Brian Vickers News

OFFICIAL – Mears to Hendrick #25 team in 2007:

OFFICIAL – Mears to Hendrick #25 team in 2007:

June 14, 2006
Car owner Rick Hendrick today announced the signing of driver Casey Mears to pilot Hendrick Motorsports' #25 Chevys in the Nextel Cup Series beginning in 2007. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mears, 28, inked a multi-year agreement that will keep him with the team

Hamlin wins first career race:

Hamlin wins first career race:

June 11, 2006
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway for his first win of his 21 race career. Hamlin led the most laps and early in the race, had a rear tire go down and spun thru the grass, but stayed on the lead lap and the crew fixed the car on multiple pit stops

Pocono Race Notes:

Pocono Race Notes:

June 11, 2006
• Denny Hamlin won the Pocono 500, scoring his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 21st career start. This was Hamlin’s first race at Pocono. • Hamlin became the first rookie to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race since Kyle Busch won at Phoenix in November 2005. • Hamlin

Rumblings – Pocono:

Rumblings – Pocono:

June 11, 2006
Denny Hamlin did a NASCAR version of a spin and win today and captured his first ever NEXTEL Cup victory at Pocono Raceway in the Pocono 500. Hamlin led all but one lap of the first 51 when he lost a left rear tire going into the tunnel turn. After managing to keep

Vickers looking to get out of contract? UPDATE 3 teammate with Elliott?:

Vickers looking to get out of contract? UPDATE 3 teammate with Elliott?:

June 10, 2006
Hearing that Brian Vickers, driver of the #25 GMAC Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports is now looking to get out of his contract with Hendrick after the 2006 season.(6-7-2006) UPDATE: Hendrick Motorsports has given driver Brian Vickers permission to seek a ride elsewhere

Pocono Qualifying Notes:

Pocono Qualifying Notes:

June 9, 2006
• Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Pocono 500, lapping Pocono Raceway in 53.054 seconds at 169.638 mph. Kasey Kahne holds the track-qualifying record of 52.164 seconds, 172.533 mph - set June 11, 2004. • This is Hamlin’s second career

Vickers Interview:

Vickers Interview:

June 9, 2006
Brian Vickers was in Somerset making an appearance for the Somerset Patriots minor league baseball team, Mike Ashmore of the Hunterdon County Democrat asked Vickers some questions: About Toyota coming into the sport: "I think it's great. The more support we have from

Fellows in the #32 at Infineon Raceway, and Watkins Glen UPDATE:

Fellows in the #32 at Infineon Raceway, and Watkins Glen UPDATE:

June 1, 2006
A brand new NASCAR Nextel Cup chassis built by world famous racing engineering firm Pratt and Miller should provide Ron Fellows with renewed hope to earn his first victory in stock car's top series next month in California. Fellows tested the much heralded chassis --

COT testing Wednesday:

COT testing Wednesday:

May 31, 2006
On Wednesday the second and final day of “Car of Tomorrow” testing at Lowes Motor Speedway showers delayed seven drivers from taking to the track. When they were able to test around lunchtime Dale Earnhardt Jr. pan caked his Chevy against the wall between turns three

COT tests at LMS:

COT tests at LMS:

May 31, 2006
For the first time in its developmental stages, NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow ran in groups of 6-8 cars with the aerodynamic wing attached to the rear, as the first of a two-day test session got underway Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The feedback NASCAR received from

Roush COT’s not testing at LMS:

Roush COT’s not testing at LMS:

May 30, 2006
Car owner Jack Roush said that his teams won’t take part in NASCAR’s test of the car of tomorrow this week [Tues May 30th and Wed May 31st] at Lowe’s Motor Speedway because the car has changed. Roush said he wasn’t at a meeting last week that discussed the car, which

COT to test at LMS on Tues/Wed UPDATE:

COT to test at LMS on Tues/Wed UPDATE:

May 28, 2006
Eight teams fielding Chevrolets and Dodges tentatively plan to attend the "car-of-tomorrow" (COT) test Tuesday and Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The two-day test will be the first for many of the teams with cars built under revised specifications after NASCAR

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

May 28, 2006
Kasey Kahne led early and often tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway and took the Coca-Cola Pit Stop 600 by a comfortable margin over Jimmie Johnson. In a race where we saw more action in the pits and less racing than we've ever had in Charlotte (thanks to a miniscule

Petty wins VOTE more:

Petty wins VOTE more:

May 22, 2006
Kyle Petty and the #45 MyCokeRewards Dodge finished 22nd in the Nextel Open. At the conclusion of the race Petty was announced as the winner of the Nextel Fan Vote. Petty was then awarded the opportunity to race in the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Comments from Petty

RYR Hopes to hear from UPS on decision soon; 4 Cup teams? UPDATE 2 Mears? Vickers?:

RYR Hopes to hear from UPS on decision soon; 4 Cup teams? UPDATE 2 Mears? Vickers?:

May 22, 2006
Robert Yates Racing hopes to hear in the next two to three weeks whether UPS will return as a sponsor [on the #88 team], team general manager Eddie D'Hondt said Friday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. UPS is trying to decide whether to stay with RYR, move with current RYR