SHR Comp. Dir. Greg Zipadelli, Brian Vickers, Executive VP Brett Frood and crew chief Mike Bugarevitch |
Vickers will begin practicing the No. 14 Mobil 1 Chevrolet today,
as he and the team prepare for Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited. On Sunday,
Vickers will pilot the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet in qualifying
for the Daytona 500, before racing again on Thursday in the Can-Am Duel,
culminating in nerxt Sunday’s 58th running of the Daytona 500.
Vickers is a three-time winner in the Sprint Cup Series and was
the 2003 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. His best Sprint Cup finish at Daytona
is a second-place result in the 2014 Coke Zero 400. His first career Sprint Cup
victory came in 2006 at Talladega Superspeedway, the sister track to Daytona.
The 2016 Daytona 500 will mark Vickers’ ninth start in the Great American Race.
An interim driver for the No. 14 team in the races following
Daytona has not been determined.
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