Casey Mears News

BGN Testing at Daytona – Session 1 is over:

BGN Testing at Daytona – Session 1 is over:

January 22, 2002
The NASCAR Busch Series teams that finished in the odd-numbered spots in the owners points standings will test at Daytona on Jan. 21-22 in preparation for the Feb. 16 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 with Jan. 23 serving as a rain date. On Jan. 24-25, the even-numbered Busch

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas:

January 7, 2002
Testing at Las Vegas: 49 drivers are scheduled to attend Las Vegas Motor Speedway's annual "Test in the West" Jan. 28-31. Cup champ #24-Jeff Gordon will be among 32 Cup drivers and 17 BGN drivers slated to test over the four-day period in preparation for the March

New #66 Paint:

New #66 Paint:

December 13, 2001
Phillips66 and Welliver-Jesel Motorsports will unveil their new 2002 car and paint scheme on Friday, January 18 at the BGN Preview. Driver Casey Mears will be on hand to sign autographs.(BGN Racing)(12-13-2001)

Bodine out of the #66? Mears In? UPDATE 3:

Bodine out of the #66? Mears In? UPDATE 3:

November 10, 2001
hearing that Geoffrey Bodine and Welliver acing eill part ways from the #66 Phillips 66 BGN chevy after the Rockingham race this weekend and that Casey Mears will be his replacement starting at Homestead for the final BGN race of the 2001 season(11-2-2001) UPDATE:

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

November 10, 2001
One week after scoring his second Winston Cup victory, #87-Joe Nemechek returned to victory lane, this time in Saturday's BGN race at Homestead. Nemechek's win was his third at the track on which his younger brother John died in a wreck in a NASCAR CTS race in 1997

Jeff Green on pole at Homestead:

Jeff Green on pole at Homestead:

November 9, 2001
#10-Jeff Green won the pole with a speed of 150.939mph, #02-Ryan Newman was 2nd fastest. #66-Casey Mears will start 21st and #30-Christian Fittipaldi will start 33rd in the BGN debuts. All three Sauter brothers made the race: Jay(34th), Tim(19th) and Johnny(35th).

A Mears in NASCAR?

A Mears in NASCAR?

October 20, 2001
A Mears in NASCAR? during an interview before the ARCA race at Talladega, Casey Mears, who is running the race, was asked why he is running his first stock car race at Talladega. Mears said to get experience as he hopes to run the the BGN race at Daytona in Feb 2002

A Mears in Cup? #01? UPDATE 2:

A Mears in Cup? #01? UPDATE 2:

December 20, 2000
hearing Casey Mears, Indy 500 Legend Rick Mear's nephew, tested for the #01 BellSouth/Chip Ganassi Racing team recently at Lakeland, FL and is under consideration for that ride. Mears ran in the CART finale this past season UPDATE: hearing the Mears test was for a