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  Brian Vickers : USAToday.com - Brian Vickers Biography from USAToday.com
Vickers, who drove the #25 GMAC Chevrolet in his third full-time season with Hendrick Motorsports, scored a win at Talladega, was on the pole at Texas and scored 9 top ten finishes in 2006.
Vickers, who will be moving over to Red Bull Racing in 2007 driving a Toyota, will finish the season with entries in both the Cup and Busch Series.
Vickers' lap of 196.235 mph, along with the next three qualifiers, beat the track qualifying lap record of 194.224 mph set by Bill Elliott in 2004.
fantasynascar.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NAS&id=120   (456 words)

  
  Brian Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vickers, from Thomasville, North Carolina, was the 2003 Busch series champion, the youngest NASCAR Series champion in history, at age 20.
Because of a lack funding, Vickers was preparing to shut his team down, when he was called to replace Ricky Hendrick in the #5 GMAC Chevrolet.
Vickers won three races in 2003, and won the Busch Series championship by 14 points over David Green, becoming the youngest champion in the history of the series.
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 Brian Vickers
The opportunity of a lifetime is what some might call the chance Brian Vickers has secured for the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series season and he has full intentions of making the best of the opportunity he has been presented.
Even though 2003 is Vickers first full season in the Busch Series, he joins an established team with a crew chief who knows what it's like to work with young drivers.
If the track records of Brian Vickers and Hendrick Motorsports are any indication, 2003 may be very rewarding for everyone involved.
www.geocities.com /BrianVickersOnline/bio.html   (820 words)

  
 Brian Vickers Fans - Brian Vickers
The decision would prove to be the right one as Brian Vickers abd Ricky Hendrick rewrote the record books, becoming the youngest driver-owner combination to win the championship in 2003.
That year proved to be fustrating, overwelming and tragic for Brian Vickers and his team, On track performace was not what the team thought it would be.
Brian would win one pole, finish in the Top-5 five times, capture ten Top-10s enroute to a 17th place finish in the final points standings.
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 Brian Vickers - NASCAR on Wiki - a Wikia wiki
Brian Vickers - NASCAR on Wiki - a Wikia wiki
Vickers, from Thomasville, North Carolina, was the 2003 Busch series champion, the youngest NASCAR Series champion in history, at age 20.
Vickers won three races in 2003, and won the Busch Series championship by 14 points over David Green, becoming the youngest champion in the history of the series.
nascar.wikia.com /wiki/Brian_Vickers   (621 words)

  
 Brian Vickers Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Brian Vickers has brought together a wide-ranging selection of texts, some well-known (such as Sir Philip Sidney's Apology for Poetry, the most brilliant critical essay of the whole Renaissance, here given complete), some little...
New Testament professor Brian Vickers shows that the doctrine of imputation isn't just a subject for academic debate; it strikes at the heart of what it means to be right with God.
In this collection, Brian Vickers, well known for his work on Renaissance rhetoric and on the history of Shakespeare's reception, brings together the pick of his essays on Shakespeare published over the last fifteen years.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Brian_Vickers   (710 words)

  
 WSOCTV.com - Special Reports - NASCAR's Brian Vickers Considers Himself Atypical Driver
Brian Vickers admits he doesn't fit the stereotype of your typical NASCAR driver.
Vickers is neighbors and good friends with his one-time idol and now teammate, No. 24 Jeff Gordon.
Vickers said if he hadn't become a NASCAR driver, he would have gone to college to study business or engineering and likely would still be involved in the sport.
www.wsoctv.com /specialreports/4520662/detail.html   (488 words)

  
 MotorSportsNews.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brian Vickers has worked his way up the in the racing world from a very young age.
Brian races in the #25 GMAC Ditech.com Chevy along with his teammates Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Busch.
Brian is currently in 22nd place with his first pole coming at New Hampshire International Speedway, and he has had 8 top 10 finishes this year so far.
motorsportsnews.net /cr20050805.html   (640 words)

  
 Official Site of Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Racing & Team Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It should come as no surprise that Brian Vickers elected to drive race cars for a living, and it should be even less of a surprise he’s climbed his way into North America’s highest form of motor sports, NASCAR’s NEXTEL Cup Series.
Vickers never elected to stay too long in any of the series he competed in early in his career, opting to gain experience, prove his capability to learn and win and then move on.
Vickers nearly missed his high school graduation in May 2002 because he was busy with Busch Series time trials at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the Busch Series event.
www.hendrickmotorsports.com /bio.asp?team=3&pers=183   (1093 words)

  
 Official Site of Brian Vickers - NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Driver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Since December 2002, Brian Vickers’ racing career has been moving almost as fast as the speeds at which he drives on the race track.
Vickers joined the storied Hendrick Motorsports organization for the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series campaign and quickly took advantage of the opportunity, winning three races and the driver’s title in just his first full season behind the wheel.
While competing in the Busch Series in 2003, Vickers was afforded the opportunity to run the final four Cup Series events in the No. 25 Chevrolet, in order to get some valuable seat time and begin working with his new team.
www.brianvickers.com /bvllc/about/biography.aspx   (591 words)

  
 Brian Vickers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Hendrick Motorsports #57 (Mountain Dew) Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, driven by Brian Vickers in the NASCAR Busch Series.
Brian Vickers diecast display case from Mounted Memories.
This is the "Hendrick Motorsports 20th Anniversary" special paint scheme of Brian Vicker's #25 (GMAC) Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
www.pyramidracing.com /PRC_STORE/en-us/dept_151.html   (201 words)

  
 SBTS: Brian Vickers
Vickers was appointed to the faculty in 2004.
Articles written by Dr. Vickers have appeared in Trinity Journal, Eusebia, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Gospel Witness, and the New Illustrated Holman Bible Dictionary.
Vickers is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Institute for Biblical Research.
www.sbts.edu /Academics/Faculty/Theology/Brian_Vickers.aspx   (90 words)

  
 SI.com - Racing
Brian Vickers is another driver who could really wreck our rankings this season.
Vickers also had a stellar run in '05 at Pocono, where he led 121 laps before Carl Edwards snuck in and swiped the win.
Vickers had the car to beat all day in Pennsylvania, leading 121 laps before finishing second to a hard-charging Carl Edwards.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /racing/drivers/2006/brian.vickers.html   (573 words)

  
 Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports, Brian Vickers, NASCAR, AUTO RACING - CBS SportsLine.com
Brian Vickers will drive for Team Red Bull in 2007, positioning himself to be the future of Toyota as the Japanese automaker prepares for its Nextel Cup debut, the Associated Press has learned.
Vickers asked earlier this month to be released from his contract with Hendrick Motorsports, where he has driven since 2003.
Vickers said he never felt like low man on the Hendrick totem pole, and his decision to leave was based on a lack of Cup results in the No. 25 Chevrolet.
cbs.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/9526476   (843 words)

  
 Enjoy The Drive -- Boy Racer
As the son of Clyde Vickers, president of one of the racing industry's most respected parts manufacturers and distributors, CV Products, Brian has been exposed to racing nearly all his life.
Brian's goals for 2001 are to compete for the USAR Hooters ProCup Series championship and to obtain experience in one of NASCAR's major touring series, such as the Craftsman Truck or Busch Grand National division, as the next step toward achieving his goals.
With his proven track record, friendly personality and aggressive driving style, Brian Vickers is sure to be under the watchful eye of not only his team, but other prospective race team owners carefully tracking his progress as a driver.
www.enjoythedrive.com /content?id=10187   (783 words)

  
 Brian Vickers News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brian Vickers entertained friends as planned during Sunday's NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, wishing he could have done so driving his Toyota instead of watching the race from outside the track.
Brian Vickers gave Toyota's new Nextel Cup effort a big shot in the arm with a strong run in Sunday's Auto Club 500.
Brian Vickers finished nine places short of his goal in the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway in Fontana.
www.topix.net /nascar/brian-vickers   (696 words)

  
 StewartComponents.com Brian Vickers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brian Vickers made the most of his 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season qualifying for all 36 events.
Vickers, the youngest driver to ever win the NASCAR Busch Series championship (2003), will be back in the No. 25 Chevy Monte Carlo Hendrick Cup Series ride this season, which again will feature associate sponsorship from EMP.
EMP also sponsored Vickers’ in his first-ever NASCAR Busch Series event at Milwaukee (WI) in 2001 and was his primary sponsor for the entire 2002 Busch Series campaign.
www.stewartcomponents.com /cgi-script/SCArticles/articles/000000/000043-p.htm   (143 words)

  
 NASCAR- is Brian Vickers Move to Toyota an Upgrade or Downgrade - Associated Content
Brian Vickers asked his current employer, Rick Hendrick, for an early release from his contractual obligations so he could pursue other options.
Obviously, Vickers has come to the realization that the #25 team is just not uniform and hasn't been in two decades, and another opportunity for both parties involved will be the appropriate approach.
Vickers will likely be a fifteen to twentieth place driver initially with Red Bull, but that is roughly his status now with Hendrick Motorsports.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/70002/nascar_is_brian_vickers_move_to_toyota.html   (596 words)

  
 Brian Vickers - 2004 Season Recap :: ERaceFans.com ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brian has been running at the finish of 15 of the 18 races, but has only finished on the lead lap 8 times.
Vickers didn't light the world on fire in the second half recording only 1 top 10 finish.
Brian Vickers may be a kid to some people but he is hero to others who want to race in the big time.
www.eracefans.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=04recap&file=Vickers_Brian   (399 words)

  
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This is simply not possible due to the limited availability of Brian’s time to sign autographs.
Please do NOT send the entire set to the BVFC or BVLLC for autographs – households are requested to limit autograph requests to (2) per year.
Vickers says there has been discussion of a possible one-shot, full-car "paint scheme" promoting an upcoming Bow Wow album, although nothing has been nailed down.
www.lycos.com /info/brian-vickers--car.html   (317 words)

  
 Brian Vickers Photos - Brian Vickers News - Brian Vickers Information
More Pictures Brian Vickers was the youngest driver to win a NASCAR Busch Series championship.
Brian won his first NASCAR Nextel Cup race in the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Speedway on October 8, 2006.
Vickers is currently 16th in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup standings, as of July 29, 2006.
www.tv.com /brian-vickers/person/175858/summary.html   (312 words)

  
 RacingOne - Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2006, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, ...
Vickers began his major racing career competing in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series in the Late Model Stock division in 1999 at North Carolina tracks such as Hickory Motor Speedway, Tri-County Motor Speedway and Caraway Speedway.
The 2005 season saw plenty of promise for Vickers in the NEXTEL Cup, as he improved to 17th in the championship standings on the strength of five top fives and 10 top-10s.
Towards the end of the 2006 season, Vickers announced that he would leave Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the season and head over to the newly established Team Red Bull to drive the No. 84 Toyota Camry in 2007.
www.racingone.com /driver.aspx?driverID=1316&subID=1   (510 words)

  
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VICKERS AT MIS: At Michigan, Brian Vickers will make his 28th career Cup Series start and his third overall at the two-mile oval.
Mountain Dew to Sponsor Vickers in 3 Busch Races: Brian Vickers will be "Fueled by Dew" beginning this season, with Mountain Dew today announcing a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Hendrick Motorsports.
Brian Vickers was just another new kid in the Busch Series a week ago.
www.lycos.com /info/brian-vickers.html   (270 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Brian Vickers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The good: Vickers started five races at the end of 2003 and managed to post a high of 13th.
What needs to be done: For Vickers, like for every rookie, the most important factor for this season is going to be how long it takes for him and his crew, and particularly him and Sospenzo, to gel.
Brian Vickers is learning patience is a must on the Nextel Cup circuit.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1731783&type=story   (287 words)

  
 Racers-chat.com
Hey Brian my fiancée works at EMP in Escanaba he watches you race all the time and he wanted to me to come on here tonight to say hi!
Brian, I have enjoyed watching you race in Busch this year...What is your history in racing...ie what series, (Successes and/or highlights)
Brian Do you think that Nascar will be doing anything to improve the foot area of the race cars in response to Tina Gordon's accident Saturday in the ARCA race?
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 ETH Zurich - People Finder - Brian Vickers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brian Vickers has been Full Professor of English Language and Literature at the ETH Zurich since 1975.
Vickers was awarded the Morris D. Forkosch Prize of the "Journal of the History of Ideas" for his 1988 book "In Defence of Rhetoric"; in 1996 he received the Litt.D. of the University of Cambridge; and in 1998 he was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.
Brian Vickers was co-editor of the journals "Annals of Science", "Renaissance Studies", and "Isis".
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