Red Bull Racing Team announced today that No. 83 driver Brian Vickers was released Friday night from the Washington, D.C.-area hospital where he has been hospitalized since Wednesday night. Vickers, age 26, was cleared to fly to Charlotte, N.C., where he will meet with a group of specialists as to the specifics of his condition. The status of Vickers’ return to racing is uncertain. Updates will be provided as they are received.

Update: Brian is on the Entry List for this weekend’s All Star race.

See the photos from the Dover Speedway weekend. From Kyle Busch’s two series wins, to celebrating Richard Petty’s induction to the Hall of Fame.

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Photo Credit: NASCAR Media

NASCAR Nationwide Series New Car Test
Daytona International Speedway May 18-19

WHEN:
Tuesday, May 18 and Wednesday, May 19. Rain date is Thursday, May 20. Driver and track schedule subject to change.

Graphic Credit: NASCAR Media (Click for Larger)

DRIVERS SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE: Joey Logano (May 19 only); Kyle Busch; Steve Wallace; Brendan Gaughan; Kevin Harvick; Brad Keselowski; Justin Allgaier; Ricky Stenhouse Jr.; Paul Menard; Carl Edwards (May 19 only); Erik Darnell (May 18 only);Michael Annett; Trevor Bayne; Shelby Howard; Reed Sorenson; Brian Scott; Jason Leffler; Clint Bowyer (May 19 only); Austin Dillon (May 18 only); Scott Wimmer; Landon Cassill; Steve Arpin; Tony Raines; Jason Keller (tentative).

1 4 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
2 17 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
3 21 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Black Ford
4 14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
5 13 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
6 24 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
7 30 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet
8 9 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
9 16 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet
10 18 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
11 15 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
12 1 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Toyota
13 6 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army Chevrolet
14 8 43 A J Allmendinger Richard Petty Hall of Fame Ford
15 3 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
16 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
17 7 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
18 20 12 Brad Keselowski No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge
19 12 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
20 2 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford
21 23 98 Paul Menard Zecol/Menards Ford
22 39 83 Casey Mears Red Bull Toyota
23 29 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota
24 37 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
25 40 38 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
26 22 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
27 31 26 David Stremme Air National Guard Ford
28 19 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Ford
29 38 34 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver’s-Baja Fish Taco Ford
30 27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet
31 42 7 Robby Gordon BAMVIP/James Otto/Whitney Duncan Toyota
32 11 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet
33 41 37 Kevin Conway # Extenze Ford
34 10 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge
35 28 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
36 26 47 Marcos Ambrose A&P/MDA Toyota
37 25 46 J J Yeley Whitney Motorsports Dodge
38 36 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
39 33 71 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet
40 32 09 Mike Bliss Phoenix Construction/Graceway Chevrolet
41 35 66 Dave Blaney PRISM Motorsports Toyota
42 34 55 Michael McDowell PRISM Motorsports Toyota
43 43 36 Johnny Sauter Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet

See the closing laps of the Cup Series race from Dover.  Kyle Busch capitalizes on a Jimmie Johnson speeding violation on pit road.  Kyle ends up winning both the Nationwide Series and Cup Series races at the track, but failed to complete the weekend sweep by not winning in the Truck Series.

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