Casey Mears News

Some Chassis selections for Phoenix:

Some Chassis selections for Phoenix:

November 13, 2009
compiled from some pre-Phoenix press releases, some chassis selections and history: #00-David Reutimann The #00 Aaron's Dream Machine for this week is chassis #651. This is a brand new Aaron's Dream Machine. #07-Casey Mears will race Chassis #258. This is the same

Mears getting married in January:

Mears getting married in January:

November 11, 2009
#07-Casey Mears, along with his fiance Trish Grablander and their daughter Samantha, went directly from Ft. Worth to Phoenix to spend time with friends and family. Phoenix is where they met and started the romance that will lead up to their January 2010 wedding.(RCR

Sorenson and Mears candidates for #09 ride in 2010 UPDATE:

Sorenson and Mears candidates for #09 ride in 2010 UPDATE:

November 9, 2009
Casey Mears, currently running the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevy for Richard Childress is a leading candidate for the #09 Phoenix Racing ride in 2010. Reed Sorenson, out of the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports ride after the 2009 season is also a candidate for the #09 ride.(

Sorenson and Mears candidates for #09 ride in 2010:

Sorenson and Mears candidates for #09 ride in 2010:

November 7, 2009
Casey Mears, currently running the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevy for Richard Childress is a leading candidate for the #09 Phoenix Racing ride in 2010. Reed Sorenson, out of the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports ride after the 2009 season is also a candidate for the #09 ride.(

Mears in for Burton:

Mears in for Burton:

November 6, 2009
Following #29-Jeff Burton's wreck in Turn 2 during first practice for the Dickies 500, team owner Richard Childress has decided to replace him with Casey Mears for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday. The driver change was done as a precaution according to

Some Chassis selections for Texas:

Some Chassis selections for Texas:

November 6, 2009
compiled from some pre-Texas press releases, some chassis selections and history: #00-David Reutimann will run chassis #625 this week. This Aaron's Dream Machine has seen action in three races with a best finish of 4th at Las Vegas. #07-Casey Mears will pilot Chassis

Milestone start for Mears:

Milestone start for Mears:

November 4, 2009
#07-Casey Mears will make his 250th-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, a mark that started with a 21st-place start and 27th-place finish in the 2003 Daytona 500. Since then, the 31-year old driver has earned

Notes/Facts after Talladega Superspeedway:

Notes/Facts after Talladega Superspeedway:

November 2, 2009
# Jamie McMurray won the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. This marked McMurray's first win in 15 races at Talladega. # McMurray became the 14th different race winner in 2009. # This was the first victory by a Ford since Matt Kenseth won at California in February

Where may some of the drivers looking end up in 2010?

Where may some of the drivers looking end up in 2010?

October 24, 2009
Those drivers looking for rides in 2010 #07-Casey Mears, #96/71-Bobby Labonte, #43-Reed Sorenson and #12-David Stremme qualified sixth, eighth, ninth and 11th, respectively at Martinsville. How their futures pan out could depend on the status of Jamie McMurray, who

RCR Crew Chief Reorganization:

RCR Crew Chief Reorganization:

October 21, 2009
Following this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, Todd Berrier will take over the crew chief duties of the #31 Caterpillar team with driver Jeff Burton while Doug Randolph assumes Berrier's duties on the #07 Jack Daniel's team with driver

Sirius to broadcast RCR festivities:

Sirius to broadcast RCR festivities:

October 21, 2009
SIRIUS NASCAR Radio's "Tradin' Paint," with Rick Benjamin and Chocolate Myers, will broadcast live from Richard Childress Racing Thursday, Oct. 22, from 11:00am - 3:00pm/et as RCR celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Anticipated guests on tomorrow's show include: Owner

Berrier to be Burton’s new crew chief? UPDATE 2:

Berrier to be Burton’s new crew chief? UPDATE 2:

October 21, 2009
Crew chief Todd Berrier has been mentioned as a candidate to replace Scott Miller on the #31 Chevy at Richard Childress Racing. Berrier is currently crew chief for RCR's #07 team.(FoxSports)(10-11-2009) UPDATE - decision on crew chief is near: #31-Jeff Burton met with

2010 #1 driver to be named soon:

2010 #1 driver to be named soon:

October 16, 2009
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing is close to naming a driver for the #1 car next season and it apparently won't be Jamie McMurray, as has been widely speculated. A source close to the situation said McMurray, whose contract at Roush Fenway Racing is up after this season, no

Menard says he will not be going to #07 car:

Menard says he will not be going to #07 car:

September 28, 2009
#98-Paul Menard denied speculation that he is a candidate to replace #07-Casey Mears in the fourth car [Chevy] at Richard Childress Racing next season. Reports this past weekend from Dover International Speedway had Menard, sponsored by his father's company, touring

Mears uncertain of 2010:

Mears uncertain of 2010:

September 27, 2009
With the announcement this week that Jack Daniels will not continue as a sponsor for the #07 Chevy, Casey Mears finds himself in a predicament for 2010. "I don't know what we're doing yet," Mears said. "I do know that Richard (Childress, team owner) is working hard