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Brian Vickers, fresh off his NASCAR Busch Series victory at Darlington, S.C., last weekend, is getting a bump up to Winston Cup.

 

Vickers, 19, and his Busch Series sponsor, GMAC, will move to Hendrick Motorsports' No. 25 Chevrolets next season, the team announced Tuesday.

 

 

Vickers will replace Joe Nemechek, who has spent over a year in the car and won earlier this season at Richmond, Va. Nemechek is 23rd in points, with a win, one top-five and four top-10 finishes. He has failed to finish six races.

 

 

"Brian has proven that he has the tools to be successful, not only through on-track performance, but with his maturity and ability to handle himself in a way that represents our sponsors, our teams and our sport in a positive light," said team owner, Rick Hendrick.

 

 

"There's no doubt in my mind that he's going to have a very long and productive career."

 

 

Following his win last weekend, Vickers moved into third place in Busch points, just 67 behind leader Scott Riggs. He has won two of the past four races (Indianapolis and Darlington).

 

 

"My goal in coming to Hendrick Motorsports was to be competitive each week and race for championships," said Vickers, who drove for his family-owned team last season before joining Hendrick.

 

 

"I'll continue to do that this year in the Busch Series and look forward to moving to Cup with them in 2004. This is a dream come true for me."

 

 

Vickers' move to Winston Cup will open his No. 5 Chevrolet ride in the Busch Series. Hendrick plans to move 18-year-old Kyle Busch into the ride next season.

 

 

Busch, brother of Winston Cup standout Kurt Busch, has been running a combination schedule of Automobile Racing Club of America and Busch series races this season. He has two poles and two wins in five ARCA starts and has finished second twice in three Busch starts.

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I was about to post the same thing, only thing that wasn't in this one that was in the one I saw was.....

The original thought was that Vickers was slowly being groomed for Labonte's ride upon his eventual retirement. But the 46-year-old Labonte has resurrected his career, scoring his first win in over four years Sunday at Darlington to give Hendrick a weekend sweep.

 

With Labonte apparently close to extending his career another few years, Vickers will now move into the fourth Hendrick entry and bring with him GMAC Financial Services, which sponsors his Busch Series car.

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