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Byline: AL PEARCE
How good is Busch Series champion Brian Vickers? He's young, but Rick Hendrick was impressed enough to give him Winston Cup veteran Joe Nemechek's ride for the last seven races of 2003 and all of 2004. That, even as the 20-year-old was winning the title by 14 points.
Vickers, who prepped on North Carolina's weekly short tracks, won three times for Hendrick Motorsports, had 13 top-fives and 21 top-10s. He beat former champion David Green, Ron Hornaday, Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Jason Keller. The title wasn't decided until the season finale at Homestead in November.
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