Brian Vickers stole his first Nextel Cup
victory Sunday by turning teammate Jimmie Johnson into race leader
Dale Earnhardt Jr., then skirting by the two spinning cars on the
last lap at Talladega Superspeedway.
The finish robbed Earnhardt of what seemed to be a sure victory
as he headed out of the final turn and toward the checkered flag.
But Johnson dipped low to attempt a pass, Vickers went with him and
slight contact between the two Hendrick Motorsports drivers sent
Johnson spinning directly into Earnhardt.
``That's the last thing I wanted to do was get into Jimmie,''
Vickers said amid a shower of boos in Victory Lane.
