Vickers learns NASCAR lessons

Latest effort for the Red Bull International on Brain Vickers' Chase for the Cup experience in NASCAR.

After slipping out of contention early on for the Chase title, Brian Vickers and the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota team decided to use the championship play-off as a learning experience. Unfortunately, the team seems to be enrolled in the NASCAR school of hard knocks.

With its first Chase appearance continuing to return disappointing results, what the team learned in a hurry was that the 10-race play-off is a completely different level of competition.

Vickers said: “We definitely needed to be more prepared going into the Chase but we were one of the best teams in the 10 races leading up to it.

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