SONOMA, Calif. -- Brian Vickers has not ruled out a return to Red Bull Racing if investors might be found to keep the two-car Sprint Cup organization running past this season.
"I'm likely to keep all my selections open," Vickers stated Friday at Infineon Raceway. "I built a home right here for 5 many years. I'm genuinely happy here. There's a great deal of fantastic individuals at Red Bull Racing. I was 1 of the first employees and I've watched it grow from the starting and would like to think I contributed to that method.
"Yeah, there's a huge part of me that desires to stay. You'll find a lot of other dominoes that need to drop initial," he said.
Red Bull officials declared previously this week which they were seeking investors to take more than ownership following this time but didn't rule out continuing within the sport as a sponsor.
Vickers, who left Hendrick Motorsports five ages ago to become the centerpiece of RBR's emergence into NASCAR, wasn't amazed from the news.
"This is one thing for the table for any even though, something they kicked about," he said.
Vickers is optimistic investors is usually found, incorporating he understands "there are a few them out there" that common manager Jay Frye and Red Bull executives in Austria are talking to. He wouldn't elaborate on who these investors may be.
"I desire they make a decision on the best 1 and make it tends to make them even more powerful," said Vickers, who's 24th inside the standings. "I believe the correct one will arrive along. I believe points take place for the purpose. I think this can unfold fairly speedily. I believe we'll have a solution lengthy before the end with the year or so."
Vickers' long term using the team has long been in query given that April when he told an Atlanta radio station he had alternatives outside of RBR once his agreement expired at the end of 2011.
But Vickers did not audio on Friday like a person inside a hurry to move on, stating there is no better driver in the garage to symbolize the Red Bull life style along with his enjoy of parachuting out of airplanes, snowboarding and other edgy adventures.
"From that standpoint, they've performed so much for me," stated Vickers, who put in significantly of last period pursuing his adventures following becoming sidelined from driving by blood clots. "They've allowed me to live the everyday living I have constantly wanted to live and still do what I love. I thank them for that."
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