Casey Mears
Casey Mears
Casey James Mearsis an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 13 Chevrolet SS for Germain Racing. A former winner of the Coca-Cola 600, Mears is the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of IndyCar and off-road veteran Roger Mears...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth12 March 1978
CityBakersfield, CA
changes guys night quick spent time won
We got some quick changes during the night that the other guys couldn't do. We spent the least time in the pits and that's what won us the race.
cross gave good great newman pulled run shove soon stay
It was a great day for us. I thought about going with Newman for a little bit, but as soon as he pulled out, the No. 38 (Sadler) had a big run on me, so I had to stay at the bottom. He gave me a good shove to cross the start/finish line.
battle box good huge pit position running track
It was a good day for us; track position was so huge and right out there at the end we were running third, we had a big battle on the pit box on what we were going to do,
alex guilty highest highs job lowest opportunity starving trying
It was a bittersweet time, the highest of highs and lowest of lows. You feel so guilty even calling, trying to get that ride, but at the same time, it's the opportunity of a lifetime. I was starving for a job when Alex had his accident.
coming definitely good knock maybe races rebound stick texas track
We need to get on the stick pretty hard. Texas is definitely a good track for us to get back on track. Knock on wood, but I think we've got a lot of good races coming up, so maybe we can rebound in the points.
bristol good great track
Bristol is a great track, but it hasn't been a good track for me.
matter race racing
At the end of the day it really doesn't matter to me where I race as long as I'm racing every weekend,
box cars decided decision fence front good running tire top
It was an eight-man decision on top of the box to take two or four, we decided to go with a conservative decision because we already had two cars in the fence that were running up front and doing good because of tire trouble.
growing hate help move
Racing-wise I hate to see it go, but this sport is growing and changing. You've got to move with the times and do what's going to help the sport grow.
chief crew hate personally
I would hate personally to get penalized for something that my crew chief did that I didn't even know about.
anytime confidence cup daytona gave good guys leading race side thinking
More than anything, the 24-hour race and everything leading up to the Daytona 500 on the Cup side was really positive. That gave us a lot of confidence going into the 500. The 24-hour race boosted the whole team's spirits. Anytime you're got guys thinking positive, it's a good thing.
again awareness cancer difference driving fans foundation great help honor initiative last lives money opportunity pink race raise research save shared stories touched ultimately wait year
It's great to know that we have the opportunity to make a difference in so many lives and help The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Last year I didn't know what to think about driving a pink car, now I can't wait to race it. I was touched by so many stories that fans shared with me last year, that it is an honor to be part of Target's initiative again to raise awareness and money for a foundation that will ultimately save lives.
believe definitely feels few fun races sitting won
It's unbelievable. There are only a few big races in the world and this is definitely one of them. I can't believe we're sitting up here right now and that we won this race. Everybody's up late, you're tired, and there are a lot of things that go on. It hasn't even really sunk it yet that we actually won. It was so much fun and it feels great.
brand chief crew easy gate knew learning start team
It's not like I was going to a brand new team with a brand new crew chief and having to start from scratch. We've got some learning to do, but right out of the gate we had the chemistry. We knew each other and it was easy to make decisions.