Casey Mears has 491 begins within the NASCAR Cup Sequence, however by the tip of the 12 months, he can be as much as 494.
The 47-year-old will run the ultimate three races of the 12 months with MBM Motorsports’ Garage 66 Ford Mustang, competing at Talladega Superspeedway, Martinsville Speedway, and the season finale at Phoenix Raceway.
Mears has already made two begins this 12 months within the No. 66 automobile, ending thirty fifth at Martinsville and twenty ninth at Daytona.
The nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears, Casey was a mainstay within the Cup Sequence between 2003 and 2016 as a (largely) full-time driver. He made one begin in 2019, and made a shock return on a part-time foundation this 12 months. He earned his one and solely Cup within the 2007 Coca-Cola 600, whereas driving for Hendrick Motorsports.
Storage 66 trying the 2025 Daytona 500 with Chandler Smith
Photograph by: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Pictures
The Germain household and S.I. Yachts will fund his effort as the first sponsor, with Acrisure as an affiliate sponsor. Mears beforehand drove for the Germain household from 2010 by the 2016 season.
“We achieved vital success in NASCAR with two Truck Sequence Championships, and Casey performed a key function within the growth of our Cup Sequence program,” Germain stated. “I’m proud that the years he spent driving our No. 13 automobile accounted for a lot of of his Cup begins, and I’m blissful we’re partnering in his pursuit of hitting 500. Casey and I’ve remained shut through the years, and he was all the time one in every of our greatest supporters. He’s a terrific man, and he’s all the time been real in how he lives his life, which is what I recognize most.”
Added Mears: “I’m excited we have been capable of put these three races collectively, and I recognize the continuing help from Bob Germain, S.I. Yachts, and Acrisure. Given our shut friendship, it’s touching that Bob is keen to put money into me in any case these years; it exhibits his character and who he’s as an individual. It additionally means rather a lot that Acrisure continues to help us; they stepped up first this 12 months at Martinsville and helped get this program began. Due to Carl Lengthy and Storage 66 for all of their arduous work as a result of they’ve labored arduous to ramp up and make it occur.”
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