Nextel Cup Series

PERSONAL Birthdate: Oct 24, 1983 Hometown: Thomasville, N.C. Resides: Thomasville, N.C. Marital Status: Single Children: None Hobbies: Video games, reading

HIGHLIGHTS Two poles during 2004 rookie season in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup 2003 NASCAR Busch Series champion Youngest national series champion in NASCAR history Three-time World Karting Association national champion Made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Milwaukee in 2001 at the age of 17

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP 2004 Finished 25th in series points. … Qualifying days were the obvious highlights of rookie season, with poles at Richmond in May and California in September. Also had nine other top-five starts. … Best finish was seventh at Atlanta in October race. … Qualified sixth for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2003 Finished 49th in series points. … Made series debut at Charlotte in October, in Hendrick Motorsports No. 60 Chevrolet. ... Also made four starts in No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to close out season. ... Qualified in the top five in four of the five races entered. ... Qualified on the outside pole at Phoenix and Rockingham’s fall race. ... Finished season-best 13th at Phoenix. 2000 USAR Hooter’s ProCup Rookie of the Year, posting two wins and 14 top-10 finishes. ... Began racing late model stocks in NASCAR Weekly Series in 1999. ... Won five times in Allison Legacy Series in 1998. ... Four-time North Carolina state go-kart champion. ... Three-time World Karting Association national champion (1994-97). ... Began racing go-karts in 1994

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY Joined Hendrick Motorsports in December 2002 and completed his first full season in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2003. ... Earned one pole, three wins, 13 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes en route to series title at age 20, becoming the youngest national series champion in NASCAR history. … Ran 21 NASCAR Busch Series events in 2001, posting one top-10 finish. ... Made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at The Milwaukee Mile in 2000. ... Finished second in USAR Hooter’s ProCup Series in 2001 after collecting two wins, three poles, 11 top fives and 14 top 10s. ...Named

NOTEWORTHY During 2002 NASCAR Busch Series season, qualified for Charlotte’s May race on a Friday, hurried home for Trinity (N.C.) High School graduation ceremonies, then returned to Charlotte in time to race Saturday afternoon. … Earlier in the 2002 season, Vickers missed his high school prom because he was racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.… Had a 4.43 GPA in high school.