Vickers Released From Hospital

Red Bull Racing’s Brian Vickers was released from the hospital Friday night and was cleared to fly from Washington, D.C., to Charlotte, the team announced Saturday morning.

Vickers was hospitalized Wednesday night in Washington, where he was supposed to take a tour of Congress on Thursday. He was diagnosed with having blood clots in his veins, team general manager Jay Frye said Friday.

Vickers was put on blood thinners and will miss the races this weekend at Dover International Speedway. Casey Mears is driving this weekend for Vickers, whose return date has not been determined.

Vickers will meet with specialists in Charlotte, according to the news release.

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