Casey Mears
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Mears at Richmond International Speedway in 2017 | |||||||
| Born | Casey James Mears March 12, 1978 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2007 Coca-Cola 600 winner 2006 24 Hours of Daytona overall co-winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 496 races run over 17 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 66 (Garage 66) | ||||||
| 2025 position | 49th | ||||||
| Best finish | 14th (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 2007 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 107 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| 2017 position | 28th | ||||||
| Best finish | 20th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2001 GNC Live Well 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
| First win | 2006 USG Durock 300 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2025 position | 62nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 62nd (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 Slim Jim 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 26th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2001 Food World 300 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last race | 2003 Pennsylvania 200 (Pocono) | ||||||
| First win | 2003 Flagstar 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last win | 2003 Pennsylvania 200 (Pocono) | ||||||
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| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2001 position | 31st | ||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2001) | ||||||
| First race | 2001 Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2001 Atlanta 500 Classic (Atlanta) | ||||||
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| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 23rd (2000) | ||||||
| First race | 2000 Marlboro 500 (California) | ||||||
| Last race | 2001 Marlboro 500 (California) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of February 15, 2026. | |||||||
Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978) is an American professional off-road and stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66. He has raced in IndyCar, NASCAR's three national series, including fifteen seasons in the Cup Series, SCORE International, and the Stadium Super Trucks. A former winner of the Coca-Cola 600, Mears is a member of the Mears racing family as the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of IndyCar and off-road veteran Roger Mears.