Brian Vickers: Sprint Cup Driver Talks About 2012 Success, Auditioning for 2013

Brian Vickers has looked like a different driver in 2012. In the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the then-Red Bull Racing driver finished 25th in the final point standings, notching just three top fives and seven top 10s in 36 starts. Vickers also had multiple run-ins with fellow Sprint Cup Series competitors, including Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth, the latter of whom he took out during the Chase's penultimate race at Phoenix. But 2012 has been a completely different story for the Thomasville, N.C. native. Racing a limited schedule in Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 55 car, Vickers has put together two top fives in three Sprint Cup starts, including a fifth-place finish at Bristol, where he led 125 laps. Vickers' success in his few Spri...

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