Bowles-Eye View: Brian Vickers’s Quiet Confidence Pays Off In Spades
In five plus years at the Cup Series level, Brian Vickers has never shied away from taking chances. But even one of the sport’s biggest …
The author of Did You Notice? (Wednesdays) Tom spends his time overseeing Frontstretch’s 40+ staff members as its majority owner and Editor-in-Chief. Based outside Philadelphia, Bowles is a two-time Emmy winner in NASCAR television and has worked in racing production with FOX, TNT, and ESPN while appearing on-air for SIRIUS XM Radio and FOX Sports 1's former show, the Crowd Goes Wild. He most recently consulted with SRX Racing, helping manage cutting-edge technology and graphics that appeared on their CBS broadcasts during 2021 and 2022.
You can find Tom’s writing here, at CBSSports.com and Athlonsports.com, where he’s been an editorial consultant for the annual racing magazine for 15 years.
In five plus years at the Cup Series level, Brian Vickers has never shied away from taking chances. But even one of the sport’s biggest …
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