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5 Casey Mears
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BEHIND
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Casey Mears enters 2008 with what may be his best shot at stock-car success to date. He has finished second in the Daytona 500 and won the pole at the Brickyard, but it wasn’t until May of 2007 that he earned his first career win in his first year with Hendrick Motorsports.
Career Highlights
- 2004 polesitter at Brickyard 400
- Posted career-first top five in 2004 at Watkins Glen
- Three-time ARCA series winner
- 1999 Dayton Indy Lights Series runner-up
- Second-youngest driver in USAC history to win a race
Driver Details
- Ht: 68 Wt: 158
- Born: 03/12/1978
- Hometown: Bakersfield, California
Related Links
| 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary | |||||||
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| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2434 | 2,965,295 |
Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap
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2007 Earned his first career series win at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May … Finished 15th in the series standings with five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes … Announced plans to partner with crew chief Alan Gustafson and the No. 5 team for 2008 as the No. 25 ceases to exist at Hendrick.
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2006 Finished 14th in series points … Announced plans to leave Chip Ganassi Racing and join Hendrick Motorsports for 2007 … Earned two top-five and eight top-10 finishes … Top finish was second in both the season-opening Daytona 500 and the October race at Kansas Speedway … Led laps in two races.
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2005 Finished 22nd in series points. ... Recorded three top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes. ... Finished in fourth place at both Texas events. ... Captured two top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes in the final 10 events. ... Led a total of 145 laps.
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2004 Finished 22nd in series points. ... Had his first career pole at Pocono in August and followed up the effort with a pole at Indianapolis for the Brickyard 400. ... Posted his career-best finish with a fourth at Watkins Glen, his lone top-five effort of the season. ... Led 88 laps. ... Only driver in the Ganassi stable to win a pole in 2004.
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2003 Finished 35th in points in his rookie season. ... Struggled throughout his rookie season, finishing with 10 DNFs. ... Led nine laps. ... Had 11 top-15 qualifying efforts. ... Ran 14 Busch Series races and finished with four top 10s.
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