Casey Mears | |||||||
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Born | Casey James Mears March 12, 1978[1] Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2007 Coca-Cola 600 winner 2006 24 Hours of Daytona overall co-winner | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
489 races run over 15 years | |||||||
2019 position | 40th | ||||||
Best finish | 14th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2003 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2019 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
First win | 2007 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
107 races run over 10 years | |||||||
2017 position | 28th | ||||||
Best finish | 20th (2007) | ||||||
First race | 2001 GNC Live Well 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
First win | 2006 USG Durock 300 (Chicago) | ||||||
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IndyCar Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
2001 position | 31st | ||||||
Best finish | 31st (2001) | ||||||
First race | 2001 Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 2001 Atlanta 500 Classic (Atlanta) | ||||||
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Champ Car career | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 23rd (2000) | ||||||
First race | 2000 Marlboro 500 (California) | ||||||
Last race | 2001 Marlboro 500 (California) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 17, 2019. |
Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978) is an American professional off-road and stock car racing driver. He has raced in IndyCar, NASCAR's three national series including 15 seasons in the Cup Series, SCORE International, and the Stadium Super Trucks. A former winner of the Coca-Cola 600, Mears is a member of the Mears racing family as the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of IndyCar and off-road veteran Roger Mears.[2] He also works as a NASCAR analyst for Fox Sports 1.