pemberton left to crew chief Brian Vickers for 2009, Rodney Childers comes from GEM to take over #7 -- made numerous crew chief changes in 2008, have heard nothing official, but heard that Kirk Almquist, who came to the team in late 2008, will be back #

New associate sponsor for Vickers:

New associate sponsor for Vickers:

December 16, 2008
The familiar blue paint scheme of the #83 Red Bull Toyota driven by Brian Vickers will sport a new logo for the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season as Mighty Auto Parts joins Red Bull Racing Team as an associate sponsor. Since 1963 Mighty has provided automotive service

Tire testing over at Las Vegas:

Tire testing over at Las Vegas:

December 12, 2008
#5-Mark Martin has driven a lot of different cars throughout his racing career, but the Hendrick Motorsports' machine he's driving in 2009 has energized the 49-year-old veteran. Martin spent Wednesday and Thursday testing tires for Goodyear at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Tire Testing at Las Vegas UPDATE 2:

Tire Testing at Las Vegas UPDATE 2:

December 11, 2008
there is a Goodyear Tire test scheduled at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on December 10-11, 2008, hearing the drivers to test will be #99-Carl Edwards, #5-Mark Martin, #83-Brian Vickers and #12-David Stremme.(12-4-2008) UPDATE: #99-Carl Edwards, who won this year's Sprint

Tire Testing at Las Vegas UPDATE:

Tire Testing at Las Vegas UPDATE:

December 9, 2008
there is a Goodyear Tire test scheduled at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on December 10-11, 2008, hearing the drivers to test will be #99-Carl Edwards, #5-Mark Martin, #83-Brian Vickers and #12-David Stremme.(12-4-2008) UPDATE: #99-Carl Edwards, who won this year's Sprint