Casey Mears
Casey Mears
Casey James Mearsis an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 13 Chevrolet SS for Germain Racing. A former winner of the Coca-Cola 600, Mears is the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of IndyCar and off-road veteran Roger Mears...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth12 March 1978
CityBakersfield, CA
changed course guys leave satisfied sunday track unless
I'd have to be satisfied to leave the track Sunday with another top-five finish. Of course it would be better to win, and that's what we're going there to do. That's what 42 other guys are going there to do, too, but unless something's changed there's only one winner.
cross gave good great newman pulled run shove soon stay
It was a great day for us. I thought about going with Newman for a little bit, but as soon as he pulled out, the No. 38 (Sadler) had a big run on me, so I had to stay at the bottom. He gave me a good shove to cross the start/finish line.
battle box good huge pit position running track
It was a good day for us; track position was so huge and right out there at the end we were running third, we had a big battle on the pit box on what we were going to do,
finished gave good stay
I thought about going with Newman, but Elliott Sadler (who finished fourth) gave me such a good shove, I had to stay with him.
brand chief crew easy gate knew learning start team
It's not like I was going to a brand new team with a brand new crew chief and having to start from scratch. We've got some learning to do, but right out of the gate we had the chemistry. We knew each other and it was easy to make decisions.
alex guilty highest highs job lowest opportunity starving trying
It was a bittersweet time, the highest of highs and lowest of lows. You feel so guilty even calling, trying to get that ride, but at the same time, it's the opportunity of a lifetime. I was starving for a job when Alex had his accident.
again bar believe bolt broke finishes good hopefully last run running solid start sway together top weekend
Last weekend we had a solid run going, but the bolt on the sway bar broke while we were running in the top 10. Hopefully this weekend we can start to put some good finishes together before the end of the season. It has been discouraging, but I believe in this team's abilities and we will get after it again this weekend.
car ended hang planning stay turned
I think our car was better than a 20th-place car, but that's where we ended up. We managed to hang on to 10th place, but we've got to get things turned around if we're planning to stay there.
bit few fourth last run settling team year
This is my fourth year in Cup. I was settling in with a team that has typically run a little bit better than we have over the last few years.
again awareness cancer difference driving fans foundation great help honor initiative last lives money opportunity pink race raise research save shared stories touched ultimately wait year
It's great to know that we have the opportunity to make a difference in so many lives and help The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Last year I didn't know what to think about driving a pink car, now I can't wait to race it. I was touched by so many stories that fans shared with me last year, that it is an honor to be part of Target's initiative again to raise awareness and money for a foundation that will ultimately save lives.
believe definitely feels few fun races sitting won
It's unbelievable. There are only a few big races in the world and this is definitely one of them. I can't believe we're sitting up here right now and that we won this race. Everybody's up late, you're tired, and there are a lot of things that go on. It hasn't even really sunk it yet that we actually won. It was so much fun and it feels great.