NASCAR's Rat Pack fading away after Vickers' win (Herald Standard)

10/10/2006 Email to a friend Post a Comment Printer-friendly TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - Jeff and Jimmie, Brian and Ricky. They were the Hendrick Motorsports entourage - NASCAR's very own version of the Rat Pack. But people change, things happen and friendships often fade. And after Brian Vickers stole his first career Nextel Cup victory Sunday by spinning Jimmie Johnson into leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the last lap at Talladega Superspeedway, things might never be the same. There were already cracks ...