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83 Brian Vickers
POLES
0
WINS
0
RANK
16
POINTS
2309
BEHIND
-750
Brian Vickers, the 2003 Busch Series champion, debuted in the Cup series full time in 2004. He's entering his second season with Red Bull Racing, a second-year organization.
Career Highlights
- Earned first two NASCAR Nextel Cup Series poles as a rookie in 2004
- 2003 Busch Series champion
- Youngest national-series champion in NASCAR history
Driver Details
- Ht: 71 Wt: 160
- Born: 02/5/2008
- Hometown: Thomasville, North Carolina
Related Links
| 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary | |||||||
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| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2309 | 2,317,270 |
Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap
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2007 Vickers debuted with the new Red Bull team and was outside the top 35 in owners points from the beginning. His team never broke into the group that has a locked-in position in the race, but did generally run well when Vickers qualified for an event. He finished the year 38th in drivers points with one top-five and five top-10 finishes in 23 starts.
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2006 Finished 15th in the standings after announcing mid-season that he would leave Hendrick at the end of the year … Earned first series victory, bumping into teammate Jimmie Johnson and starting a crash that also involved leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final lap at Talladega Superspeedway in October … Earned five top-five and nine top-10 finishes … Won the pole for the November race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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2005 Finished 17th in series points, a career high. ... Career-best finish of second came on June 12 at Pocono Raceway. ... Finished with one pole, five top-fives and 10 top-10s. ... Won the pole for the July 17 event at New Hampshire International Speedway. ... Finished third in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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2004 Finished 25th in series points. ... Qualifying days were the obvious highlights of rookie season, with poles at Richmond in May and California in September. Also had nine other top-five starts. ... Best finish was seventh at Atlanta in October race. ... Qualified sixth for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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2003 Finished 49th in series points. ... Made series debut at Charlotte in October in Hendrick Motorsports' No. 60 Chevrolet. ... Also made four starts in Hendrick Motorsports' No. 25 Chevrolet to close out season. ... Qualified in the top five in four of the five races entered. ... Qualified on the outside pole at Phoenix and Rockingham's fall race. ... Finished season-best 13th at Phoenix.