GEICO picks up sponsorship of Mears at Kansas and Homestead:

There were just two races left on the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule that sat unsponsored for Germain Racing and driver Casey Mears. Earlier today, team owner Bob Germain and GEICO executives worked together to complete a deal that will have the Gecko as the primary sponsor of Mears ‘ #13 Ford Fusion for both Kansas and Homestead, which were the two lone unsponsored races. The Germain Racing crew quickly found themselves scattering when the team owner ordered them to the Kansas test that begins tomorrow and continues through Thursday. The two-day test will allow them to experience the new surface and better prepare for Sunday’s race.(Player Management International)(10-16-2012)