Casey Mears News

200th start for Mears:

200th start for Mears:

July 24, 2008
#5-Casey Mears will make his 200th career Sprint Cup Series start this Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In his previous 199 starts, Mears has earned one win (Lowe's Motor Speedway in May 2007), 12 top-five finishes and 40 top-10s.(Hendrick Motorsports PR)(7-24

Gillett Evernham interested in free agent drivers:

Gillett Evernham interested in free agent drivers:

July 23, 2008
Tuesday Gillett Evernham Motorsports owner Ray Evernham spoke to Sirius Speedway host Dave Moody about the possibility of bringing Ryan Newman or any other free agent drivers to his race team for next year. Host, Dave Moody: "Are you now, have you ever, or do you anticipate

Drivers to appear on American Dream with Jim Cramer Sunday night:

Drivers to appear on American Dream with Jim Cramer Sunday night:

July 12, 2008
CNBC's Jim Cramer, host of "Mad Money W/ Jim Cramer" and one of the best minds on Wall Street, heads to NASCAR's Pit Road for his first NBC special "The American Dream with Jim Cramer" premiering on July 13th at 7pm. With high gas prices, plummetting home values and

Mears or Stremme to the #12? UPDATE:

Mears or Stremme to the #12? UPDATE:

July 9, 2008
It appears to be a two-man race for Ryan Newman's soon-to-be-vacant [#12] seat at Penske Racing, with Casey Mears and David Stremme in the running. Stremme is making a strong bid for the ride, doing yeoman work as Penske Racing's test driver this season. In fact, Stremme

Hendrick and Mears to part ways after 2008 season UPDATE:

Hendrick and Mears to part ways after 2008 season UPDATE:

July 3, 2008
Hendrick Motorsports and driver Casey Mears will part ways following the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. "We've put a ton of emphasis on the #5 program," said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. "It's been a total team effort, and Casey has worked as hard

Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 3 announcement at Daytona?

Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 3 announcement at Daytona?

June 29, 2008
Mark Martin will have a new racing home in 2009, ESPN.com has learned. Martin was unavailable for comment Sunday. Officials for Martin's current team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., would neither confirm nor deny the speculation, but did confirm that young Aric Almirola would

“Smoke” screen or is Stewart interested in the #5 ride?

“Smoke” screen or is Stewart interested in the #5 ride?

June 27, 2008
#20- Tony Stewart said Friday the new opening at Hendrick Motorsports could affect his decision about where he drives next season. Hendrick Motorsports announced that Casey Mears would not return in the #5 Chevrolet. "There's no one in the garage area that's not going

Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 2: Martin Replacing Mears?

Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 2: Martin Replacing Mears?

June 23, 2008
Mark Martin will have a new racing home in 2009, ESPN.com has learned. Martin was unavailable for comment Sunday. Officials for Martin's current team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., would neither confirm nor deny the speculation, but did confirm that young Aric Almirola would

Testing at Milwaukee:

Testing at Milwaukee:

June 10, 2008
Sprint Cup teams are scheduled to be testing at The Milwaukee Mile Tuesday June 10, Wednesday June 11, Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13. Free admission to grandstands for spectators between 9am and 5pm daily. Teams anticipated during Tuesday's test include Hendrick

#5 to salute the troops:

#5 to salute the troops:

May 22, 2008
Casey Mears' #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevy will run a special "Salute the Troops" decal in front of each rear wheel for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The decal is in honor of all military men and women.(HMS)(5-22-2008)

Hendrick Motorsports reopens museum:

Hendrick Motorsports reopens museum:

May 8, 2008
Check out Rick Hendrick's first Chevrolet. Watch a dissected Impala SS "Car of Tomorrow" being pieced together. See the cars and memorabilia of Casey Mears, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. These are just a few things visitors can do now that Hendrick

Mears says he is good thru 2009:

Mears says he is good thru 2009:

May 7, 2008
from a Casey Mears Press Conference Transcript: In the last week or two we've had a lot of discussion about Tony Stewart and his contract situation moving forward, and your name has popped up a couple times in different discussions just because of the fact that he'

No additional penalties for Hamlin, Waltrip:

No additional penalties for Hamlin, Waltrip:

May 6, 2008
#11-Denny Hamlin won't be further penalized for intentionally bringing out a late caution in Saturday night's race at Richmond even though there is precedent for it. No further penalty also is expected against #55-Michael Waltrip for intentionally wrecking #5-Casey

Cheez-It on the #5 at Texas:

Cheez-It on the #5 at Texas:

April 3, 2008
Cheez-It, the world's largest-selling cheese cracker, will adorn the hood of the #5 Chevy of Casey Mears this weekend at Texas. "The Big Cheese" will make its debut this Sunday and decorate the hood of the #5 Chevy for four races [Texas, Pocono [Aug], Michigan [Aug

Terry Labonte could return to racing?

Terry Labonte could return to racing?

March 18, 2008
Two-time Cup champion Terry Labonte has enjoyed his cameo appearances at the track and would do so again. "A couple of years ago I ran some races for a team and they called me about this race and that race," Labonte said Monday, chuckling while recalling the story. "