Brian Vickers Will Replace Injured Tony Stewart at Daytona

Tony Stewart is recovering from a fractured vertebra, so Brian Vickers will take his place in the Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday as Stewart-Haas Racing announced on Friday. The Associated Press' Jenna Fryer first reported on the expected NASCAR lineup change Wednesday.    Stewart injured himself while riding an all-terrain vehicle on vacation on the West Coast, according to a news release from Stewart-Haas Racing. This upcoming season is meant to be the 44-year-old veteran's last. NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, who retired after the 2015 Sprint Cup campaign, had invited Stewart to the excursion that led to his injury and commented on the situation, per FoxSports.com's Jared Turner: When we go...

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