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Casey Mears - All About Racin'Car: #25 GMAC ChevorletCasey Mears
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Teammates: Kyle Busch (5),Jimmie Johnson (48),Jeff Gordon (24)
Born: March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, Calif.
In the family: He is the son of former Indy car driver Roger Mears, and the nephew of four-time Indy 500 champion Rick Mears.

Career highlights:

  • Mears began his Cup career in 2003, but has failed to record2003 aand victorysince andthen has finishedrecorded noone higherNextel thanCup 22ndVictory coming in the points.2007 MearsCoca-Cola is600. Many regardedregard him as a talented driver with lots of potential, but has left many more disappointed with his lack of results in the Cup series.


2006 so far... In 2006, he moved from the #41 car to the #42 car,That anddisappointment gotis offstarting to the best start of his career, finishing a career-high second in the season opening Daytona 500, and remaining in the top 10 in points through the firstturn threearound monthsfor of the season. Nearingsome, the midpoint ofif thenot season,many. Mears announced the signing to Hendrick Motorsports to replace Brian Vickers who will be leaving at the end of this season. Casey also brought his #42has Havolinenever Dodgefinished tohigher victorythan lane22nd in the Busch Series on July 8th making that his first ever NASCAR win.points.