Stewart-Haas Racing stated on its website Tuesday morning that Ty Dillon will drive the No. 14 this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway and next month at Phoenix International Raceway and Auto Club Speedway.
The team also stated under its Latest News section that Brian Vickers will return to the car and drive it in the March 6 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Shortly after the news was posted on the team’s website, the items were removed.
A source with knowledge of the deal but not authorized to comment previously confirmed to that Dillon would be in the car at Atlanta, Phoenix and Auto Club Speedway. A source with knowledge of the deal but not authorized to comment confirmed that Vickers will drive the No. 14 car at Las Vegas.
Dillon and Vickers will be driving for Tony Stewart, who suffered a burst fracture of his L1 vertebra in an ATV accident Jan. 31 in the California sand dunes. No timetable for Stewart’s return has been set, but he said on Fox’s Daytona 500 broadcast that his next X-ray is scheduled for March 9.
Dillon’s races are tied to those that Bass Pro Shops will serve as a co-primary sponsor of the car. Bass Pro Shops has backed Dillon for years.
Vickers drove the No. 14 car in last weekend’s Daytona 500, placing 26th, one spot behind Dillon, who was driving for Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing. Dillon’s next race with Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing is scheduled to be at Texas Motor Speedway in April.
Dillon, who turns 24 on Feb. 27, is entering his third season in the Xfinity Series. He finished third in the points last season. He has one career series win. That came at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2014 with Bass Pro as sponsor. Dillon has seven career Sprint Cup starts.
