Roger Mears

Roger Mears (born April 24, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American former racing driver. Best known for his career in off-road racing, he also drove in the USAC and CART series from 1978 to 1984. He competed in 31 races, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1982 and 1983. He finished in the top-ten 17 times, with three fourth-place finishes.

Following his IndyCar career, Mears returned to off-road racing. Late in his career, he raced in four events during the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season, racing for Hendrick Motorsports, including the inaugural series race at Phoenix. His best career finish, however, was a 16th at Mesa Marin.

Mears is the father of NASCAR driver Casey Mears, and the older brother of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears.

Since his retirement from racing, Mears has been heavily involved in his son's career. He ran an Indy Lights team, with Casey as the driver, before working as a consultant with both Ganassi and Hendrick Motorsports.

Mears is an atheist. He played himself in the 1994 film Desert Steel. Racing record

American open–wheel racing results (key)

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points 1978 PIR1 TRE1 MOS MIL126 TEX MIL222 OMS115 OMS2 TRE2 PIR2 51st 10

USAC

CART

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 1980 Kingfish 73 Chevrolet V8 DNQ Grant King Racers 1981 Penske PC-7 Cosworth DFX V8t DNQ Agajanian 1982 Penske PC-9B Cosworth DFX V8t 19 32 Machinists Union Racing Team 1983 Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX V8t 8 28 Machinists Union Racing Team 1984 Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX V8t DNQ Machinists Union Racing Team

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

SuperTruck Series NASCAR SuperTruck 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 Pts Ref 1995 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy PHO21 TUS SGS MMR16 POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP24 FLM RCH MAR NWS SON 46th 382 5 MMR29 PHO