Former NASCAR driver Brian Vickers has broken a prolonged silence regarding his association with Jeffrey Epstein, releasing a statement on social media that addresses his ties to the late financier and his divorce from Sarah Kellen, Epstein's former assistant.
Vickers, the 2003 Busch Series champion, appeared in documents unsealed earlier this year as part of the ongoing Epstein investigation. The files contain emails dating back to his time as a rising NASCAR star.
One email, purportedly from Kellen, references "this NASCAR guy I like" as a "major playboy." Other communications involve Vickers' former race team, Michael Waltrip Racing, and discuss potential sponsor issues, as well as an email forwarded by Vickers to Epstein with the subject line "Male Fairy Tale."
Kellen, also known as Sarah Kensington, worked as an assistant to Epstein and was granted immunity in 2008. She was subpoenaed by the Department of Justice last spring. A judge once described her as a "criminally responsible participant" and a leader to Ghislaine Maxwell.
Vickers and Kellen divorced in 2025 after more than a decade together. He had entered the Cup Series in 2003 and raced until 2016, primarily with Michael Waltrip Racing.
Vickers' social media statement read, "I have stayed quite for too long now. My hope that love would prevail in silence were not answered. I will say this only once. I walk in love for all my brothers and sisters. If this is not your path, I will meet you where you are. So that the rest my walk in peace."
He continued, "I had nothing to do with the mess left by others. If you can not see this you are part of the problem. I wish for peace and yet I am prepared for war against any that threaten my family walking in love. I wish most of all, to say thank you to all who understand and walk the same path."
Concluding his remarks, Vickers stated, "It is time to build a more gentle world together. But it will not start with tolerance for hate. With unconditional love, not unconditional bounderies."
Vickers won three Cup Series races and three Xfinity Series races during his career.