NASCAR: Three Races In, Brian Vickers Proves He Still Belongs

It was a sad day. May 13, 2010, was the day the sport first learned of Brian Vickers' illness that ended up sidelining the 26-year-old driver for the remainder of 2010. Vickers and his Red Bull Racing team finally had things where they wanted them. After leaving Hendrick Motorsports after the 2006 season, Vickers moved on to a brand-new Toyota team nobody knew anything about. And Red Bull Racing, and Toyota, really struggled in their first year. In total, the No. 83 team ran 23 races, missing a stunning 13 events in 2007, and left people wondering if Red Bull had made the right choice in hiring Brian Vickers. But the duo stuck together, and after courting GM, Jay Frye, the team seemed to be headed down a better path for 2008. They sat on th...

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