Brian Vickers "The Menace of the Nextel Cup Chase"

MI August 24, 2004 -- Brian Vickers finally finishes a race without wrecking another Nextel Cup driver. Vickers has been a terror on the Nextel Cup drivers vying for a chance in the top 10 for the Nextel Cup Championship. It started at the second Pocono race of 2004 when Vickers slides up the track at shoves Bobby Labonte into the wall backwards for a DNF. Bobby Labonte was 7th in points before Pocono and drops 2 spots, to 9th, after Brian Vickers wrecks him.

The next week Brian Vickers gets into Ryan Newman late in the race at Indianapolis and ends Newman's chances of holding his points position. Ryan Newman was 8th in points before Indy and ends up 10th afterwards.

Enter Watkins Glen, yet another Nextel Cup driver trying to get into the top 10 of the Nextel Cup Championship chances are ruined due to the rookie Brian Vickers lack of racing skill. That makes three races in a row that he has wrecked another driver and NASCAR has not even made a peep about the incidents. This time it was Dale Jarrett's turn to take a shot from Vickers. Brian Vickers drove deep into the corner, ramps a curb and pounds Dale Jarrett's car out to the gravel. Jarrett falls one spot in the points standings due to the contact.

Well the second race of Michigan was a welcome relief from the menace, Vickers, as no apparent incident took place. I would suspect the other drivers are catching on and just get away from Vickers if they would like to stay in the hunt for the Championship with just three races ramaining before the final 10. Maybe NASCAR is letting these young drivers enter the Cup level before they get enough experience to compete with the "Top Drivers".

By: Jerry Burns

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