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
biggest points starts
I couldn't be happier. The biggest thing is that it starts us out right in the points this year.
driver proving run team
I think we're proving as a team and I'm proving as a driver that we can run up front.
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.
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.
anytime confidence cup daytona gave good guys leading race side thinking
More than anything, the 24-hour race and everything leading up to the Daytona 500 on the Cup side was really positive. That gave us a lot of confidence going into the 500. The 24-hour race boosted the whole team's spirits. Anytime you're got guys thinking positive, it's a good thing.
blown everybody fairly respected spirit
I thought it was fairly clean. I thought everybody respected the spirit of the rules. I think the whole bump-drafting thing has been blown out of proportion. It's what has made this sport fun.
coming definitely good knock maybe races rebound stick texas track
We need to get on the stick pretty hard. Texas is definitely a good track for us to get back on track. Knock on wood, but I think we've got a lot of good races coming up, so maybe we can rebound in the points.