About Casey Mears
Born 1978. Casey Mears is an American racing automobile driver.
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, and the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Beard Motorsports. 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.
Early career and open-wheel racing Mears is a native of Bakersfield, California. After racing in go-karts for a season in 1991, Mears began competing in the SuperLites Off-Road Series in 1992, where he posted several top-three finishes. He moved to sprint cars in 1994 and finished third in the Jim Russell USAC Triple Crown Championship, with a win at Mesa Marin Raceway. The next season, he won the championship in the USAC series.
In 1996, Mears made his Dayton Indy Lights debut at the Cleveland Grand Prix and finished eighth. The following year, he competed full-time in the Indy Lights championship and in 1999 finished second, losing by fourteen points. He became just the fourth driver in Indy Lights series history to complete every lap in a single season. Mears continued to compete in the Indy Lights in 2000 and won his first race at the Grand Prix of Houston meeting in October.
After testing Indy Cars for multiple teams in 2000, Mears was offered a chance to drive a third entry for Team Rahal at California Speedway in October. After qualifying fifteenth and leading ten laps, he posted a career-best fourth finish in his CART Series debut. He ran three IRL events at the start of the 2001 season and attempted to qualify for the 2001 Indianapolis 500, but ultimately did not make it. He ended the season by filling in for injured Champ Car driver Alex Zanardi, posting one top-ten finish in four starts.
Mears had five CART starts, with one top-five finish, and three IRL starts, with no top-five finishes.
NASCAR Early Years (2001–02) Mears made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 2001 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving the No. 66 car for Cicci-Welliver Racing. He started 21st and finished 28th. When the team was sold to Wayne Jesel the next season, Mears drove for them full-time, finishing 21st in points with two top-ten finishes.
Chip Ganassi Racing (2003–06) To the surprise of many, he was selected by Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 41 Target Dodge in 2003. In his rookie season, he finished 35th in the final points standings after failing to finish in the top ten in any race. Throughout 2003, Mears drove a number of ARCA races for Ganassi, winning three times, once at Michigan, and sweeping both Pocono races. He drove the No. 41 Cup car for two additional seasons and won two poles in 2004.
Casey Mears at his merchandise hauler at a 2006 Martinsville Speedway race. Mears came close to quite a lot of victories during this period. He led late in the 2004 Sirius at the Glen but got passed with twelve laps to go and finished fourth. At Homestead in 2005, Mears controlled the final 100 laps of the Ford 400, but after a yellow flag with sixteen laps to go erased his one second lead, Mears had to make a pit stop, thus forfeiting the lead and with it, the win.
During the 2005 season, it was announced Mears would move to a separate car for Ganassi with Home123 sponsorship, with the No. 41 to be piloted by Reed Sorenson. The Home123 sponsorship fell through, and he instead moved to the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge for Ganassi, replacing the departing Jamie McMurray.
Mears started off 2006 with a then-best career finish of second, passing Ryan Newman at the line as Mears' future teammate Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 Daytona 500.
Hendrick Motorsports (2007–08)
On June 6, 2006, Mears announced that he was leaving Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of the season to join Hendrick Motorsports for the 2007 season, to replace the departing Brian Vickers. On July 8, 2006, he finally won his first NASCAR race, a Busch Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, coasting to the finish after running out of fuel.
For the 2007 season, Mears assumed driving duties for the No. 25 Hendrick Chevrolet, with co-primary sponsorships from the National Guard of the United States and GMAC. On May 27, 2007, he won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, his first (and only to date) career Nextel Cup victory. Once again, Mears secured the win with a fuel gamble, taking the lead with five laps remaining when most of the other lead lap cars stopped for fuel. Mears stretched his fuel to the finish, running out moments after the checkered flag.
In 2008, Mears moved to the Alan Gustafson-led No. 5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala previously driven by Kyle Busch. After going winless, Mears was released by Hendrick and replaced by veteran Mark Martin.
Richard Childress Racing (2009) On August 23, 2008, Mears was announced as the driver of Richard Childress Racing's No. 07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Impala SS. The previous driver of the car, Clint Bowyer, would drive the team's new No. 33 General Mills Chevrolet Impala SS. In his first season at RCR, Mears notched two top-ten finishes. After Mears struggled during the first seven races of the year, Richard Childress switched the crew chiefs for Harvick and Mears' cars, hoping for a better performance from the two drivers. The switch seemed to work for both parties.
On October 21, 2009, it was announced that Mears would be getting his third crew chief of the season, starting at Talladega. Todd Berrier would be moving to the No. 31 team in place of Scott Miller. Doug Randolph took over as the crew chief on the No. 07. This move was made primarily because the future of the No. 07 was uncertain, and Childress wanted to keep Berrier in the family. After the switch, Mears struggled with his new crew chief and had the best finish of nineteenth at Homestead. Mears was released by Richard Childress Racing following the 2009 season.
Various teams (2010) It was announced on January 20, 2010, that Mears would drive the No. 90 Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevrolet. Mears failed to qualify for the 2010 Daytona 500, ending a starting streak of 252 consecutive races; this was Mears' first DNQ of his career. Mears also failed to qualify for Fontana, Las Vegas, and Atlanta. After qualifying for Martinsville was rained out, and the team did not qualify, Mears was released by the team. Following his release from Key Motorsports, Joe Gibbs announced that Mears would be on standby status while JGR driver Denny Hamlin recovered from ACL surgery; however, Hamlin did not require a replacement, and therefore Mears did not drive in either of the two races. Beginning on April 27, 2010, Mears briefly became the driver for Tommy Baldwin's No. 36 team. On May 13, 2010, Mears was announced as the temporary replacement driver for the No. 83 Team Red Bull at Dover, replacing a sick Brian Vickers.
During the June race at Michigan International Speedway, while racing near the back of the field, Mears wrecked his Team Red Bull teammate, Scott Speed. Speed went on to finish 28th, and Mears finished 36th. Following the race, Speed was critical of the incident, and Mears was soon replaced by Reed Sorenson. Mears returned to TBR beginning with the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 27, 2010, where he finished 29th, only two laps down.
Germain Racing (2010–2016) Mears stepped into his fourth car of the season at Atlanta in September, driving the No. 13 GEICO Toyota for Germain Racing. It was also announced in August 2010 that Mears would continue to drive this car for the remainder of the 2010 season and all of the 2011 season. Mears attempted to qualify for his initial Sprint Cup appearance with the team at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the September 5 Emory Healthcare 500.
The 2011 season started off with his second DNQ at the Daytona 500. Due to two engines failing him during Speedweeks, Mears was unable to secure a position on the starting grid. Germain Racing secured sponsorship from GEICO and Hard Rock Vodka for a combined 29 races. Mears finished 31st in driver points.
GEICO announced on January 6, 2012, that it signed a two-year deal with Mears and Germain. Germain also announced that the team was switching to Ford from Toyota for the 2012 season, gaining technical support from Roush Fenway Racing and engines from Roush-Yates. On August 24, 2012, Mears won the pole for the Irwin Tools Night Race due to the Friday qualifying session being rained out. Mears finished 30th in the final point standings.
On February 21, 2013, GEICO announced that they were sponsoring Mears and Germain full-time for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Valvoline Next-Gen also sponsored Mears for two races. In the 2013 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Mears recorded the team's best finish at an oval track, ninth. Mears finished 24th in points, his best since driving for RCR in 2009.
For 2014, Germain Racing partnered with Richard Childress Racing to field Chevrolets. Mears began the season on a high note with a tenth-place finish in the Daytona 500. At Richmond, Mears ran in the top-ten for part of the race, but got into a fist-fight with Marcos Ambrose, who was furious over a late racing incident. Two days later, Mears was fined $15,000 and put on probation for one month. During the 2014 season, Mears recorded fourteen top-twenty finishes, including three top-tens and one top-five. He finished 26th in points.
For 2015, Mears returned to Germain for what was to be the final year of both his and GEICO's contracts with the team. Mears finished sixth at Daytona and fifteenth at Atlanta to open the season.
On July 14, 2015, it was announced that Mears had signed a contract extension with Germain and GEICO for 2016. On November 12, 2015, GEICO announced that it had extended its partnership with Mears and Germain Racing through the 2018 season. Team owner Bob Germain confirmed that Mears had extended his contract with the team through 2018 as well.
Mears had a rough 2016 season, finishing 32nd at Daytona after being caught speeding late in the race. Mears would finish better next week at Atlanta, finishing fourteenth. He was unlucky after being involved in a small accident, which ended Mears's contention for the win at Talladega. On November 28, 2016, Germain announced that Ty Dillon would replace Mears in the No. 13 starting in 2017.
Part-time racing (2017–present)
On February 20, 2017, Mears announced via Twitter that he would drive the No. 98 Ford Mustang for Biagi-DenBeste Racing in the Xfinity Series for twelve races. After Aric Almirola's injury, his schedule was increased with two more races (Pocono and Daytona 2). Mears ended up running fourteen races in the No. 98 car with the best finish of ninth.
In 2019, Mears returned to the Cup Series with Germain, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet at the Daytona 500. After starting 40th, Mears finished in the same position when an early-race shunt with Parker Kligerman ended his day.
In 2023, Mears stated that he would like to be able to reach 500 career NASCAR Cup Series starts and would love to put together an eleven-race schedule. Due to Mears' friendship with Legacy Motor Club co-owner Jimmie Johnson, it was speculated he would join the organization, which was a Chevrolet team at the time.
Following a five-year absence, MBM Motorsports and their Cup entry "Garage 66" announced his return at the Cook Out 400. Mears would ultimately finish 35th, eleven laps off the pace. It was later announced he would return to the team for the Daytona summer race and the final three races of the season at Talladega, Martinsville, and Phoenix. At Daytona, Mears finished 29th, four laps down. At Talladega, Mears finished on the lead lap in 18th, the best finish of the year for Garage 66. At Martinsville, electrical issues caused Mears to fall out of the race in 33rd. At the season finale in Phoenix, Mears finished 36th, 35 laps down.
In 2026, Mears attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 for Garage 66. He qualified 17th, making the race via his Duel 1 finish, where drove through a last-lap wreck in his Duel to make the field as top open entry, but finished 32nd, 5 laps down. He withdrew the following week from Atlanta.
On March 31, it was announced that he would race for Beard Motorsports in five races. He was originally scheduled to run Talladega in the Spring but failed to qualify. On May 27, it was announced that Pocono would be added to his schedule. He lost right-front wheel on lap 105, hitting the outside wall and having to DNF. He also completed at Indianapolis, finishing 35th. He plans to run at Daytona and Homestead—Miami to earn his 500th career Cup Series start.
Grand-Am In 2005, Mears teamed with Scott Dixon and Darren Manning in the Chip Ganassi Lexus Riley. They finished in 6th place. The following year, he won the 24 Hours of Daytona alongside Dixon and Dan Wheldon; they set a race record for the Daytona Prototype category, running 723 laps in 24 hours to score the win. Mears became the first-ever full-time NASCAR driver to win the Rolex 24 overall.
In 2009, Mears shared the No. 2 Gentleman Jack Pontiac-Crawford with Andy Wallace, Rob Finley, and Danica Patrick. They suffered electrical and handling issues during the race and finished eighth.
Off-road racing Following his family legacy, Mears entered desert racing in 2019 when he debuted in SCORE International's Baja 1000. He shared the No. 42 Ford Raptor trophy truck, which was built by the Geiser Brothers and sponsored by Axalta, with multi-time race class winner Doug Fortin. After dealing with engine issues brought upon by hitting a mud puddle, the Mears–Fortin duo finished 28th overall and twelfth in the Trophy Truck class.
Mears returned to the Baja 1000 in 2021, co-driving the No. 77 trophy truck with Robby Gordon. The opportunity arose following an encounter between the two when they were attending Roger Mears' Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Mears and Gordon were also among four former NASCAR race winners in the event alongside Brendan Gaughan and Justin Lofton. The No. 77 finished 13th overall and seventh in class.
Stadium Super Trucks
In January 2017, Mears tested a Stadium Super Truck, a series owned by former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon; the Stadium Super Trucks are similar to the stadium trucks raced by Mears' father Roger, though they contain V8 engines instead of V6. In December, he made his series debut at the season-ending Lake Elsinore Diamond rounds. He failed to qualify for the first race's main event after finishing seventh in his heat race, but a fourth-place run in the following day's heat allowed him to compete in that evening's feature, in which he finished fifth.
The following year, Mears ran his first SST race at Road America, driving the No. 25 truck in place of Arie Luyendyk Jr. to sixth- and twelfth-place runs. He later raced in the series' rounds at Glen Helen Regional Park and the Race of Champions.
In 2019, Mears participated in the SST race weekend at Honda Indy Toronto. He later ran the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course weekend, where he finished second in the Friday round.
Motorsports career results
American open-wheel racing (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 1996 Team Mears MIA LBH NAZ MIS MIL DET POR CLE8 TOR TRO VAN LS 24th 5 1997 Team Mears MIA9 LBH17 NAZ13 SAV13 STL13 MIL10 DET15 POR11 TOR20 TRO17 VAN16 LS19 FON15 23rd 9 1998 Team Mears MIA10 LBH13 NAZ3 STL7 MIL16 DET19 POR CLE10 TOR MIS11 TRO VAN LS21 FON8 17th 33 1999 Dorricott Racing MIA5 LBH5 NAZ3 MIL2 POR4 CLE8 TOR8 MIS2 DET9 CHI3 LS5 FON13 2nd 116 2000 Dorricott Racing LBH5 MIL5 DET3 POR7 MIS2 CHI10 MOH5 VAN8 LS2 STL2 HOU1 FON4 3rd 141
CART Champ Car results Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points Ref 2000 Team Rahal 91 Reynard 2Ki Ford XF MIA LBH RIO MOT NZR MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIS CHI MOH ROA VAN LS STL HOU SRF FON4 23rd 12 2001 Mo Nunn Racing 66 Reynard 01i Honda HR-1 MTY LBH TXS NZR MOT MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIS CHI MOH ROA VAN LAU ROC HOU17 LS11 SRF26 FON8 28th 7
Indy Racing League Indy Racing League results Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points Ref 2001 Galles Racing 31 G-Force Oldsmobile PHX20 HMS11 ATL23 INDYDNQ TXS PPI RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI TX2 31st 36
Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2001 G-Force Oldsmobile DNQ Galles Racing
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2003 Chip Ganassi Racing 41 Dodge DAY27 CAR30 LVS15 ATL23 DAR34 BRI32 TEX27 TAL40 MAR36 CAL34 RCH28 CLT35 DOV40 POC21 MCH20 SON26 DAY25 CHI34 NHA16 POC35 IND29 GLN32 MCH41 BRI21 DAR35 RCH41 NHA17 DOV36 TAL37 KAN24 CLT42 MAR17 ATL28 PHO42 CAR33 HOM27 35th 2638 2004 DAY14 CAR21 LVS7 ATL34 DAR15 BRI36 TEX7 MAR37 TAL8 CAL8 RCH32 CLT7 DOV28 POC10 MCH31 SON7 DAY11 CHI15 NHA26 POC18 IND26 GLN4 MCH20 BRI30 CAL29 RCH35 NHA29 DOV24 TAL8 KAN31 CLT20 MAR29 ATL13 PHO34 DAR26 HOM26 22nd 3690 2005 DAY26 CAL22 LVS7 ATL19 BRI43 MAR17 TEX4 PHO39 TAL14 DAR39 RCH28 CLT34 DOV24 POC18 MCH21 SON20 DAY43 CHI9 NHA33 POC21 IND6 GLN23 MCH14 BRI34 CAL32 RCH23 NHA23 DOV10 TAL38 KAN8 CLT6 MAR22 ATL21 TEX4 PHO22 HOM5 22nd 3637 2006 42 DAY2 CAL7 LVS9 ATL21 BRI25 MAR27 TEX14 PHO20 TAL20 RCH17 DAR17 CLT23 DOV21 POC43 MCH7 SON20 DAY7 CHI25 NHA21 POC23 IND23 GLN35 MCH16 BRI17 CAL14 RCH11 NHA21 DOV22 KAN2 TAL30 CLT12 MAR6 ATL28 TEX7 PHO26 HOM32 14th 3914 2007 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY20 CAL31 LVS40 ATL28 BRI10 MAR42 TEX23 PHO37 TAL39 RCH18 DAR35 CLT1 DOV13 POC4 MCH4 SON27 NHA23 DAY19 CHI5 IND35 POC10 GLN15 MCH11 BRI22 CAL15 RCH17 NHA8 DOV6 KAN4 TAL6 CLT21 MAR20 ATL12 TEX31 PHO13 HOM16 15th 3949 2008 5 DAY35 CAL42 LVS13 ATL17 BRI42 MAR7 TEX22 PHO11 TAL7 RCH36 DAR35 CLT29 DOV17 POC26 MCH30 SON5 NHA7 DAY34 CHI33 IND26 POC22 GLN19 MCH18 BRI41 CAL26 RCH11 NHA37 DOV15 KAN14 TAL14 CLT29 MAR6 ATL12 TEX14 PHO36 HOM8 20th 3527 2009 Richard Childress Racing 07 DAY15 CAL24 LVS30 ATL16 BRI24 MAR21 TEX21 PHO20 TAL16 RCH9 DAR36 CLT33 DOV9 POC14 MCH24 SON23 NHA11 DAY34 CHI28 IND19 POC25 GLN15 MCH6 BRI13 ATL25 RCH30 NHA13 DOV17 KAN15 CAL11 CLT7 MAR18 TAL25 TEX21 PHO27 HOM19 21st 3759 2010 Keyed-Up Motorsports 90 DAYDNQ CALDNQ LVSDNQ ATLDNQ BRI30 MARDNQ PHO TEX TAL 36th 1573 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 RCH26 DARDNQ NHA29 DAY CHI40 INDDNQ POC36 GLN MCHDNQ Team Red Bull 83 Toyota DOV22 CLT29 POC23 MCH36 SON Germain Racing 13 BRI39 ATL26 RCH21 NHA38 DOV29 KAN24 CAL25 CLTDNQ MAR40 TAL24 TEX26 PHO24 HOM33 2011 DAYDNQ PHO18 LVS25 BRI37 CAL29 MAR36 TEX26 TAL22 RCH28 DAR30 DOV23 CLT23 KAN37 POC30 MCH38 SON34 DAY32 KEN25 NHA38 IND29 POC36 GLN20 MCH37 BRI23 ATL28 RCH17 CHI29 NHA42 DOV35 KAN42 CLT32 TAL17 MAR12 TEX25 PHO26 HOM26 31st 541 2012 Ford DAY25 PHO39 LVS27 BRI25 CAL23 MAR25 TEX25 KAN26 RCH21 TAL18 DAR22 CLT22 DOV41 POC35 MCH20 SON15 KEN18 DAY18 NHA36 IND34 POC35 GLN16 MCH37 BRI21 ATL33 RCH29 CHI36 NHA36 DOV31 TAL26 CLT29 KAN37 MAR25 TEX21 PHO22 HOM29 29th 612 2013 DAY29 PHO14 LVS29 BRI15 CAL15 MAR16 TEX31 KAN34 RCH30 TAL24 DAR37 CLT23 DOV16 POC22 MCH21 SON16 KEN18 DAY9 NHA36 IND27 POC24 GLN12 MCH25 BRI33 ATL22 RCH26 CHI30 NHA25 DOV24 KAN21 CLT31 TAL27 MAR21 TEX33 PHO27 HOM28 24th 719 2014 Chevy DAY10 PHO14 LVS28 BRI27 CAL15 MAR24 TEX28 DAR18 RCH19 TAL14 KAN26 CLT24 DOV25 POC23 MCH24 SON13 KEN20 DAY4 NHA38 IND33 POC12 GLN15 MCH17 BRI26 ATL22 RCH31 CHI26 NHA22 DOV27 KAN28 CLT31 TAL10 MAR37 TEX18 PHO35 HOM20 26th 782 2015 DAY6 ATL15 LVS25 PHO20 CAL23 MAR15 TEX27 BRI36 RCH30 TAL28 KAN19 CLT24 DOV27 POC16 MCH13 SON38 DAY11 KEN23 NHA16 IND20 POC28 GLN18 MCH42 BRI23 DAR29 RCH21 CHI20 NHA18 DOV24 CLT18 KAN23 TAL31 MAR17 TEX26 PHO22 HOM42 23rd 754 2016 DAY32 ATL14 LVS23 PHO35 CAL17 MAR31 TEX23 BRI24 RCH29 TAL33 KAN21 DOV26 CLT30 POC24 MCH32 SON24 DAY12 KEN30 NHA27 IND24 POC21 GLN12 BRI25 MCH22 DAR25 RCH21 CHI34 NHA27 DOV26 CLT40 KAN23 TAL39 MAR21 TEX39 PHO18 HOM18 28th 556 2019 27 DAY40 ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 40th 1 2025 Garage 66 66 Ford DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR35 DAR BRI TAL TEX KAN CLT NSH MCH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN RCH DAY29 DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN ROV LVS TAL18 MAR33 PHO36 49th 01 2026 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN -* -* Beard Motorsports 62 Chevy TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM
Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2003 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29 27 2004 25 14 2005 29 26 2006 14 2 2007 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 17 20 2008 9 35 2009 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25 15 2010 Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ 2011 Germain Racing Toyota DNQ 2012 Ford 36 25 2013 17 29 2014 Chevrolet 28 10 2015 41 6 2016 32 32 2019 Germain Racing Chevrolet 40 40 2026 Garage 66 Ford 17 32
Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2001 Cicci-Welliver Racing 66 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTW PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM28 116th 79 2002 Team Jesel Dodge DAY23 CAR23 LVS18 DAR39 BRI23 TEX38 NSH23 TAL5 CAL29 RCH23 NHA17 NZH15 CLT23 DOV36 NSH10 KEN20 MLW19 DAY16 CHI38 GTW15 PPR25 IRP25 MCH34 BRI40 DAR12 RCH30 DOV22 KAN29 CLT27 MEM23 ATL23 CAR34 PHO15 HOM12 21st 3148 2003 Braun Racing 19 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTW NZH CLT15 DOV28 NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI4 NHA PPR IRP MCH7 BRI41 DAR9 RCH31 DOV28 KAN12 CLT15 MEM ATL20 PHO21 CAR21 HOM8 34th 1525 2004 Phoenix Racing 1 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTW RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY7 CHI NHA20 PPR IRP MCH4 BRI35 RCH31 DOV19 KAN8 MEM ATL42 PHO20 DAR6 HOM26 34th 1511 Chip Ganassi Racing 41 CAL2 CLT7 2005 Akins Motorsports 38 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL26 DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTW IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 116th 85 2006 Chip Ganassi Racing 42 DAY CAL40 MXC LVS ATL16 BRI TEX3 NSH PHO8 TAL RCH DAR CLT4 DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI1 NHA MAR GTW IRP GLN MCH2 BRI CAL16 RCH DOV KAN CLT26 MEM TEX PHO HOM 38th 1200 2007 Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevy DAYDNQ CAL2 MXC LVS42 ATL5 BRI NSH TEX4 PHO7 TAL3 RCH7 DAR9 CLT2 DOV4 NSH KEN MLW NHA10 DAY8 CHI13 GTW IRP CGV MCH9 BRI19 CAL RCH DOV KAN3 CLT MEM TEX15 PHO HOM22 20th 2633 5 GLN8 2009 Richard Childress Racing 29 DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTW IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX2 PHO HOM 104th 170 2010 Braun Racing 10 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO31 TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTW IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTW TEX PHO HOM 127th 70 2017 Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL14 TEX38 BRI RCH9 TAL CLT21 DOV POC21 MCH IOW DAY34 KEN15 NHA IND IOW GLN25 MOH32 BRI ROA9 DAR RCH25 CHI KEN DOV18 CLT KAN TEX PHO12 HOM11 28th 242
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2025 MBM Motorsports 69 Ford DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR24 PHO 62nd 13
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2001 LJ Racing 91 Pontiac DAY NSH WIN SLM GTW KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL9 ATL 122nd 185 2002 Team Jesel 36 DAY30 ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT 159th 80 2003 Chip Ganassi Racing 77 Dodge DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT4 BLN KAN MCH1* LER POC1* POC1 NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 26th 1005
24 Hours of Daytona (key) 24 Hours of Daytona results Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos. 2005 DP 03 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley DP Scott Dixon Darren Manning 694 6 6 2006 DP 02 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley DP Scott Dixon Dan Wheldon 734 1 1 2009 DP 2 Childress-Howard Motorsports Pontiac Crawford DP08 Andy Wallace Rob Finlay Danica Patrick 702 8 8
Stadium Super Trucks (key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.) Stadium Super Trucks results Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pts Ref 2017 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH LBH PER PER PER DET DET TEX TEX HID HID HID BEI GLN GLN ELSDNQ ELS5 22nd 29 2018 ELS ADE ADE ADE LBH LBH PER PER DET DET TEX TEX ROA6†ROA12†SMP SMP HLN7 HLN10 MXC8 MXC9 19th 50 2019 COA COA TEX TEX LBH LBH TOR6 TOR7 MOH MOH MOH2* MOH5 ROA ROA ROA POR7 POR7 SRF SRF 10th 100 †– Replaced Arie Luyendyk Jr., points went to Luyendyk
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