Casey Mears News

Biffle wins pole at Richmond:

Biffle wins pole at Richmond:

May 5, 2006
#16-Greg Biffle went out late and beat teammate #6-Mark Martin for the Bud Pole for the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 127.395mph for his 2nd pole of 2006 and 3rd of his career. #6-Martin held on for 2nd, the #42-Casey Mears, #25-

Ramblings – Richmond:

Ramblings – Richmond:

May 5, 2006
No more than 10 minutes after qualifying tonight at Richmond International Raceway, the sprinkles started. But not till Greg Biffle had won the Bud Pole (his second of the season and third of his NEXTEL Cup career) for tomorrow night's Crown Royal 400 with a time of

Richmond Qulaifying Notes:

Richmond Qulaifying Notes:

May 5, 2006
• Greg Biffle won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Crown Royal 400, lapping Richmond International Raceway in 21.194 seconds at 127.395 mph. Brian Vickers holds the track-qualifying record of 20.772 seconds, 129.983 mph, set May 14, 2004. • This is Biffle

Rumblings – Talladega:

Rumblings – Talladega:

May 1, 2006
We had an early melee (a 13 car job on Lap 10), green flag pit stop mishaps (missing lugs.....catch can making laps), 56 lead changes and 22 different leaders. That can only mean one thing.....we're at Talladega Superspeedway. Jimmie Johnson survived a wild 9-lap shootout

4th RCR team,,,with Mears? denied:

4th RCR team,,,with Mears? denied:

April 27, 2006
RCR team sources tell [Marty Smith - NASCAR.com] the organization would like to add a fourth team with [Casey] Mears [current driver of Ganassi's #42 Dodge] as driver, but RCR spokesman David Hart discounted the speculation Wednesday. "No decisions have been made to

Elledge Extends Contract with Ganassi:

Elledge Extends Contract with Ganassi:

April 26, 2006
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge has signed a multi-year contract extension with the organization. Elledge is currently the crew chief for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup rookie Reed Sorenson and the #41 Target team. "Jimmy

NASCAR Looking at Kyle Busch – Mears incident UPDATE no penalties:

NASCAR Looking at Kyle Busch – Mears incident UPDATE no penalties:

April 25, 2006
#5-Kyle Busch didn't have much to say and #42-Casey Mears probably didn't feel there was much to say about Busch's running into Mears under the red flag following their accident on lap 100 of the Nextel Cup race Saturday. Busch was mad at Mears over the accident in

Richmond testing – Day 2:

Richmond testing – Day 2:

April 13, 2006
#29-Kevin Harvick was fastest in the morning session on Day 2 of testing at Richmond International Raceway testing, with a lap of 126.505mph, followed by #21-Ken Schrader, #5b-Kyle Busch, #6b-Mark Martin and #42-Casey Mears. Afternoon: #5b-Kyle Busch was the fastest

Richmond Testing – Day 1:

Richmond Testing – Day 1:

April 12, 2006
A pair of Dodges topped the charts following Tuesday’s morning session. #2-Kurt Busch led all drivers with a top speed of 125.360mph (21.538 seconds). #42-Casey Mears was second at 125.302 followed by #16b-Biffle 125.267, #6b-Martin and #5-Busch 125.029. In the Afternoon

Richmond NEXTEL Cup Series Testing, April 11-13:

Richmond NEXTEL Cup Series Testing, April 11-13:

April 10, 2006
the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers will take their turn for three consecutive days of testing starting Tuesday, April 11. Below is the tentative schedule of when the drivers expect to test at Richmond International Raceway. Testing each day will run from 9:00am to

Parrott Joins Ganassi:

Parrott Joins Ganassi:

March 31, 2006
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today veteran NASCAR crew chief Brad Parrott has joined the organization. Parrott will serve as the crew chief for the remaining seven NASCAR Busch Series races scheduled for driver Casey Mears.(CGRFS PR)(3-31

Mears Tested at Caraway:

Mears Tested at Caraway:

March 23, 2006
#42-Casey Mears, crew chief Donnie Wingo and the Texaco/Havoline team tested at Caraway Speedway last week and on Wednesday in preparation for the Food City 500 at Bristol and next week's race at Martinsville.(Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates PR)(3-23-2006)

Johnson beats Kenseth at Vegas:

Johnson beats Kenseth at Vegas:

March 12, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a last lap pass during a Green-White-Checkered finish, beating #17-Matt Kenseth by 1/2 a car length. Kenseth led 146 of the 270 laps and Johnson led 1, the most important one, the final

Stockcarfans.com – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

Stockcarfans.com – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

March 12, 2006
That banking can't come soon enough.... We had a race that went 270 laps today....and the only two laps that were worth watching were the two we weren't supposed to see. Jimmie Johnson got by Matt Kenseth on the outside of turn 4 on the final lap today to win the UAW

Intrepid Idea…not so good?

Intrepid Idea…not so good?

February 27, 2006
Although #2-Kurt Busch sat on the pole for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway in his two-year-old Dodge Intrepid, the three Intrepids in the race came up behind the current Chargers entered. Busch and Penske Racing South teammate #12-Ryan Newman finished 16th