Brian Vickers is eager to get back on the racetrack and prove to everyone he still has what it takes to win Sprint Cup races following emergency open heart surgery last month. ''Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated,'' Vickers said Tuesday during NASCAR's annual media week. ''I am still kicking.'' Vickers will miss the first two Cup races as part of his recovery process, but has been given a clean bill of health to begin racing March 8 at Las Vegas. He will drive the No. 55 Aaron's Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing.
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