Brian Vickers Speaks out After Announcement Driver Will Miss Remainder of Season

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brian Vickers will miss the rest of the 2013 season while undergoing treatment for a blood clot in his right leg. According to Nate Ryan of USA Today, the veteran driver spoke out about the situation and expressed optimism surrounding his outlook: If there's anything to be positive about with today's news it's that this is only a temporary setback. The timing for this is never good, but I'm glad we'll get it out of the way now and be ready to run for a championship with the Aaron's Dream Machine in 2014. This isn’t Vickers' first issue with blood clots during his racing career. He missed the final 25 races of the 2010 season with the same issue, and underwent heart surgery while away from the sport, a...

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