Daytona 500: 38 Days and Counting
Thursday, January 10th, 2008 12:39pm CST
By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Published on Thunder Lounge.
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Brian Vickers
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2007 Stats
- Organization: Team Red Bull
- Car Number: 83
- Crew Chief: Doug Richert
- Sponsor: Red Bull
- Points: 38th :: 2065 :: -4658
- Starts: 23
- Poles: 0
- Wins: 0
- Top 5’s: 1
- Top 10’s: 5
- Winnings: $2,105,820
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2008 Preview
- Organization: Team Red Bull
- Car Number: 83
- Crew Chief: Kevin Hamlin
- Sponsor: Red Bull
After making the jump from Hendrick Motorsports to the Toyota start-up of Team Red Bull for 2007, the only real trouble here in 2007 was making the show. Previously known for good qualifying efforts, Brian Vickers missed the show 13 times in 2007.
However, once in the show his performance was the best overall under the Toyota banner. While he did finish some 716 points behind the highest Toyota in the Drivers Points (Dave Blaney, with 2781), Blaney also had 10 more starts last season. Had Vickers made those 10 races, he would have finished ahead of Blaney most likely.
The real problem is that you have to make the show to get a shot at serious points, and that bit Vickers 13 times as mentioned previously. To his credit, he did have one more Top-10 than Blaney, even with 10 fewer starts.
Note: information is accurate as of date published. Check Thunder Lounge for additional updates and information.
Filed Under: Brian Vickers, Drivers, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Sprint Cup, Team RedBull #83, Teams
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