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Former NASCAR driver Brian Vickers was named in several documents in the latest Epstein files dropped Friday.
Vickers’ ex-wife, Sarah Kellen, was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in Epstein’s 2008 plea agreement and was later described as “criminally responsible” by a federal judge during Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing in 2022.
The most damning implication of Vickers’ apparent relationship with Epstein appears to be an email sent directly from Vickers to Epstein on February 14, 2019.
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Sprint Cup Series driver Brian Vickers in practice for the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. (Jerome Miron/USA Today Sports)
In an email with the subject line, “Thought you’d like this,” Vickers sent an attachment with the message “Happy Valentines Buddy” and a winking emoji. Epstein was found dead in his prison cell six months later.
Vickers is also shown to have forwarded an email to Epstein on March 24, 2012 with the subject line “Male Fairy Tail.” The content of the email is sexually explicit.
Other emails include discussions of potential sponsorships. But one from a redacted sender to Epstein apparently included concern from Michael Waltrip and another business partner stemming from negative stories about Epstein.
Representatives for Vickers and NASCAR did not respond to requests for comment.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brian Vickers before the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. (Jasen Vinlove/USA today Sports)
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Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants, was listed in the files and appeared to have discussed women with Epstein.
“We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about grown women, and in addition we discussed movies, philanthropy and investments. I did not accept him at any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a horrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with,” Tisch said in a statement released Friday night.
The Justice Department’s Friday release of more than 3 million documents related to investigation of Epstein included email exchanges from April 2013 and June 2013 between Tisch and the convicted sex offender.
Epstein was found dead in a federal prison cell in Manhattan on August 10, 2019. His death was later ruled a suicide.
The Justice Department released a trove of Epstein documents on Dec. 19 after President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law in November 2025. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
He faces up to 45 years in prison for crimes related to sex trafficking with minors.
Vickers won three Cup Series races in his career.
