Brian Vickers

One of the biggest events on America’s sporting calendar and the most important of NASACAR’s racing series is the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Nextel took over sponsorship of the NASACAR Cup Series back in 2004. The series was previously called the Grand National and later, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. After taking over sponsorship, [...]  

When Brian Vickers made the Chase after driving the race of his year at Richmond in September, he was adamant that this team would be a factor in the Chase. It has not gone as well as Vickers had hoped and it was not until last week that he finally got his first Top 10 finish in the Chase. Now Vickers and his team heads to a track where Vickers won his first race in the Sprint Cup series with Hendrick Motorsports. Now he is hoping to pull off...  

As you’ve read in this space before, the belief here is the biggest culprit in NASCAR’s declining television ratings is a lack of personality and corresponding story lines to get fans excited and drive interest in the sport.  

2009 Ride: No. 83 Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 2009 Sponsor: Red Bull 2009 Owner: Dietrich Mateschitz 2009 Crew Chief: Ryan Pemberton Stats: 36 Races, 1 Win, 4 Top 5s, 13 Top 10s, 6 Poles, 5 DNFs, 12th in points. Best Finish: 1st, Michigan (August). Avg. Finish: 17.3. High Point: Take your pick between Vickers’ fuel mileage victory in the CARFAX 400 at Michigan or his much-needed 7th place run at Richmond that earned him a berth in the...  

MLive.comTexas: Brian Vickers NASCAR Nationwide Race PreviewPaddockTalk• Although he has one top-10 finish at TMS, his impressive performance this season on intermediate tracks makes him a strong contender for the win this ...Motor Sports Notebook: Gordon, Morton keep up ChaseHouston ChronicleTexas Chase advance packageSportingNews.comJeff Gordon nails down his 68th career pole in TexasMotorsport.comRotoTimes.com -Nascar -Auto Racing Dailyall...  

Texas: Brian Vickers NASCAR Nationwide Race RecapPaddockTalkAs the pit window neared, Vickers continued to look for a position on the wide 1.5-mile track that would help the car's handling. ...and more »  

AutoWeekBrian Vickers talks about Dega unknownsRotoworld.comBrian Vickers' first Sprint Cup victory came at Talladega in October 2006, and he has three top-five and five top-10 finishes there. ...Talladega Notes: Bumping BumpedRacinToday.comTalladega Chase advance packageSportingNews.comNotes from The NASCAR Nation: Will the Big One Impact The Chase this Sunday?WhoWon.comMotorsport.com -The Birmingham News - al.com -Detroit Free Pressall 1,009...  

No-one has the contract at this current juncture, however NASN (channel 417 on Sky and 917 on ntl) is bidding on the live rights and is expected to win them. At the moment channel five has the highlight package rights.  

There was little recognition outside the racing world when Jimmie Johnson won his first NASCAR championship.