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Mears Endures Trying Day in the Desert
Race/Date: Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil – November 15, 2009 Avondale, Ariz. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s team went into Sunday’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil at Phoenix International Raceway with high hopes, but multiple setbacks resulted in a less-than-desired 27th-place finish. Read More!
Mears, Choctaw Casino Resort Team Remain Positive After 21st-Place Finish at Texas
Race/Date: Dickies 500 – November 8, 2009 - Venue: Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, Texas - FORT WORTH, Texas – Despite their less-than-desired 21st-place finish in Sunday’s Dickies 500, Casey Mears and the No. 07 Choctaw Casino Resort Chevrolet team left Texas Motor Speedway on a positive note, based on the gains found during the later stages of the event. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Team Earn Top-10 Finish at Lowe’s Motor Speedway Race/Date: NASCAR Banking 500– October 17, 2009 - Venue: Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Concord, N.C. - Starting Position: 42nd - Finishing Position: Seventh - Owners’ Point Position: 18th (advanced one position) CONCORD, N.C. – Sound pit strategy allowed Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet team to come from the back of the pack in Saturday’s NASCAR Banking 500 to finish seventh at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Team Finish 11th at Auto Club Speedway
Race/Date: Pepsi 400 – October 11, 2009 - Venue: Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, Calif. - FONTANA, Calif. - Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s team earned their 11th top-15 finish of the season in Sunday’s Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Team Finish 15th at Kansas Speedway
Race/Date: Price Chopper 400 – October 4, 2009 - Venue: Kansas Speedway – KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s team earned their 10th top-15 finish of the 2009 season in Saturday’s Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway. Read More!
Mears and No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet team have undeserving
Race: AAA 400 - Venue: Dover (Del.) International Speedway - DOVER, Del. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS team of Richard Childress Racing had a good race day at Dover International Speedway; despite what the finishing results show on paper. Read More!
Pit Call Makes Difference for Casey Mears and Jack Daniel’s Team in Loudon
Race/Date: Sylvania 300 - September 20, 2009 - Venue: New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS team took advantage of strong pit strategy en route to a 13th-place finish in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Read More!
Casey Mears and Jack Daniel’s Team Penalized out of Posting Good Finish
Race: Chevy Rock & Roll 400 - Venue: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway - RICHMOND, Va. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS team of Richard Childress Racing rallied from their 38th-place starting position all the way to 12th before a myriad of scoring incidents and a penalty prevented them from posting a finish indicative of their strong showing. Read More!
Casey Mears and Jack Daniel’s Team Have Tough Time Under the Lights in Atlanta
Race: Pep Boys Auto 500 - Venue: Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, Ga. - Start: 33rd - HAMPTON, Ga. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS team of Richard Childress Racing had a tough time of it at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night en route to a 25th-place finish. Read More!
Casey Mears, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Make
Race: CARFAX 400 - Venue: Michigan International Speedway - BROOKLYN, Mich. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS team of Richard Childress Racing had a great race day at Michigan International Speedway, earning their third top-10 finish of the season. Making it even more special was the fact they did it coming all the way from their 42nd-place qualifying position. Read More!
Casey Mears, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Team Take a Top 15 from Watkins Gl en
Race: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen - Venue: Waktins Glen (NY) International - WATKINS GLEN, NY. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS team of Richard Childress Racing endured the roller-coaster like, 11-turn, 2.45-mile road course of Watkins Glen International on Monday afternoon en route to a top-15 finish. Read More!
Casey Mears, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Team have Frustrating Finish at Pocono
Race: Sunoco American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 - Venue: Pocono Raceway; Long Pond, Penn.- Long Pond, Penn. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s team of Richard Childress Racing had a frustrating weekend at Pocono Raceway. First, practice was cut short and qualifying was cancelled Friday because of rain. Then, Mother Nature returned to the track with showers on Sunday postponing the race until Monday. Read More!
Casey Mears, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Team Persevere at Chicagoland
Race: LifeLock.com 400 - Venue: Chicagoland Speedway; July 11, 2009 - JOLIET, Ill. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS team of Richard Childress Racing were all about progress right from the start of their race weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Mears & Co. posted the 31st-best time on the speed chart for the first practice session on Thursday. They followed that up by qualifying 38th later that evening for the 400-mile/267-lap race. The Jack Daniel’s team knew they had a better car and talent in them than what showed in their qualifying result, and were adamant about having productive practices on Friday afternoon. Read More!
Casey Mears and No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Endure
Race/Date: Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola; July 4, 2009 - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS team of Richard Childress Racing came to Daytona International Speedway with high hopes based on well-prepared equipment and past company success. Read More!
Never-Quit Attitude Pays Off with 11th-Place Finish for Mears, Race/Date: LENOX Industrial Tools 301 – June 28, 2009 Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, N.H. Start Position: 21st Finish Position: 11th Owner Points Position: 20th (gained one position) Loudon, N.H. – Casey Mears, driver of the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, was involved in a mid-race accident but his team’s hard work kept him on the lead lap and resulted in an 11th-place finish in the rain-shortened LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Read More!
Late-Race Incident Erases Solid Run for Mears, Jack Daniel’s Team
Race/Date: Toyota/Save Mart 350 - June 21, 2009 - Location: Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, Calif. - SONOMA, Calif. -- Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s team stuck to the plan crew chief Todd Berrier had devised specifically for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway and, with just six laps remaining, were looking at an 11th-place finish at least. The No. 07 Chevrolet Impala SS getting spun out after contact by another car was, unfortunately, not part of the plan and Mears & Co. were left with a 23rd-place showing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ first of two road course races on the 2009 schedule. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy Persevere to Top 25 in Michigan
Race/Date: LifeLock 400 – June 14, 2009 - Location: Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, Mich. BROOKLYN, Mich. – Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team chased a car that wouldn’t respond to adjustments on pit road but still soldiered to a 24th-place finish in Sunday’s LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Despite the result, Mears maintained the 21st position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings. The Bakersfield, Calif., native now trails 20th-place Marcos Ambrose by 16 points and sits just 25 markers behind 19th-place Jamie McMurray. Meanwhile, Mears is a slim 32 points off of Dale Earnhardt Jr’s. 18th-place total. Read More!
Late-Race Gamble Nets Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy Top 15 at Pocono
Race/Date: Pocono 500 – June 7, 2009 - Location: Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, Pa. - Start Position: 21st LONG POND, Pa. – Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team parlayed a late-race gamble into a top-15 finish in Sunday’s Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. The solid result was Mr. Jack’s Crew’s second top-15 showing in the last two races. While Mears maintained 21st in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points, the Bakersfield, Calif., native is now just two points behind Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 20th. Read More!
Mears Takes Top-10 Home from the Monster Mile
Race: Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips and Cheese - Date: May 31, 2009 - Location: Dover International Speedway – Dover, Del. - Start Position: 17th - Finish Position: Ninth - DOVER, Del -- Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Racing team bounced back strong after a tough outing the previous week to score a ninth-place finish in the Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips and Cheese at Dover International Speedway. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy 33rd in Coca-Cola 600
Race/Date: Coca-Cola 600 – May 25, 2009- Location: Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Concord, N.C. - CONCORD, N.C. – Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team struggled over the course of the rain-shortened, 24-plus hour Coca-Cola 600, but despite finishing 33rd, Mears & Co. maintained the 22nd spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings. Read More!
Handling Hampers All-Star Bid for Mears, Jack Daniel’s
Race/Date: Sprint Showdown – May 16, 2009 - Location: Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Concord, N.C. - Start Position: 23rd
- Finish Position: 13th - Points Position: 22nd (maintained position – non-points event)
CONCORD, N.C. – Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team picked up an impressive 10 positions in just 40 laps on Saturday night. Unfortunately, 40 laps were all Mears & Co. had in their attempt to secure a starting spot for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Trouble Comes in Pairs for Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy, at Darlington Race/Date: Southern 500 – May 9, 2009 - Location: Darlington Raceway – Darlington, S.C. - Start Position: 13th - Finish Position: 36th - Points Position: 22nd (Fell two positions) DARLINGTON, S.C. – Casey Mears was collected in a pair of incidents in Saturday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, ultimately strapping the driver of Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet with a 36th-place finish. Read More!
THE CHILDRESS INSTITUTE FOR PEDIATRIC TRAUMA JOINS THE NASCAR FOUNDATION FAMILY OF CHARITIES Fans Are Encouraged to Bid in an Online Auction Featuring RCR Memorabilia to Help Raise Funds CHARLOTTE, NC (May 1, 2009) - The NASCAR Foundation is proud to announce that the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma has joined The NASCAR Foundation Family of Charities. The NASCAR Foundation Family of Charities is comprised of 32 driver, team and track charities within the motorsports family. Read More!
Late-Race Surge Powers Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy to Top-10 in Richmond Race/Date: Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400 – May 2, 2009 - Location: Richmond International Raceway – Richmond, Va. - Start Position: 41st - Finish Position: Ninth - Points Position: 20th (gained one position) RICHMOND, Va. – Sometimes change comes with anxiety. Sometimes it comes with inspiration. Sometimes it comes with attitude. For Casey Mears, change came with a ninth-place finish. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy, Escape Talladega 16th
Race/Date: Aaron’s 499 – April 26, 2009 - Location: Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, Ala. TALLADEGA, Ala. – Casey Mears avoided a pair on near missies, including one that sidelined two of his Richard Childress Racing teammates, to escape Talladega Superspeedway with a respectable, but somewhat disappointing, 16th-place finish. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy Move Needle in Phoenix Race/Date: Subway Fresh Fit 500 – April 18, 2009 - Location: Phoenix International Raceway – Avondale, Ariz. - Start Position: 38th - Finish Position: 20th - Points Position: 22nd (Gained one position) AVONDALE, Ariz. – Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team moved the needle in the right direction with a 20th-place finish in Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. While the end result just missed the mark in terms of expectations, the top-20 effort earned the Bakersfield, Calif., native one position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings. Mears is now 38 points behind David Stremme in 20th, 57 back from Brian Vickers in 18th and 78 markers behind Richard Childress Racing teammate Kevin Harvick in 16th. Over the last two races, he has picked up four spots and jumped from 26th to 22nd in the standings. Read More!
Early Handling Woes Overshadow Another Strong Race/Date: Samsung 500 – April 5, 2009 - Location: Texas Motor Speedway/Fort Worth, Texas Start Position: 35th - Finish Position: 21st - Points Position: 23rd (Gained three positions) Fort Worth, Texas – Early handling issues with the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS overshadowed a strong run by Casey Mears in the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. However, the 21st-place finish allowed Mr. Jack’s team to move up three positions, to 23rd, in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after seven of 36 points-paying events. Mears is now 43 points out of the top 20, 87 out of the top 15 and 147 out of the top 12. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy Just Miss Top 20 in Martinsville Race/Date: Goody’s Fast Relief 500 – March 29, 2009 - Location: Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Va. - Start Position: 25th - Finish Position: 21st - Points Position: 26th (Lost One Position) Martinsville, Va. – Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team came up one spot short in their bid for a top-20 finish in Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Mears raced inside the top 25 all afternoon and was the first car one lap down when the checkered flag waved. While he ultimately lost one spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, a slim 37 markers separates 26th through 18th in the standings. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy Solider to 24th at Bristol
Race/Date: Food City 500 – March 22, 2009 - Location: Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tenn. - Bristol, Tenn. – While finishing 24th in the Food City 500 wasn’t exactly the plan for Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team, the end result still proved effective for the driver of the No. 07 Chevrolet Impala SS and his Gil Martin-led team. Read More!
Casey Mears Event Preview Bristol Motor Speedway
No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS - Event Preview Fact Sheet - This Week’s Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway … Casey Mears will pilot Chassis No. 192 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in this weekend’s Food City 500. The workhorse of the No. 07 fleet, this Jack Daniel’s Chevy saw action five times last season and eight times in 2007. This car has four Bristol races under its hood and boasts a 5.25 finishing average at “Thunder Valley.” Read More!
Mears, DIRECTV Chevy Battle Back, Finish 16th in Atlanta
Race/Date: Kobalt Tools 500 – March 8, 2009 - Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, Ga. - Hampton, Ga. – Casey Mears overcame an uncooperative race car and dumb luck in the early goings of the Kobalt Tools 500 to battle back and notch a respectable 16th-place finish Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mears went a lap down early and then lost another lap after a freak caution period for a wayward tire and the crewman who went to retrieve it. Still, the driver of the No. 07 DIRECTV Chevrolet and his Gil Martin-led team stayed in the game and left Atlanta with their heads high and a solid showing. Read More!
Casey Mears Event Preview Atlanta Motor Speedway
No. 07 DIRECTV Chevrolet Impala SS - Event Preview Fact Sheet - This Week’s DIRECTV Chevrolet at Atlanta Motor Speedway … Casey Mears will pilot Chassis No. 269 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in this weekend’s Kobalt Tools 500. This is a brand new DIRECTV Chevrolet Impala SS. Read More!
Flat Right-Rear Stalls Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy in Las Vegas
Race/Date: Shelby 427 – March 1, 2009 - Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas – A flat right-rear tire in the early going of the Shelby 427 left Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team with a 30th-place finish Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The unfortunate circumstance cost Mears and his Gil Martin-led team three laps and, ultimately, dropped them from 20th to 27th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings. Read More!
Casey Mears Event Preview Las Vegas
No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS - Event Preview Fact Sheet - * This Week’s Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet at Las Vegas Motor Speedway … Casey Mears will pilot Chassis No. 273 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in this weekend’s Shelby 427. This is a brand new Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS. * Something to Build On … In six starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Mears has notched three top 10s and only finished outside the top 15 once. The seventh-year Sprint Cup Series veteran has logged a 21.5 average starting position and a respectable 15.2 finishing position at LVMS. He has completed 1,478 of the 1,605 total laps contested (92.09 percent) over that stretch and earned just over $710,000 in purse money. Read More!
Casey Mears Event Preview Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, Calif.
No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS - Event Preview Fact Sheet - * This Week’s Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet at Auto Club Speedway … Casey Mears will pilot Chassis No. 266 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in this weekend’s Auto Club 500. This is a brand new Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS that will be put through its first paces this weekend. * California Kid … Mears, a native of Bakersfield, Calif., grew up 165 miles northwest of Auto Club Speedway. He graduated from Stockdale High School where he played football with New York Giants’ backup quarterback David Carr. Read More!
Mears, Jack Daniel’s Chevy Come Home 15th in Rain-
Race/Date: Daytona 500 – Feb. 15, 2009 - Location: Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Fla. - Daytona Beach, Fla. – Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team overcame an ill-handling race car and missed a pair of multi-car accidents to notch a respectable 15th-place finish in Sunday’s rain-shortened Daytona 500. The solid effort proved to be a good start for the new driver of the Jack Daniel’s Chevy and his Gil Martin-led team. Read More!
Mears 14th in Gatorade Duel
Jack Daniel’s Chevy 25th on Daytona 500 Starting Grid - Race/Date: Gatorade Duel at Daytona – Feb. 12, 2009 Daytona Beach, Fla. – Despite being caught up in a late-race incident, Casey Mears, driver of the Jack Daniel’s Chevy, finished 14th in yesterday’s first Gatorade Duel at Daytona 150-mile qualifying race. The resulting damage kept the Bakersfield, Calif., native from making a charge at the leaders, but the end result was still good enough to secure the 25th starting position for Sunday’s 51st running of the Daytona 500. Read More!
Casey Mears Daytona 500 Event Preview
No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS - Event Preview Fact Sheet - Event/Date: Daytona 500 – Feb. 15, 2009 * This Week’s Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet at Daytona International Speedway … Casey Mears will pilot Chassis No. 237 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the 51st running of the Daytona 500. Built new for 2008, this is the same Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS Mr. Jack’s Crew raced to 12th-place finishes last fall at Kansas Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The Gil Martin-led team also unloaded this car at Atlanta Motor Speedway last October, where Clint Bowyer finished 20th. Bowyer also drove this Chevy Impala SS last season to 10th- and 19th-place finishes at Auto Club Speedway. This is also the same car Martin & Co. raced to a sixth-place finish last March at Atlanta and to a 10th-place finish last April at Texas Motor Speedway. Since then, this Jack Daniel’s racer has been converted from its original downforce configuration into a superspeedway car. Read More!
Race/Date: Budweiser Shootout – Feb. 7, 2009 - Location: Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Fla. - Start Position: 24th - Finish Position: 15th Daytona Beach, Fla. – While the end result might not show it, Saturday was a good night for Casey Mears and the Jack Daniel’s Racing team. Mears moved over to Richard Childress Racing for 2009 and the Budweiser Shootout was an ideal proving ground for the new driver of RCR’s No. 07 machine and his Gil Martin-lead team to get to know one another. No one came away disillusioned. Read More!
Casey Mears No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS Budweiser Shootout Preview
No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS - Event Preview Fact Sheet - Event/Date: Budweiser Shootout * This Week’s Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet at Daytona International Speedway … Casey Mears will pilot Chassis No. 244 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in this weekend’s Budweiser Shootout. Built new in 2008, Clint Bowyer raced this car to a 25th-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600 last May at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Since then, this Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Impala SS has been converted from its original downforce configuration into a superspeedway car. Read More!
RCR Names Drivers for ’09 Jack Daniel’s & General Mills Programs BRISTOL, Tenn. (Aug. 23, 2008) -- Richard Childress Racing announced today that Casey Mears will drive for its No. 07 Jack Daniel’s® team and Clint Bowyer will move to its new No. 33 Cheerios®/Hamburger Helper® team for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. With focus on having all three current RCR teams making the 2008 Chase for the Championship, RCR will continue its on-going process of evaluating team performance throughout the year to determine the crew chief, engineer and crew member lineups for the 2009 season. Read More!
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