Casey Mears News

No Dale Jr. to Hendrick:

No Dale Jr. to Hendrick:

May 20, 2007
Cross Hendrick Motorsports off the list of teams interested in signing Dale Earnhardt Jr. Although he's spoken to Earnhardt, car owner Rick Hendrick said Saturday "there's no room at the inn" for NASCAR's most popular driver. Earnhardt is leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc

Rumblings – Nextel All-Star Challenge Race Notes:

Rumblings – Nextel All-Star Challenge Race Notes:

May 19, 2007
It was All-Star night at Lowe's Motor Speedway.... We started off the night with the Nextel Open...and we didn't make it to turn two before a multi-car pileup occured. The ensuing restart wasn't much better....we made it about a lap & half before we saw the yellow

Rumblings – Race Notes:

Rumblings – Race Notes:

May 13, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon (steamin' all the way) had enough water to make it to Victory Lane today at Darlington Raceway and took the Dodge Avenger 500 for his third win of the season. Career victory #78 (and 7th at Darlington) was #157 for Hendrick Motorsports (their 8th of

Ten Drivers Unite for American Heroes Memorial Day Tribute at LMS UPDATE:

Ten Drivers Unite for American Heroes Memorial Day Tribute at LMS UPDATE:

May 9, 2007
The stars of NASCAR will, on Tuesday, May 8th, announce the American Heroes Memorial Day Tribute and unveil the participants and paint schemes on in the spectacular salute set for Memorial Day weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The program will raise funds for four

Mears’ HANS device also cracked after Talladega wreck:

Mears’ HANS device also cracked after Talladega wreck:

May 5, 2007
#25-Casey Mears says that his HANS Device suffered a minor crack in a crash last week at Talladega. Mears said he didn't see exactly how it was cracked, but he said that it was in the center area as if the left strap had been tugged hard. Mears wasn't too concerned

Drivers hit Washington DC:

Drivers hit Washington DC:

May 2, 2007
David Stremme, Casey Mears, Jeff Burton and NASCAR officials traveled Tuesday afternoon from Concord, N.C. to Washington D.C. to support The Motorsports Coalition's event to educate members of Congress on all the moving parts of the motorsports industry and on the

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

April 29, 2007
We had a green/white/checker finish today at Talladega Superspeedway....and we didn't make it a mile into the final five before it was over. Jeff Gordon won the Aaron's 510 today under caution to give him his second win of the season, his 5th at Talladega, and the

Kyle Busch Walks Away From Scary Crash:

Kyle Busch Walks Away From Scary Crash:

April 28, 2007
#5-Kyle Busch walked away from a spectacular crash early in Saturday's Busch Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Busch was running second as the field drove off turn four on the 2.66-mile oval to complete lap 27 of the 117-lap Aaron's 312. Busch suddenly darted

Stock Car Fans:

Stock Car Fans:

April 28, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon took the Bud Pole today at Talladega Superspeedway. Gordon and David Gilliland ran identical times.....to the thousandth of a second (49.857.....192.069 MPH), but since Gordon is waaaaay ahead of Gilliland in Owner Points, he gets the spot. This was

Kyle Busch Walks Away From Scary Crash in Busch race:

Kyle Busch Walks Away From Scary Crash in Busch race:

April 28, 2007
#5-Kyle Busch walked away from a spectacular crash early in Saturday's Busch Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Busch was running second as the field drove off turn four on the 2.66-mile oval to complete lap 27 of the 117-lap Aaron's 312. Busch suddenly darted

Rumblings – Phoenix Race Notes:

Rumblings – Phoenix Race Notes:

April 21, 2007
We had that dreaded caution during a green flag pit cycle tonight, but after everything "shook" out, the top two cars were back at the front and we had a solid 19 lapper to the checkers. And in the end, it was Jeff Gordon prevailing for the first time ever at Phoenix

New Chevy engine; subtract Busch and Wimmer, add Raines:

New Chevy engine; subtract Busch and Wimmer, add Raines:

April 15, 2007
Kyle Busch, #5 Cheez-It/CARQUEST Monte Carlo SS, was involved in a single-car incident during the morning practice session. Busch, who was uninjured in the incident, was forced to his backup car. As a result, the current Chevrolet SB2 engine will now power Busch's

Six teams to run new Chevy engine at Texas:

Six teams to run new Chevy engine at Texas:

April 12, 2007
The Chevrolet R07 engine development has progressed to the point where up to six teams are expected to run the engine at this weekend's race. Cars anticipated to debut the new Chevy engine are: Hendrick Motorsports teammates #25-Casey Mears and #5-Kyle Busch; #20-Tony

Mears/Stewart test at Kentucky:

Mears/Stewart test at Kentucky:

April 12, 2007
#25-Casey Mears transitioned from the Car of Tomorrow to a conventional version of his #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy during a one-day test at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday and may have found the spark he'll need to have a strong performance at Texas Motor Speedway

Next race for Chevy engine at Texas UPDATE six teams at Texas:

Next race for Chevy engine at Texas UPDATE six teams at Texas:

April 5, 2007
Richard Childress Racing likely won't attempt to run the new Chevrolet engine until next month at Texas. #33-Scott Wimmer failed to qualify using that motor at Atlanta last week. The team plans an endurance test of at least 500 miles on the engine at Kentucky Speedway