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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
124
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,888
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,888Rank 1304 of 40,308 indexed, -154 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
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 124 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,888 ranks Mears 1304th of 40,308 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)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-08-29 | Daytona International Speedway | P37 | −72 |
| 2026-07-26 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P35 | −63 |
| 2026-06-14 | Pocono Raceway | P36 | −83 |
| 2026-02-15 | Daytona 500 | P32 | −38 |
| 2026-02-13 | Duel #1 | P8 | +102 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +134 | Chicago 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P1 |
| +131 | Texas 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P3 |
| +131 | Fontana 2004 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +128 | Michigan 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +126 | Charlotte 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P4 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Talladega4 starts+36
Michigan5 starts+23
Kansas4 starts+18
Charlotte9 starts+14
Struggles
Bristol5 starts-53
Fontana4 starts-21
Dover7 starts-16
Texas6 starts-16
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −154 | 4,888 | |
| 2025 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −231 | 5,042 | |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −106 | |||
| 2022 | ▸International GT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −95 | 5,379 | |
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | ↑325−210 | 5,474 | |
| 2017 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −712 | 5,359 |
| 2010 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Braun Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | −137 | 6,070 |
| 2009 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +69 | 6,207 |
| 2007 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Hendrick Motorsports | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +597 | 6,139 |
| 2006 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Chip Ganassi Racing | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +459 | 5,542 |
| 2005 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Akins Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | −49 | 5,083 |
| 2004 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Phoenix Racing | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P18 | +224 | 5,132 |
| 2003 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Braun Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P28 | +283 | 4,908 |
| 2002 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Welliver-Jesel Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −840 | 4,625 |
| 2001 | ▸IndyCar | Galles Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +4,114 | 5,464 |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Frank Cicci Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −75 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Mears finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Greg Biffle | 5,498 | 90 | 29 | 61 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Jamie McMurrayFIA Gold | 5,924 | 78 | 37 | 41 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Sauter | 4,161 | 78 | 44 | 34 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Jason Keller | 4,358 | 77 | 31 | 46 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Stacy Compton | 4,507 | 72 | 31 | 41 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Ashton Lewis | 4,454 | 72 | 30 | 42 | 42% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike WallaceFIA Bronze | 4,111 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 68% |
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 3,977 | 71 | 29 | 42 | 41% |
| 🇺🇸 Kasey Kahne | 5,583 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick | 6,258 | 65 | 21 | 44 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion | 7,341 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion | 6,867 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey LoganoHigher-rated | 6,704 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,294 | 🇨🇭 Jean-Denis Deletraz | Road to Le Mans | 4,897 |
| 1,295 | 🇳🇱 Henkie Waldschmidt | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,896 |
| 1,296 | 🇯🇵 James Rossiter | WEC | 4,895 |
| 1,297 | 🇮🇹 Roberto Lacorte | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,895 |
| 1,298 | 🇨🇭 Alexandre Coigny | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,894 |
| 1,299 | 🇮🇹 Gabriele Gardel | FIA GT Championship | 4,894 |
| 1,300 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Nocera | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,893 |
| 1,301 | 🇺🇸 Tristan Nunez | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,893 |
| 1,302 | 🇺🇸 Sarah Fisher | IndyCar | 4,892 |
| 1,303 | 🇯🇵 Marino Sato | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,890 |
| 1,304 | 🇺🇸 Casey Mears | NASCAR Cup Series | 4,888 |
| 1,305 | 🇧🇪 Thomas Strauven | Spanish F4 | 4,888 |
| 1,306 | 🇦🇺 Warren Luff | Supercars Championship | 4,887 |
| 1,307 | 🇮🇹 Luca Ghiotto | European Le Mans Series | 4,885 |
| 1,308 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Montin | Formula 3 Macau | 4,885 |
| 1,309 | 🇮🇹 Vincent Vosse | FIA GT Championship | 4,885 |
| 1,310 | 🇺🇸 Brian Frisselle | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,883 |
| 1,311 | 🇬🇧 Harrison Newey | DTM | 4,883 |
| 1,312 | 🇧🇪 Marc Goossens | 24H Series | 4,882 |
| 1,313 | 🇺🇸 Rajah Caruth | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,881 |
| 1,314 | 🇧🇷 Eduardo Barrichello | WEC | 4,880 |
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