Brian Vickers gets contract extension with Team Red Bull following team’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup win.
All this summer, Brian Vickers told everyone he had a deal to extend his contract with Team Red Bull in NASCAR. The only problem was no one had signed on the dotted line.
Since joining the start-up team in 2007, the 25-year-old Vickers worked through the team’s teething pains and frustrations.
Sunday’s win in Michigan got the pens out of the pockets. Jay Frye, Vice-President and General Manager of the team, announced “a multi-year extension” to his contract.
"Brian has been here from the beginning and he continues to be a vital piece of the puzzle with regards to our ultimate goal of building Red Bull Racing into a consistent contender."
Vickers is 13th in Cup standing 12 points out of the Chase.
"I'm thrilled," Vickers said. "This has been a long time coming, and there is nowhere else I would rather be. I am looking forward to building on what we have started the last couple of years. It is an interesting experience being with a team from the ground up - going through the growing pains, then successes, together. I am so proud to have been able to bring this team their first win."
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All this summer, Brian Vickers told everyone he had a deal to extend his contract with Team Red Bull in NASCAR. The only problem was no one had signed on the dotted line.
Since joining the start-up team in 2007, the 25-year-old Vickers worked through the team’s teething pains and frustrations.
Sunday’s win in Michigan got the pens out of the pockets. Jay Frye, Vice-President and General Manager of the team, announced “a multi-year extension” to his contract.
"Brian has been here from the beginning and he continues to be a vital piece of the puzzle with regards to our ultimate goal of building Red Bull Racing into a consistent contender."
Vickers is 13th in Cup standing 12 points out of the Chase.
"I'm thrilled," Vickers said. "This has been a long time coming, and there is nowhere else I would rather be. I am looking forward to building on what we have started the last couple of years. It is an interesting experience being with a team from the ground up - going through the growing pains, then successes, together. I am so proud to have been able to bring this team their first win."
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