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Casey Mears
Mears in 2017
BornCasey James Mears
(1978-03-12) March 12, 1978 (age 46)[1]
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Achievements2007 Coca-Cola 600 winner
2006 24 Hours of Daytona overall co-winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
489 races run over 15 years
2019 position40th
Best finish14th (2006)
First race2003 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2019 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win2007 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 51 3
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
107 races run over 10 years
2017 position28th
Best finish20th (2007)
First race2001 GNC Live Well 300 (Homestead)
Last race2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
First win2006 USG Durock 300 (Chicago)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 34 4
IndyCar Series career
3 races run over 1 year
2001 position31st
Best finish31st (2001)
First race2001 Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2001 Atlanta 500 Classic (Atlanta)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
Champ Car career
5 races run over 2 years
Best finish23rd (2000)
First race2000 Marlboro 500 (California)
Last race2001 Marlboro 500 (California)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 17, 2019.

Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978) is an American professional off-road and stock car racing driver. He has raced in IndyCar, NASCAR's three national series including 15 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.[2] He also works as a NASCAR analyst for Fox Sports 1.

Early career and open-wheel racing

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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 14 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 15th and leading 10 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-10 finish in four starts.

Mears had five CART starts, with one top-5 finish, and three IRL starts, with no top-5 finishes.

NASCAR

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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 10 finishes. 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 10 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.

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 12 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 19 laps to go) erased his 28-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.

Casey Mears at his merchandise hauler at a 2006 Martinsville Speedway race.

Mears started off 2006 with a then-best career finish of 2nd, passing Ryan Newman at the line as Mears' future teammate Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 Daytona 500.

Mears' 2007 Cup car
Mears' 2008 Cup car

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.[3] 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.[4] After going winless, Mears was released by Hendrick and replaced by veteran Mark Martin.[5]

On August 23, 2008, Mears was announced as the driver of Richard Childress Racing's No. 07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Impala SS.[6] 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 10 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 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 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 19th at Homestead. Mears was released by Richard Childress Racing following the 2009 season.

It was announced on January 20, 2010, that Mears would drive the No. 90 Key Motorsports Chevrolet.[7] 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.

Mears' 2013 Cup car

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 they 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.[8] 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 10th-place finish in the Daytona 500. At Richmond, Mears ran in the Top 10 for part of the race, but got into a fist-fight with Marcos Ambrose who was furious over a late racing incident.[9] Two days later, Mears was fined $15,000 and put on probation for one month.[10] During the 2014 season, Mears recorded 14 Top 20 finishes, including three Top 10’s and one Top 5. 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 6th at Daytona and 15th 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.[11] 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.[12]

Mears' 2016 Cup car for Germain Racing

Mears had a rough 2016 season, finishing 32nd at Daytona after caught speeding in the late of the race. Mears would finish better next week at Atlanta, finishing 14th. He was unlucky after being involved in a small accident which ended Mears in 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.[13]

Mears racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2017 at Road America

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 12 races. After Aric Almirola's injury, his schedule was increased with two more races (Pocono and Daytona 2). Mears ended up running 14 races in the No. 98 car with the best finish of 9th.

In 2019, Mears returned to the Cup Series with Germain, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet at the Daytona 500.[14] After starting 40th, Mears finished in the same position when an early-race shunt with Parker Kligerman ended his day.[15]

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 11-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.[16] However, nothing has come to fruition.

Grand-Am

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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

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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.[17] After dealing with engine issues brought upon by hitting a mud puddle, the Mears–Fortin duo finished 28th overall and 12th in the Trophy Truck class.[18]

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.[19] The No. 77 finished 13th overall and seventh in class.[20]

Stadium Super Trucks

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Mears racing in a Stadium Super Truck at Road America in 2018

In January 2017, Mears tested a Stadium Super Truck, a series owned by former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon;[21] 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.[22] 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.[23][24]

The following year, he 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.[25][26] He later raced in the series' rounds at Glen Helen Regional Park and the Race of Champions.[27][28]

In 2019, he participated in the SST race weekend at Honda Indy Toronto.[29] He later ran the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course weekend, where he finished second in the Friday round.[30]

Motorsports career results

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American open-wheel racing

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Indy Lights

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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 CLE
8 		TOR TRO VAN LS 24th 5
1997 Team Mears MIA
9 		LBH
17 		NAZ
13 		SAV
13 		STL
13 		MIL
10 		DET
15 		POR
11 		TOR
20 		TRO
17 		VAN
16 		LS
19 		FON
15 		23rd 9
1998 Team Mears MIA
10 		LBH
13 		NAZ
3 		STL
7 		MIL
16 		DET
19 		POR CLE
10 		TOR MIS
11 		TRO VAN LS
21 		FON
8 		17th 33
1999 Dorricott Racing MIA
5 		LBH
5 		NAZ
3 		MIL
2 		POR
4 		CLE
8 		TOR
8 		MIS
2 		DET
9 		CHI
3 		LS
5 		FON
13 		2nd 116
2000 Dorricott Racing LBH
5 		MIL
5 		DET
3 		POR
7 		MIS
2 		CHI
10 		MDO
5 		VAN
8 		LS
2 		STL
2 		HOU
1 		FON
4 		3rd 141

CART

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Champ Car results
Year Team 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 Reynard 2Ki Ford XF MIA LBH RIO MOT NZR MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIS CHI MDO ROA VAN LS STL HOU SRF FON
4 		23rd 12 [31]
2001 Mo Nunn Racing Reynard 01i Honda HR-1 MTY LBH TXS NZR MOT MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIS CHI MDO ROA VAN LAU ROC HOU
17 		LS
11 		SRF
26 		FON
8 		28th 7 [32]

Indy Racing League

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Indy Racing League results
Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points Ref
2001 Galles Racing G-Force 31 Oldsmobile PHX
20 		HMS
11 		ATL
23 		INDY
DNQ 		TXS PPI RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI TX2 31st 36 [33]

Indianapolis 500

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2001 G-Force Oldsmobile DNQ Galles Racing

NASCAR

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

Monster Energy Cup Series

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Monster Energy 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 MENCC Pts Ref
2003 Chip Ganassi Racing 41 Dodge DAY
27 		CAR
30 		LVS
15 		ATL
23 		DAR
34 		BRI
32 		TEX
27 		TAL
40 		MAR
36 		CAL
34 		RCH
28 		CLT
35 		DOV
40 		POC
21 		MCH
20 		SON
26 		DAY
25 		CHI
34 		NHA
16 		POC
35 		IND
29 		GLN
32 		MCH
41 		BRI
21 		DAR
35 		RCH
41 		NHA
17 		DOV
36 		TAL
37 		KAN
24 		CLT
42 		MAR
17 		ATL
28 		PHO
42 		CAR
33 		HOM
27 		35th 2638 [34]
2004 DAY
14 		CAR
21 		LVS
7 		ATL
34 		DAR
15 		BRI
36 		TEX
7 		MAR
37 		TAL
8 		CAL
8 		RCH
32 		CLT
7 		DOV
28 		POC
10 		MCH
31 		SON
7 		DAY
11 		CHI
15 		NHA
26 		POC
18 		IND
26 		GLN
4 		MCH
20 		BRI
30 		CAL
29 		RCH
35 		NHA
29 		DOV
24 		TAL
8 		KAN
31 		CLT
20 		MAR
29 		ATL
13 		PHO
34 		DAR
26 		HOM
26 		22nd 3690 [35]
2005 DAY
26 		CAL
22 		LVS
7 		ATL
19 		BRI
43 		MAR
17 		TEX
4 		PHO
39 		TAL
14 		DAR
39 		RCH
28 		CLT
34 		DOV
24 		POC
18 		MCH
21 		SON
20 		DAY
43 		CHI
9 		NHA
33 		POC
21 		IND
6 		GLN
23 		MCH
14 		BRI
34 		CAL
32 		RCH
23 		NHA
23 		DOV
10 		TAL
38 		KAN
8 		CLT
6 		MAR
22 		ATL
21 		TEX
4 		PHO
22 		HOM
5 		22nd 3637 [36]
2006 42 DAY
2 		CAL
7 		LVS
9 		ATL
21 		BRI
25 		MAR
27 		TEX
14 		PHO
20 		TAL
20 		RCH
17 		DAR
17 		CLT
23 		DOV
21 		POC
43 		MCH
7 		SON
20 		DAY
7 		CHI
25 		NHA
21 		POC
23 		IND
23 		GLN
35 		MCH
16 		BRI
17 		CAL
14 		RCH
11 		NHA
21 		DOV
22 		KAN
2 		TAL
30 		CLT
12 		MAR
6 		ATL
28 		TEX
7 		PHO
26 		HOM
32 		14th 3914 [37]
2007 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY
20 		CAL
31 		LVS
40 		ATL
28 		BRI
10 		MAR
42 		TEX
23 		PHO
37 		TAL
39 		RCH
18 		DAR
35 		CLT
1 		DOV
13 		POC
4 		MCH
4 		SON
27 		NHA
23 		DAY
19 		CHI
5 		IND
35 		POC
10 		GLN
15 		MCH
11 		BRI
22 		CAL
15 		RCH
17 		NHA
8 		DOV
6 		KAN
4 		TAL
6 		CLT
21 		MAR
20 		ATL
12 		TEX
31 		PHO
13 		HOM
16 		15th 3949 [38]
2008 5 DAY
35 		CAL
42 		LVS
13 		ATL
17 		BRI
42 		MAR
7 		TEX
22 		PHO
11 		TAL
7 		RCH
36 		DAR
35 		CLT
29 		DOV
17 		POC
26 		MCH
30 		SON
5 		NHA
7 		DAY
34 		CHI
33 		IND
26 		POC
22 		GLN
19 		MCH
18 		BRI
41 		CAL
26 		RCH
11 		NHA
37 		DOV
15 		KAN
14 		TAL
14 		CLT
29 		MAR
6 		ATL
12 		TEX
14 		PHO
36 		HOM
8 		20th 3527 [39]
2009 Richard Childress Racing 07 Chevy DAY
15 		CAL
24 		LVS
30 		ATL
16 		BRI
24 		MAR
21 		TEX
21 		PHO
20 		TAL
16 		RCH
9 		DAR
36 		CLT
33 		DOV
9 		POC
14 		MCH
24 		SON
23 		NHA
11 		DAY
34 		CHI
28 		IND
19 		POC
25 		GLN
15 		MCH
6 		BRI
13 		ATL
25 		RCH
30 		NHA
13 		DOV
17 		KAN
15 		CAL
11 		CLT
7 		MAR
18 		TAL
25 		TEX
21 		PHO
27 		HOM
19 		21st 3759 [40]
2010 Keyed-Up Motorsports 90 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		CAL
DNQ 		LVS
DNQ 		ATL
DNQ 		BRI
30 		MAR
DNQ 		PHO TEX TAL 36th 1573 [41]
Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy RCH
26 		DAR
DNQ 		NHA
29 		DAY CHI
40 		IND
DNQ 		POC
36 		GLN MCH
DNQ
Team Red Bull 83 Toyota DOV
22 		CLT
29 		POC
23 		MCH
36 		SON
Germain Racing 13 Toyota BRI
39 		ATL
26 		RCH
21 		NHA
38 		DOV
29 		KAN
24 		CAL
25 		CLT
DNQ 		MAR
40 		TAL
24 		TEX
26 		PHO
24 		HOM
33
2011 DAY
DNQ 		PHO
18 		LVS
25 		BRI
37 		CAL
29 		MAR
36 		TEX
26 		TAL
22 		RCH
28 		DAR
30 		DOV
23 		CLT
23 		KAN
37 		POC
30 		MCH
38 		SON
34 		DAY
32 		KEN
25 		NHA
38 		IND
29 		POC
36 		GLN
20 		MCH
37 		BRI
23 		ATL
28 		RCH
17 		CHI
29 		NHA
42 		DOV
35 		KAN
42 		CLT
32 		TAL
17 		MAR
12 		TEX
25 		PHO
26 		HOM
26 		31st 541 [42]
2012 Ford DAY
25 		PHO
39 		LVS
27 		BRI
25 		CAL
23 		MAR
25 		TEX
25 		KAN
26 		RCH
21 		TAL
18 		DAR
22 		CLT
22 		DOV
41 		POC
35 		MCH
20 		SON
15 		KEN
18 		DAY
18 		NHA
36 		IND
34 		POC
35 		GLN
16 		MCH
37 		BRI
21 		ATL
33 		RCH
29 		CHI
36 		NHA
36 		DOV
31 		TAL
26 		CLT
29 		KAN
37 		MAR
25 		TEX
21 		PHO
22 		HOM
29 		29th 612 [43]
2013 DAY
29 		PHO
14 		LVS
29 		BRI
15 		CAL
15 		MAR
16 		TEX
31 		KAN
34 		RCH
30 		TAL
24 		DAR
37 		CLT
23 		DOV
16 		POC
22 		MCH
21 		SON
16 		KEN
18 		DAY
9 		NHA
36 		IND
27 		POC
24 		GLN
12 		MCH
25 		BRI
33 		ATL
22 		RCH
26 		CHI
30 		NHA
25 		DOV
24 		KAN
21 		CLT
31 		TAL
27 		MAR
21 		TEX
33 		PHO
27 		HOM
28 		24th 719 [44]
2014 Chevy DAY
10 		PHO
14 		LVS
28 		BRI
27 		CAL
15 		MAR
24 		TEX
28 		DAR
18 		RCH
19 		TAL
14 		KAN
26 		CLT
24 		DOV
25 		POC
23 		MCH
24 		SON
13 		KEN
20 		DAY
4 		NHA
38 		IND
33 		POC
12 		GLN
15 		MCH
17 		BRI
26 		ATL
22 		RCH
31 		CHI
26 		NHA
22 		DOV
27 		KAN
28 		CLT
31 		TAL
10 		MAR
37 		TEX
18 		PHO
35 		HOM
20 		26th 782 [45]
2015 DAY
6 		ATL
15 		LVS
25 		PHO
20 		CAL
23 		MAR
15 		TEX
27 		BRI
36 		RCH
30 		TAL
28 		KAN
19 		CLT
24 		DOV
27 		POC
16 		MCH
13 		SON
38 		DAY
11 		KEN
23 		NHA
16 		IND
20 		POC
28 		GLN
18 		MCH
42 		BRI
23 		DAR
29 		RCH
21 		CHI
20 		NHA
18 		DOV
24 		CLT
18 		KAN
23 		TAL
31 		MAR
17 		TEX
26 		PHO
22 		HOM
42 		23rd 754 [46]
2016 DAY
32 		ATL
14 		LVS
23 		PHO
35 		CAL
17 		MAR
31 		TEX
23 		BRI
24 		RCH
29 		TAL
33 		KAN
21 		DOV
26 		CLT
30 		POC
24 		MCH
32 		SON
24 		DAY
12 		KEN
30 		NHA
27 		IND
24 		POC
21 		GLN
12 		BRI
25 		MCH
22 		DAR
25 		RCH
21 		CHI
34 		NHA
27 		DOV
26 		CLT
40 		KAN
23 		TAL
39 		MAR
21 		TEX
39 		PHO
18 		HOM
18 		28th 556 [47]
2019 Germain Racing 27 Chevy DAY
40 		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 CLT DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 40th 1 [48]
Daytona 500
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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

Xfinity Series

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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 NXSC 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 GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM
28 		116th 79 [49]
2002 Team Jesel Dodge DAY
23 		CAR
23 		LVS
18 		DAR
39 		BRI
23 		TEX
38 		NSH
23 		TAL
5 		CAL
29 		RCH
23 		NHA
17 		NZH
15 		CLT
23 		DOV
36 		NSH
10 		KEN
20 		MLW
19 		DAY
16 		CHI
38 		GTY
15 		PPR
25 		IRP
25 		MCH
34 		BRI
40 		DAR
12 		RCH
30 		DOV
22 		KAN
29 		CLT
27 		MEM
23 		ATL
23 		CAR
34 		PHO
15 		HOM
12 		21st 3148 [50]
2003 Braun Racing 19 Dodge DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT
15 		DOV
28 		NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI
4 		NHA PPR IRP MCH
7 		BRI
41 		DAR
9 		RCH
31 		DOV
28 		KAN
12 		CLT
15 		MEM ATL
20 		PHO
21 		CAR
21 		HOM
8 		34th 1525 [51]
2004 Phoenix Racing 1 Dodge DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
7 		CHI NHA
20 		PPR IRP MCH
4 		BRI
35 		RCH
31 		DOV
19 		KAN
8 		MEM ATL
42 		PHO
20 		DAR
6 		HOM
26 		34th 1511 [52]
Chip Ganassi Racing 41 Dodge CAL
2 		CLT
7*
2005 Akins Motorsports 38 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL
26 		DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 116th 85 [53]
2006 Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Dodge DAY CAL
40 		MXC LVS ATL
16 		BRI TEX
3 		NSH PHO
8 		TAL RCH DAR CLT
4 		DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI
1 		NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH
2 		BRI CAL
16 		RCH DOV KAN CLT
26 		MEM TEX PHO HOM 38th 1200 [54]
2007 Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		CAL
2 		MXC LVS
42 		ATL
5 		BRI NSH TEX
4 		PHO
7 		TAL
3* 		RCH
7 		DAR
9 		CLT
2 		DOV
4 		NSH KEN MLW NHA
10 		DAY
8 		CHI
13 		GTY IRP CGV MCH
9 		BRI
19 		CAL RCH DOV KAN
3 		CLT MEM TEX
15 		PHO HOM
22 		20th 2633 [55]
5 GLN
8
2009 Richard Childress Racing 29 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX
2 		PHO HOM 104th 170 [56]
2010 Braun Racing 10 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO
31 		TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 127th 70 [57]
2017 Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL
14 		TEX
38 		BRI RCH
9 		TAL CLT
21 		DOV POC
21 		MCH IOW DAY
34 		KEN
15 		NHA IND IOW GLN
25 		MOH
32 		BRI ROA
9 		DAR RCH
25 		CHI KEN DOV
18 		CLT KAN TEX PHO
12 		HOM
11 		28th 242 [58]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Re/Max Series

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(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 ARMC Pts Ref
2001 LJ Racing 91 Pontiac DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL
9 		ATL 122nd 185 [59]
2002 Team Jesel 36 Pontiac DAY
30 		ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT 159th 80 [60]
2003 Chip Ganassi Racing 77 Dodge DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT
4 		BLN KAN MCH
1* 		LER POC
1* 		POC
1 		NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 26th 1005 [61]

24 Hours of Daytona

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(key)

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos.
2005 DP 03 United States Target Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley DP New Zealand Scott Dixon
United Kingdom Darren Manning 		694 6 6
2006 DP 02 United States Target Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley DP New Zealand Scott Dixon
United Kingdom Dan Wheldon 		734 1 1
2009 DP 2 United States Childress-Howard Motorsports Pontiac Crawford DP08 United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States Rob Finlay
United States Danica Patrick 		702 8 8

Stadium Super Trucks

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(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 SSTC Pts Ref
2017 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH LBH PER PER PER DET DET TEX TEX HID HID HID BEI GLN GLN ELS
DNQ 		ELS
5 		22nd 29 [62]
2018 ELS ADE ADE ADE LBH LBH PER PER DET DET TEX TEX ROA
6† 		ROA
12† 		SMP SMP HLN
7 		HLN
10 		MXC
8 		MXC
9 		19th 50 [63]
2019 COA COA TEX TEX LBH LBH TOR
6 		TOR
7 		MOH MOH MOH
2* 		MOH
5 		ROA ROA ROA POR
7 		POR
7 		SRF SRF 10th 100 [64]
† – Replaced Arie Luyendyk Jr., points went to Luyendyk

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