Brian Vickers gets longed-for win at Michigan

From the Detroit Free Press:
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Brian Vickers' weekend at Michigan International Speedway was full of drama that included a tussle with NASACAR's Wild Thing Kyle Busch on Saturday after the Nationwide Series race.

But Vickers' drama peaked, in a positive way, Sunday when he won his first Sprint Cup race in three years, driving his No. 83 Red Bull Toyota to victory in the CARFAX 400. The victory also thrust him into the battle for a position in the Chase for the Championship.

Vickers, 25, stalked Chevy ace Jimmie Johnson in the late laps of the race before Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet ran out of fuel with three laps remaining.

Vickers, whose previous Cup victory came at Talladega in 2006, shot to the lead and the finish line, giving Toyota its first Cup win at MIS.