Casey Mears | Jayski

Hendrick Motorsports Atlanta COT Test Plans:

Although Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will test with their 2008 teams at Atlanta, they will not drive cars branded with their 2008 numbers. Mears, who will drive the #5 Chevy next season, will run his customary # 25 National Guard/GMAC paint scheme during the...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after Martinsville [32 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4864 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4381, -483 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4313, -551 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 4161, -703 5) #99-Carl Edwards 4122, -742 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 4119, -745...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after Martinsville [32 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4864 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4381, -483 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4313, -551 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 4161, -703 5) #99-Carl Edwards 4119, -745 [3 wins] 6) #07-Clint Bowyer...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after Charlotte [31 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4689 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4191, -498 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4189, -500 4) #99-Carl Edwards 4017, -662 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 4011, -672 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 3981, -708 ...

Ramblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Ryan Newman took the Bud Pole tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Saturday Night's Bank of America 500 with a time of 28.512 (189.394 mph) for his 5th top-spot of the season and 42nd of his Nextel Cup career (he's 11th all-time). He'll be joined on the front-row by...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after Talladega [30 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4499 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4060, -439 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4043, -456 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 3908, -591 5) #99-Carl Edwards 33837, -662 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 3806, -693...

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

Jeff Gordon played possum most of the race and led exactly one lap today at Talladega Superspeedway (the last one) and won the UAW-Ford 500 in yet another wild 'Dega finish.....he bested his teammate Jimmie Johnson by .066 seconds. Gordon completed the sweep (he won...

Rumblings – Kansas:

It was almost as if this race took all day to run.....and confusion reigned supreme at the end. I don't know how you can have a winner sitting in the grass on the frontstretch (presumably with the engine not running....whether there was any fuel left is open to discussion...

Mears’ Team Earns Pit Crew Challenge Win at Dover:

Casey Mears' #25 over-the-wall crew earned the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win in Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Dover International Speedway. By spending 315.217 seconds on pit road, the National Guard/GMAC crew took top honors in the weekly competition...

Goodyear Returns to DIS for Daytona 500 Tire Testing:

Goodyear returned on Tuesday [Sept 25] to Daytona International Speedway for tire testing with NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow in preparation for the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17. Rain slowed Goodyear's two-day test last week at DIS. Goodyear...

Rumblings – Dover Race Notes:

Carl Edwards takes the Dodge Dealers 400 today at Dover International Speedway by a comfortable .671 seconds over teammate Greg Biffle after another teammate (Matt Kenseth) pretty much dominated. When Kenseth lost a motor on lap 374, Edwards was home free. This was...

Five Drivers in the #5 in 2008: UPDATE:

Dr. Jerry Punch announced during TV coverage of the Busch race that five drivers - Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson, and Landon Cassil - would share driving duties of the #5 Chevy next year. The team will operate out of JR Motorsports facilities...

Mears To Visit Walter Reed:

Casey Mears and members of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevy will visit Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on Thursday afternoon. The group will meet with military service men and women who are currently receiving treatment. The Walter Reed Army Medical...

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

Clint Bowyer gets his first-ever Nextel Cup victory today in the Sylvania 300 at New Hamphshire International Speedway....and a more boring race you may never see! I guess this race was really over on Friday when Bowyer grabbed the pole, cause there sure wasn't any...

New Hampshire Fast Facts:

.. Clint Bowyer won the Sylvania 300, his first victory in 64 NASCAR Nextel Series races. .. This is his 13th top-10 finish in 2007. .. Bowyer became the fourth first-time race winner this season, joining Casey Mears, Martin Truex Jr. and Juan Pablo Montoya. .. Bowyer...

Chevy Clinches 31st Manufacters Championship:

#48-Jimmie Johnson's victory of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway clinched the 2007 Manufacturers' Championship for Chevrolet in NASCAR's premier division. With ten races left in the season, Chevrolet has collected its 31st Manufacturers' ...

Chevy Continues Partnership with Hendrick Motorsports:

Chevrolet, the winningest nameplate in NASCAR, will continue its partnership with championship team Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR competition in 2008 and beyond. In 23 years (1984-2006) of NASCAR competition, Hendrick Motorsports has garnered six Nextel Cup Series...

Mears to the #5 in 2008; DaleJr to #25 team [new number]:

Casey Mears will drive the #5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports in the 2008 Sprint Cup Series, joining a team that secured its second consecutive Chase for the Championship berth Sunday at California Speedway. In his first season with Hendrick Motorsports...

Four Cup Drivers Participate in Final Day of Goodyear Tire Test at Atlanta:

Nextel Cup Series drivers #29-Kevin Harvick, #25-Casey Mears, #9-Scott Riggs and #36-Jeremy Mayfield completed the second of a two-day tire test today at Atlanta Motor Speedway. "This track is just awesome like always," Jeremy Mayfield said after climbing from his ...

Four drivers test Goodyear tires at Atlanta:

Nextel Cup Series drivers #29-Kevin Harvick [Chevy], #25-Casey Mears [Chevy], #9-Scott Riggs [Dodge] and #36-Jeremy Mayfield [Toyota] participated in the first of a two-day tire test today at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Goodyear tested tires on both the Car of Tomorrow...