NASCAR.COM - Brian Vickers

600 reasons why a career isn't made in one night

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:06:52 EDT

It was a strange night capped by an even stranger finish, a fuel-mileage scramble that resulted in perhaps the most unlikely lead quintet in modern NASCAR history. The winner had never won before, the runner-up had never been in the top five, the third-place finisher hadn't placed that high in a decade. Fourth place had struggled to finish races, fifth place just to make them. To each driver, the events of that evening at Lowe's Motor Speedway seemed a needed career boost.

Vickers' No. 83 team wins Sprint Pit Crew Challenge

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:14:25 EDT

Mike Metcalf just missed out on the start of Appalachian State's run of three consecutive national championships in football.

For Vickers, the tracks may differ but momentum same

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:20:13 EDT

The racing adage says you are only as good as your last race.

New characters to appear in weekly top 35 drama

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:20:59 EDT

Eddie Wood clung to the numbers on the speed chart like a shipwreck survivor on a life raft. His driver, Jeff Green, had posted the ninth-quickest time of Friday's abbreviated practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway. His car, he knew, was good. But as he stood under the awning listening to the raindrops fall, he knew the inevitable was coming, and tried to put forth a brave face.

Frye bringing substance to Red Bull's established style

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:14:23 EST

His job used to entail getting on the phone and asking for money, searching for funding for an organization that was running out of it. He used to worry about whether or not he'd be able to make payroll. Near the end, he had to walk down to the shop floor, face men and women he had shared hopes and expectations with, and tell many of them that they no longer had jobs.