Mears Comments on being the possible points leader: Circletrackplus.com reports/comments – Does Casey Mears know something we don’t? In a teleconference transcript from Dodge Motorsports, Mears responded to a question [which was from the media and read: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE THE POINTS LEADER?] about being the Nextel Cup Series points leader and here’s what he said, “We kinda thought about that, too. We thought about the scenarios if they are going to take points away from the 48 car. In that case we’d be leading the points. It’s awesome. Obviously it’s one event. Next week everything can completely turn around and go backwards, but leading into California we’ve got a lot of confidence. That’s been a good race for me. It feels great. Obviously I’ve left Daytona in worst shape.” CircletrackPlus.com contacted NASCAR immediately and 1:30pm/et, a source stated that Casey was not the points leader but Jimmy Johnson. Who’s right here? Mears or NASCAR? (CircletrackPlus.com), Mears said ‘IF” and NASCAR has not made any announcement on a #48 Team penalty as of 3:30pm/et. NASCAR issued a PR, the #48 team had no points penalties, so Johnson stays as the points leader.(2-21-2006)
