Ex-NASCAR champion announces divorce from wife who was an alleged Jeffrey Epstein recruiter

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Former NASCAR champion Brian Vickers returned to social media with some big news earlier this week: He’s getting divorced.

On Monday, Vickers posted on X that he and wife Sarah Kellen were getting divorced after 10 years of marriage.

But many didn’t notice the news at first, as Vickers’ presence on social media had been non-existent for five years – for good reason.

Vickers quit posting because anytime he did, the replies would be overwhelmed by questions and comments about Kellen, who allegedly recruited women for Jeffrey Epstein.

One of the allegations – all of which Kellen has denied – is that she kept a Rolodex of young women to recruit for the accused sex trafficker and sex offender.

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Epstein, who died of a reported suicide in a New York jail in 2019, struck a controversial plea deal in Florida in a 2008 criminal case, shielding from prosecution several associates who allegedly were paid to recruit girls for him.

Kellen, previously known as Sarah Kensington, was one of the four people who have been accused in multiple lawsuits of arranging “massages” and escorting underage girls to the room where they were abused.

In 2022, a U.S. District Judge said that Kellen was “criminally responsible” in Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring during sentencing for Ghislaine Maxwell, a known associate of the ex-financier.

Kellen has never been criminally charged.

Vickers posted a picture of a billboard that read: “Delete that old version of me in your head, it expired,” along with a statement.

“After ten years of marriage and five years under a rock on social media I’m coming out of digital hiding to share some heavy news: Sarah and I are getting divorced,” he wrote in a notes document and shared as a screenshot.

“I’m grateful for the time we shared — both the joyous moments and the difficult ones. I’m grateful for the learning.

“I’m grateful for the growth. Now that the dust has settled, I’m more grateful than ever for the clarity.”

Vickers, who hadn’t posted on X (then known as Twitter) since May 2020, shared that he will be more active on social media now.

“Here’s the good news: You can expect a bit more action out of me in the coming months. I’m back on my digital game and ready to keep y’all in the loop again,” he wrote, also telling his followers to keep an eye out for some new “creative moves,” before signing off.

Vickers, who retired 2016 at 32 years old due to an issue with blood clots, is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner and captured the Xfinity Series championship in 2003.

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