Opinion: Brian Vickers
Last week it was announced that Brian Vickers would leave Hendricks Motorsports to explore other opportunities. Well, it did not take long for Hendricks to find a replacement as within a few days they announced that Casey Mears would drive the #25 next season. So, the question is were will Brian Vickers end up? We know he can win, as he is a former Busch champion, and Vickers is still extremely young with plenty of years to get better. Rumors have him driving for either Red Bull Racing (an up-start Toyota team), Michael Waltrip Racing, or Yates Racing. Which team do you think he would be better suited for??
**UPDATE**
Well those of you who thought Vickers would end up with Red Bull Racing, you were correct. He signed on to drive the #83 Toyota. Also, Bill Elliot may drive the first few races in the other Red Bull car then another driver will step in.
posted by 4thsteagle at 10:30 AM
5 Comments:
I think he will drive for Michael Waltrip.
Vickers will be bought by Toyota. It will not be a smart decision but Money Talks.
Mike..I agree that Toyota will provide the big money but I still think Vickers will look to win right away and Yates will be the only team that could provide that right away. Even with money, Toyota will not step in & dominate, plus Yates has stated they are committed to getting back to where they have been in the past (they still have not fallen too much). Look for Yates to lean on the success of Roush to get them back to the top. Then there is the factor of UPS. Yates signing Vickers could be huge if UPS stays. That would help them compete (advertising wise) with Fed-Ex & Denny Hamlin, who have appealed to a younger audience. Just a thought.
Its tough to say. I think he will end up with that new Red Bull Toyota team. Then Ward Burton will drive the other Michael Waltrip car.
Just as I thought. Money talks. No matter if he could win with Yates right away.
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