Brian Vickers had surgery on Saturday to repair a hole in his heart caused by an aid for blood clots he has suffered on multiple occasions. The surgery will cause the driver of the #55 Toyota at Michael Waltrip Racing to miss the beginning of the upcoming Sprint Cup season. Vickers was talking to media about his surgery on Monday.
Vickers' blood clots, which appeared in his legs and lungs, were first discovered in 2010, during his tenure behind the wheel of the #83 Toyota at Red Bull Racing Team. He ultimately missed much of that season. In 2012 and 2013, Vickers drove full-time in the Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs while driving part-time in the #55 at MWR with Michael Waltrip and Mark Martin. He was named the full-time driver for 2014, but before that was sidelined for the last four races of 2013 and replaced by his Nationwide teammate Elliott Sadler.
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