Brian Vickers News

Nemechek still working on his deal UPDATE Nemechek out/Vickers In the #25 for 2004:

Nemechek still working on his deal UPDATE Nemechek out/Vickers In the #25 for 2004:

September 2, 2003
[#5, #24, #25, #48, #60] team owner Rick Hendrick is pondering next season's Winston Cup lineup, and team sources say that either Kyle Busch or Brian Vickers could be promoted to a full-time ride. In fact, an announcement could come Tuesday. Despite his victory at

Vickers to Cup in 2004 in the #25; Busch to the #5 car:

Vickers to Cup in 2004 in the #25; Busch to the #5 car:

September 2, 2003
Hendrick Motorsports #5 Busch Series driver, Brian Vickers, is getting a bump up to Winston Cup. Vickers, 19, and his Busch Series sponsor, GMAC, will move to Hendrick Motorsports' #25 Chevy next season, ThatsRacin.com has learned. An official announcement of Vickers

Vickers wins at Darlington:

Vickers wins at Darlington:

August 31, 2003
#5-Brian Vickers held off Hendrick Motorsports teammate #87-Kyle Busch by 1.977 seconds to win Saturday's Winn-Dixie 200 at Darlington Raceway then both drives performed simultaneous burnouts down the long frontstretch, to the delight of the crowd. The win is Vickers

Harvick wins pole at Darlington:

Harvick wins pole at Darlington:

August 29, 2003
#21-Kevin Harvick, who has never won at Darlington Raceway in Trucks, Busch or Winston Cup, won the pole for Saturday's Winn-Dixie 200, turning a lap Friday at 167.516mph to claim the top starting position. It's Harvick's third pole of the season in 11 starts and eighth

Keller wins pole at Bristol:

Keller wins pole at Bristol:

August 21, 2003
#57-Jason Keller won the pole for Friday night's Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway (8 p.m. Eastern, TNT) with an event record speed of 126.021mph. #21-Kevin Harvick is on the outsie pole, followed by #5-Brian Vickers, #99-Michael Waltrip and #33-Tony Raines.

Kahne on the pole at MIS:

Kahne on the pole at MIS:

August 15, 2003
#38-Kasey Kahne won the pole for Saturday's Cabela's 250 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 186.490mph, his first career Busch Series pole. On the outside pole is another Busch driver [in his last 2003 Busch race to perserve his rookie status for 2004

Testing at Kentucky:

Testing at Kentucky:

August 6, 2003
#32-Ricky Craven and the Tide team will spend Wed. and Thurs., Aug. 6-7, testing at Kentucky Speedway. The team will use the session to collect data for General Motors and to test different concepts that can be applied at some of the 1.5-mile tracks the NASCAR Winston

Vickers may debut in Cup later this year:

Vickers may debut in Cup later this year:

August 4, 2003
Car owner [#'s 5,24,25,48,60] Rick Hendrick said he plans to put Brian Vickers in a Cup car this season, most likely in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hendrick said Vickers has tested a Cup car in Kentucky during an engine test.( Roanoke Times )(8-4

Vickers may debut in Cup later this year:

Vickers may debut in Cup later this year:

August 4, 2003
Car owner [#'s 5,24,25,48,60] Rick Hendrick said he plans to put Brian Vickers in a Cup car this season, most likely in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hendrick said Vickers has tested a Cup car in Kentucky during an engine test.(Roanoke Times)(8-4-2003

Teams Scuffle a bit:

Teams Scuffle a bit:

August 4, 2003
Kyle Busch helped Hendrick Motorsports teammate Brian Vickers celebrate his first NASCAR Busch Series victory Saturday night at Indianapolis Raceway Park. But Busch didn't like doing it in his street clothes. Busch, 18, qualified fourth and ran consistently in the

Vickers wins at IRP:

Vickers wins at IRP:

August 2, 2003
#5-Brian Vickers earned his first NASCAR Busch Series victory Saturday night following a wild side-by-side battle with #48-Shane Hmiel - a confrontation featuring two young drivers searching for their first series win. Vickers, 19, made his final pass of Hmiel on Lap

Wimmer stacks a win at Pike Peak:

Wimmer stacks a win at Pike Peak:

July 26, 2003
#23-Scott Wimmer won the TrimSpa 250 at Pikes Peak International Raceway on Saturday, his first win of the 2003 season and fifth of his career. #57-Jason Keller finished 2nd, followed by #10-Scott Riggs, who took over the points lead by 2, over #37-David Green [who

Engine deal:

Engine deal:

July 26, 2003
Carroll Racing has entered a two-race deal with Labonte Racing Engines, starting this week at Pikes Peak. Freddie Turza heads up the engine program at Labonte Racing Engines. They are credited with providing Brian Vickers the horsepower he needed last year to get noticed

Hamilton Jr. wins pole at Pikes Peak:

Hamilton Jr. wins pole at Pikes Peak:

July 25, 2003
#25-Bobby Hamilton Jr., won the pole for Saturday's TrimSpa Dream Body 250 Presented by Dodge at Pike Peak International Raceway with a speed of 133.319mph. The rest of the top five are #59-Stacy Compton, #2-Ron Hornaday, #5-Brian Vickers and #57-Jason Keller. Point

Did ya know:

Did ya know:

July 23, 2003
In the past seven races, no driver has scored more points than Hendrick Motorsports driver #5-Brian Vickers. Dating to the May 31 race at Dover, Del., Vickers has amassed 1,095 points thanks to four top-five and seven top-10 finishes. Over that span, #25-Bobby Hamilton