The team however, cleared the mystery in the meantime: Vickers is suffering from blood clots, a condition which has the potential of causing stroke, heart attack and even pulmonary embolism.
"This past Wednesday Brian was in Washington DC preparing for his Thursday visit with Congressman Doc Hastings at the Walter Reed Army Medical Centers," RBR manager Jay Frye said at the Dover Speedway. "He was having some discomfort in his chest and with the encouragement of Dr Jerry Petty, Brian went to an emergency room in the DC area to get checked out."
"Those tests were conducted including a CT scan. The scan discovered several blood clots in his veins, not his arteries. He was admitted Wednesday evening to the hospital, currently he's being given medication to dissolve the clots. He's been thoroughly tested and given a good clean health. The doctors are not sure what caused the clots or how it happened."
The doctors don't yet know what caused Vickers' clots, which are located around his lungs. There's no word on how long the condition will take to cure, nor is it clear for how long Casey Mears will fill his spot. Mears managed to qualify the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota 39th and only finished 22nd on Sunday.
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