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🇺🇸 Casey Mears

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver facts
Full name
Casey Mears
Born
12 March 1978(b. 1978)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
10
Career starts
123
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,973
Casey Mears
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,973
Rank 1199 of 38,983 indexed, -77 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Casey Mears is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Mears has recorded 1 win and 10 podiums from 123 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,973 ranks Mears 1199th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-26NASCAR Cup Series at IndianapolisNASCAR Cup SeriesP35−62
2026-06-14NASCAR Cup Series at PoconoNASCAR Cup SeriesP36−82
2026-02-15Daytona 500NASCAR Cup SeriesP32−37
2026-02-13Duel #1NASCAR Cup SeriesP8+104
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+134Chicago 2006NASCAR XfinityP1
+131Texas 2006NASCAR XfinityP3
+131Fontana 2004NASCAR XfinityP2
+128Michigan 2006NASCAR XfinityP2
+126Charlotte 2006NASCAR XfinityP4
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Michigan5 starts+23
Phoenix7 starts+18
Kansas4 starts+18
Charlotte9 starts+14
Struggles
Bristol5 starts-53
Fontana4 starts-21
Dover7 starts-16
Texas6 starts-16
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸NASCAR Cup Series400000P30−774,973
2025▸NASCAR Cup Series500000P39−2245,050
▸NASCAR Truck100000P35−105
2022▸International GT101000P27−955,379
2019▸NASCAR Cup Series200000P32↑325−2105,474
2017▸NASCAR XfinityBiagi-DenBeste Racing1400000P39−7125,359
2010▸NASCAR XfinityBraun Racing100000P44−1376,070
2009▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing101000P27+696,207
2007▸NASCAR XfinityHendrick Motorsports1904000P9+5976,139
2006▸NASCAR XfinityChip Ganassi Racing913000P14+4595,542
2005▸NASCAR XfinityAkins Motorsports100000P44−495,083
2004▸NASCAR XfinityPhoenix Racing1301030P18+2245,132
2003▸NASCAR XfinityBraun Racing1400010P28+2834,908
2002▸NASCAR XfinityWelliver-Jesel Motorsports3400000P33−8404,625
2001▸IndyCarGalles Racing300000P28+4,1145,464
▸NASCAR XfinityFrank Cicci Racing100000P37−75
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Mears finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Greg Biffle5,50490296132%
🇺🇸 Jamie McMurrayFIA Gold5,92878374147%
🇺🇸 Johnny Sauter4,17578443456%
🇺🇸 Jason Keller4,35877314640%
🇺🇸 Stacy Compton4,50772314143%
🇺🇸 Ashton Lewis4,45472304242%
🇺🇸 Mike WallaceFIA Bronze4,11271482368%
🇺🇸 Bobby Hamilton Jr.3,97771294241%
🇺🇸 Kasey Kahne5,58167303745%
🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick6,27965214432%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,38137152241%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated7,083171166%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,83182625%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,191🇯🇵 Toshihiro KaneishiSuper GT4,979
1,192🇺🇸 Scott PruettIMSA WeatherTech4,978
1,193🇺🇸 Jimmy KiteIndyCar4,977
1,194🇬🇧 Dino MorelliInternational Formula 30004,976
1,195🇯🇵 Shinji NakanoSuper GT4,975
1,196🇫🇷 Jean-Marc GounonFIA GT Championship4,974
1,197🇮🇹 Kevin GiovesiGP2 Series4,974
1,198🇺🇸 Rick TreadwayIndyCar4,974
1,199🇺🇸 Casey MearsNASCAR Cup Series4,973
1,200🇯🇵 Kean Nakamura-BertaFormula Regional European4,973
1,201🇬🇧 Dan CammishBTCC4,972
1,202🇦🇺 Scott PyeSupercars Championship4,972
1,203🇺🇸 Chandler SmithNASCAR Truck4,971
1,204🇫🇮 Aaro VainioGT World Challenge Europe4,970
1,205🇧🇷 Alexandre SperaficoInternational Formula 30004,970
1,206🇺🇸 Patrick ByrneVelocity Invitational4,970
1,207🇫🇷 Stéphane SarrazinWEC4,970
1,208🇫🇷 Sebastien BourdaisWEC4,969
1,209🇺🇸 Brian ScottNASCAR Xfinity4,968
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Casey Mears is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Mears has recorded 1 win and 10 podiums from 123 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,973 ranks Mears 1199th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Beard Motorsports is Back at the Brickyard, Where Casey Mears’ Family History Runs Deep[1]
Catchfence
22 Jul 2026
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Casey Mears Nears 500th NASCAR Start with Return to Indianapolis[2]
Speedway Digest
22 Jul 2026
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Beard Motorsports is Back at the Brickyard, Where Casey Mears’ Family History Runs Deep[3]
speedwaymedia.com
22 Jul 2026
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