Vickers still in the hunt for Indy 500 ride

April 7, 2016 Joey Barnes Breaking News, Headline News, IndyCar 0
By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief

FORT WORTH, Texas – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran Brian Vickers was recently linked to reports that he was in the running for an IndyCar seat for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, the 32-year-old touched on the topic at Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday.

A few weeks ago, Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports were open to the idea of opening a third seat for Townsend Bell, Gabby Chaves, or Vickers.

Since that time, Bell has been announced at Andretti Autosport for their fifth entry at the Brickyard.

Vickers, who is currently substituting for an injured Tony Stewart in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, acknowledged the rumors and gave additional insight to his current situation on the IndyCar opportunity.

“I wouldn’t rule out anything,” said Vickers. “The Indy 500 would be one of them. I would love to race Le Mans again. I would love to be in sports car racing and I would love to be in this (No. 14) car. I’m really enjoying this opportunity as well. I’m open to all those opportunities.

“I would love to have something to announce but unfortunately, there is nothing to announce at this point. It’s still on the table. It’s not off the table yet either. We’re continuing to explore that and if it happens, that’s great and if not, maybe next year.”

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Joey Barnes is the Founder of Motorsports Tribune, an outlet that began with the goal of helping aspiring journalists break into and grow the industry. A regular on the racing scene since 2013, the journey for Joey started by covering a Grand-Am event at Circuit of The Americas in his home state of Texas. He has since primarily focused on the IndyCar Series, with appearances in the garages of NASCAR, paddocks of Formula 1, IMSA and World Endurance Championship, while also occasionally engulfing clouds of dust at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals and select Supercross rounds. With previous stops at Autoweek, IndyCar.com, Motorsport.com and RACER, among others, Joey evolved from the singular task as a freelance writer to advanced roles behind the copy desk and alongside some of the best editorial teams in the business. Recognized as a multi-time award winner by the National Motorsports Press Association, Joey currently resides in Dallas-Fort Worth with his trusty four-legged canine companion, Rocket.
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