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Vickers adjusting to Cup life

By Jerry Bonkowski
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, June 2, 2004

CONCORD, N.C. -- In a sense, the climb to Nextel Cup racing isn't all that different from the stages of life. When a rookie driver ascends to the Cup level, it's like the passage from infancy to young adulthood. In both instances, you have to learn to walk before you can run -- but when you get up to speed, it's time to take off at full speed. Such is the case with Brian Vickers. The success he enjoyed en route to last year's Busch Series championship is a distant memory. Now he is learning to ...

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