Brian Vickers
Overview
 
Brian Lee Vickers is a American NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 driver. He was the 2003 Busch Series champion, and at age 20, became the youngest champion in any of NASCAR's three top-tier series. After taking a medical leave of absence during the 2010 season
2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was the 62nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season included 36 races and two exhibition races. The season concluded with the 2010 Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway...

, Vickers returned to drive the #83 Red Bull
Red Bull
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 Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry
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 for Red Bull Racing Team in 2011.
Vickers began running go karts in 1994. Over the next three years, he won eighty races in the World Karting Association
World Karting Association
The World Karting Association, or WKA, is the largest sanctioning body for kart racing racing in North America. The WKA was founded in 1971 and is located directly behind Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The WKA is believed to currently have approximately 5,000 members...

, and won three championships, including the 1995 championship against three-time winner Mike Schwartz.
 
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