There was wide concern throughout the garage Friday for the health of Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota. Vickers was hospitalized in Washington, D.C. late Wednesday after doctors found numerous blood clots in his chest and legs, and as a result will miss Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Casey Mears will drive the No. 83 in Vickers’ place.
Jay Frye, the vice president and general manager of Red Bull Racing, said Vickers was in Washington in advance of an event at Walter Reed Medical Center when he felt some discomfort in his chest and went to an area hospital to get checked out. Frye said a CT scan revealed the clots.
“He’s being given medication to dissolve the clots,” Frye said. “They don’t know at this point why it happened or what caused it to happen.”
The incident, while relatively minor to Vickers’ overall health, will deal a severe blow to the team’s “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” hopes. Vickers entered the week 20th in points and will lose additional ground by missing the race.
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