Who is casey mears

A week and a half later, Mears was digging through piles at his new home to find his Cup gear. Then on Sunday, Mears sped his No. The financial realities make it unlikely Mears will get anything beyond Sunday. After two years away, Casey Mears will be back where he belongs — in a Cup car, for perhaps the last time.

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Investigations Narratives Pulitzer Winners. Connect with us. It was just a big night. While the was his only Cup win, Mears also recalls several other key moments of his career, including runner-up finishes in at the Daytona and later that year at Kansas.

The moments I remember the most were when we had competitive race cars and when we were on the verge of getting those wins and getting real close. I definitely miss the competition. Mears made career Cup starts, his last full-time season being in After racing in go-karts for a season in , Mears began competing in the SuperLites Off-Road Series in where he posted several top-three finishes. The next season, he won the championship in the USAC series.

The following year, he competed full-time in the Indy Lights championship and in finished second, losing by 14 points. He was also just the fourth driver in Indy Lights series history to complete every lap in a single season. Mears continued to compete in the Indy Lights in and won his first race at the Grand Prix of Houston meeting in October.

After testing Indy Cars for multiple teams in , Mears was offered a chance to drive a third entry for Team Rahal at California Speedway in October. After qualifying 15th and leading 10 laps, he posted a career-best fourth finish in his CART Series debut. He ran three IRL events at the start of the season, and ended the season by filling in for injured ChampCar driver Alex Zanardi , posting one top finish in four starts. He started 21st and finished 28th. When the team was sold to Wayne Jesel the next season, Mears drove for them full-time, finishing 21st in points with two top-ten finishes.

To the surprise of many, he was selected by Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the 41 Target Dodge in In his rookie season, he finished 35th after failing to finish in the top-ten in any race. He drove the car for two additional seasons, and won two poles in During the season, it was announced Mears would move to a separate car for Chip Ganassi with Home sponsorship, with the 41 to be piloted by Reed Sorenson.