Casey Mears
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| Born: | March 12, 1978 | |
| Birthplace: | Bakersfield, California | |
| Awards: | 2006 24 Hours of Daytona overall co-winner | |
| NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | 25 - Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 2005 NEXTEL Cup Position: | 22nd | |
| Best Cup Position: | 22nd - 2004, 2005 (NEXTEL Cup) | |
| First Race: | 2003 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | |
| First Win: | {{{First_Win}}} | |
| Last Win: | - | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 25 | 2 |
| All stats current as of November 14, 2006. | ||
Casey Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. He is the nephew of four time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of Indy and off-road veteran Roger Mears, and he competed in 3 ChampCar races in 2001 after Alex Zanardi was injured in a race in Germany.
Casey added arguably the most impressive win to his resume on January 29, 2006 when he, Scott Dixon, and Dan Wheldon teamed up to win the 44th annual Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona for Chip Ganassi racing. They set a race record for the Daytona Prototype category, running 723 laps in 24 hours to score the win. Casey became the first ever full-time NASCAR driver to win the Rolex 24.
On Friday June 9, 2006 it was confirmed that Casey Mears will leave Chip Ganassi Racing in 2007 and join Hendrick Motorsports to replace the departing Brian Vickers. On July 8, he finally won his first NASCAR race, a Busch Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, coasting to the finish after running out of fuel.
[edit] Stats
| Year | Starts* | Wins | Top Fives | Top Tens | Poles | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2004 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 22nd |
| 2005 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2006 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | N/A |
[edit] Car history
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Casey Mears
- NEXTEL Cup Driver Page at NASCAR.com
- Career statistics at Racing-Reference.info
- Casey Mears at Daytona 500 Racing
| Year | # | Sponsor | Make | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007+ | 25 | GMAC | Chevy | |
| 2006 | 42 | Texaco Havoline | Dodge | |
| 2003-2005 | 41 | Target | Dodge |
