Casey Mears News

Rumblings – Kansas Race Notes:

Rumblings – Kansas Race Notes:

October 1, 2006
Somebody give that man a pot pie! "Everthing's up to date in Kansas City" after all (my apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein) as we ended up with the top-two finishers today running on the apron and mass confusion as to where anybody finished in the Banquet 400 at

Stewart ‘coasts’ to the win at Kansas:

Stewart ‘coasts’ to the win at Kansas:

October 1, 2006
#20-Tony Stewart won the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway after running out of gas a few hundred feet from the start finish line, but was able to coast to the start/finish line before #42-Casey Mears, who also was running out of gas. The win is Stewart's 3rd win of 2006

Ganassi teams testing at Nashville:

Ganassi teams testing at Nashville:

September 19, 2006
Although Chip Ganassi Racing does not have a Nextel Cup Series car vying for the "Chase for the Championship" in 2006, that doesn't deter them from looking for a few wins before the season wraps up. #42-Casey Mears and his team is at the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway

Ganassi waiting on Montoya:

Ganassi waiting on Montoya:

September 13, 2006
Chip Ganassi Racing officials are still waiting anxiously for Juan Pablo Montoya to get in one of their race cars, according to this week's NASCAR Scene. Montoya still has not gotten out of his Formula One contract. He was replaced after announcing in July that he

Rumblings – Richmond:

Rumblings – Richmond:

September 9, 2006
Kevin Harvick passed Kyle Busch on lap 399 tonight at Richmond International Raceway and captured the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 for his third win of the season....but the story was who rounds out the "Chase". Harvick's win marks the third week in a row a driver has

Rumblings – California:

Rumblings – California:

September 3, 2006
How big would the margin of victory have been without the penalty? Kasey Kahne dominated tonight's SONY HD 500 at California Speedway, leading eight times for 130 laps, and pulled away to a 3.4 second victory in the Nextel Cup event.....in spite of getting caught for

Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16? UPDATE 3:

Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16? UPDATE 3:

August 28, 2006
hearing National Guard could end up being the sponsor, either whole or in part, of the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Casey Mears will drive in 2007. No word if current #25 primary sponsor, GMAC, stays as a co-sponsor or would leave the team. National Guard currently

Dodge working on Montoya’s release:

Dodge working on Montoya’s release:

August 21, 2006
Dodge Director of SRT and Motorsports Marketing Mike Accavitti said today that the manufacturer is still trying to free up Juan Pablo Montoya from his contract with the McLaren-Mercedes Formula One team so Montoya can begin driving stock cars. The F1 season ends October

Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16? UPDATE 2:

Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16? UPDATE 2:

August 19, 2006
hearing National Guard could end up being the sponsor, either whole or in part, of the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Casey Mears will drive in 2007. No word if current #25 primary sponsor, GMAC, stays as a co-sponsor or would leave the team. National Guard currently

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes:

August 18, 2006
Jeff Burton is certainly on a qualifying roll..... Burton continued his hot streak today at Michigan International Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 with a time of 38.311 sec (187.936 mph). This is the third top-spot in the last six

Nextel Cup drivers to compete in drift competition:

Nextel Cup drivers to compete in drift competition:

August 13, 2006
Nextel Cup drivers #9-Kasey Kahne, Bill Elliott, #16-Greg Biffle, #7-Robby Gordon and #42-Casey Mears are scheduled to take part in the Aug. 31 Mopar D1 All-Star Duel at Irwindale Speedway in California. The exhibition pits eight Nextel Cup drivers against eight D1

Rumblings – Notes – Watkins Glen:

Rumblings – Notes – Watkins Glen:

August 13, 2006
We had a short-track disguised as a road course today.... In a slam-bang affair, Kevin Harvick bested Tony Stewart in a five lap shootout to take the AMD at the Glen for his second win of the season. Harvick's first road course victory was the 7th of his career (he

Indy Qualifying Notes:

Indy Qualifying Notes:

August 5, 2006
• Jeff Burton won the NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, lapping Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 49.240 seconds at 182.778 mph. Casey Mears holds the trackqualifying record of 48.311 seconds, 186.293 mph - set Aug. 7, 2004. • This is Burton

Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16?

Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16?

July 30, 2006
hearing National Guard could end up being the sponsor, either whole or in part, of the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Casey Mears will drive in 2007. No word if current #25 primary sponsor, GMAC, stays as a co-sponsor or would leave the team. National Guard currently

Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16? UPDATE:

Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16? UPDATE:

July 30, 2006
hearing National Guard could end up being the sponsor, either whole or in part, of the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Casey Mears will drive in 2007. No word if current #25 primary sponsor, GMAC, stays as a co-sponsor or would leave the team. National Guard currently