Casey Mears News

Mears to Yates? or is it Hendrick?

Mears to Yates? or is it Hendrick?

June 8, 2006
hearing that Casey Mears, current driver fo the #42 Texaco Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing could leave and go to Robert Yates Racing to drive the #88 Ford in 2007....no word yet on sponsor. MORE: but hearing now that Mears is more likely headed to the #25 Hendrick Chevy

Cup drivers testing at VIR:

Cup drivers testing at VIR:

June 6, 2006
hearing seven drivers tested at the Virginia International Raceway road course in preparattion for the road couse races at Infineon Raceway [Sonoma, CA] and Watkins Glen. Teams testing included: #07-Clint Boyer, #22-Dave Blaney, #29-Kevin Harvick, #31-Jeff Burton, #

Two Crew Chiefs Fined by NASCAR:

Two Crew Chiefs Fined by NASCAR:

May 31, 2006
NASCAR announced Wednesday that fines have been issued to two NASCAR Busch Series crew chiefs resulting from rule violations this past weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bryant Frazier, crew chief of the #64 Dodge driven by Jamie McMurray, was fined $5,000 for violating

Busch/Mayfield Penalties to be announced Wed?

Busch/Mayfield Penalties to be announced Wed?

May 31, 2006
NASCAR typically issues penalties on Tuesday, but today they delayed action on possible sanctions for both Kyle Busch and the Evernham Motorsports #19 Dodge driven by Jeremy Mayfield. #5-Busch, who drew NASCAR’s ire earlier this year at Phoenix for ramming #42-Casey

COT testing Wednesday:

COT testing Wednesday:

May 31, 2006
On Wednesday the second and final day of “Car of Tomorrow” testing at Lowes Motor Speedway showers delayed seven drivers from taking to the track. When they were able to test around lunchtime Dale Earnhardt Jr. pan caked his Chevy against the wall between turns three

COT tests at LMS:

COT tests at LMS:

May 31, 2006
For the first time in its developmental stages, NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow ran in groups of 6-8 cars with the aerodynamic wing attached to the rear, as the first of a two-day test session got underway Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The feedback NASCAR received from

COT to test at LMS on Tues/Wed UPDATE:

COT to test at LMS on Tues/Wed UPDATE:

May 28, 2006
Eight teams fielding Chevrolets and Dodges tentatively plan to attend the "car-of-tomorrow" (COT) test Tuesday and Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The two-day test will be the first for many of the teams with cars built under revised specifications after NASCAR

Petty wins VOTE more:

Petty wins VOTE more:

May 22, 2006
Kyle Petty and the #45 MyCokeRewards Dodge finished 22nd in the Nextel Open. At the conclusion of the race Petty was announced as the winner of the Nextel Fan Vote. Petty was then awarded the opportunity to race in the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Comments from Petty

RYR Hopes to hear from UPS on decision soon; 4 Cup teams? UPDATE 2 Mears? Vickers?:

RYR Hopes to hear from UPS on decision soon; 4 Cup teams? UPDATE 2 Mears? Vickers?:

May 22, 2006
Robert Yates Racing hopes to hear in the next two to three weeks whether UPS will return as a sponsor [on the #88 team], team general manager Eddie D'Hondt said Friday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. UPS is trying to decide whether to stay with RYR, move with current RYR

Red Bull Shop…and rumors: Mears? Sadler? Knaus?:

Red Bull Shop…and rumors: Mears? Sadler? Knaus?:

May 21, 2006
Toyota's Marty Gaunt has turned the lights on over at Roger Penske's old shop [in Mooresville, Lakeside Park], hired about 40 people for NASCAR's newest team, and is now looking for a couple of good men to run Dietrich Mateschitz's Red Bull [Toyota] Camrys on the Cup

Riggs wins Nextel Open:

Riggs wins Nextel Open:

May 20, 2006
#10-Scott Riggs, the pole sitter, won the Nextel Open, leading all but the 1st lap and dominating the race to advance to the Nextel Challenge All-Star race and will start that race 19th. #45-Kyle Petty won the Nextel/NASCAR.com fan vote and will start the Challenge

Nextel Pit Crew Challenge: May 17th:

Nextel Pit Crew Challenge: May 17th:

May 16, 2006
As the kick-off event to NASCAR’s all-star week in Charlotte, NC, the Nextel Pit Crew Challenge presented by Craftsman focuses attention on drivers’ seven-member pit crews. Good, timely work in the pits can win or lose races, and Wednesday night’s second annual competition

Mears still talking to Ganassi about extension:

Mears still talking to Ganassi about extension:

May 11, 2006
#42-Casey Mears says he has yet to sign a new contract extension with car owner Chip Ganassi; however talks have stepped up in recent weeks and have been positive. “We’ve been talking a lot in trying to work things out” said Mears during a break in Busch Series testing

Testing at Lowe’s Monday-Wednesday: Wednesday UPDATE 3:

Testing at Lowe’s Monday-Wednesday: Wednesday UPDATE 3:

May 9, 2006
Lowe's Motor Speedway will be the site of the final scheduled test session of 2006 for the NASCAR Busch Series today through Wednesday. This year, NASCAR set a schedule for when and where each of its national series tests at tracks that host NASCAR events. Those tests

Mears looking? 88?

Mears looking? 88?

May 6, 2006
Garage insiders say that Casey Mears is the frontrunner for the #88 Ford ride and that UPS would stay on as a sponsor at Yates if the company hires a young gun that could compete with the marketing image of Denny Hamlin and Fed Ex. It is speculated, however, that Mears