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	Bakersfield's Hometown Drivers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Casey is the son of Roger Mears and is a member of one of the best known racing families in history.
		Roger Mears, son of racing legend, Bill Mears was born in Wichita, Kansas and in 1954 the family moved to Bakersfield, California.
		Roger is the older brother of Rick, father of Casey & Roger Jr, and uncle to Clint.
	ritaren.tripod.com /bakersfieldboys.html (2641 words)

	rpm.espn.com: Mears moved from open wheel to stock
		Mears is the lowest driver in the points standings despite having run in all 30 races this season.
		Mears had opportunities to race in both open-wheel and stock cars, so he talked with his father and his uncle.
		Roger Mears was working for Chip Ganassi in North Carolina and saw the popularity of NASCAR up close.
	espn.go.com /rpm/bgn/2002/1023/1450002.html (780 words)

	Motorsports By Kramer :: Casey Mears Nascar Nextel Cup Simulators
		Mears added a 10th-place effort at Nashville in June on the way to a 21st-place finish in the season standings.
		Mears, the son of former Indy car and off-road driver Roger Mears and the nephew of Hall of Fame Indy car star Rick Mears, scored a top-10 finish in his first stock car start, in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Talladega.
		Mears previously competed in the Dayton Indy Lights Series, where he won at the Grand Prix of Houston in 2000.
	www.motorsportsbykramer.com /mears.html (252 words)

	Race 2 Win: Brickyard 400 - Casey Mears Notes
		Mears has been participating in "Regis and Kelly's Dream Date Search" and will be going on his date this Thursday.
		Mears' family history at the legendary speedway will surround him as well as his aspirations to one-day follow the family footsteps and race in the Indianapolis 500.
		Casey is the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Rick Mears and son of off-road champion Roger Mears.
	www.race2win.net /wc/03/race/ims/cm.html (1058 words)

	The Offical Website of Casey Mears and the Mears Gang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mears would continue to run in the top 10, but the temperature gauges were still high and the team was concerned about the engine.
		Mears battled by the No. 5 car on the restart to take over seventh, and was sixth when the caution waved on lap 243.
		Mears was able to battle up to ninth in the closing laps to earn his first top-10 finish since Texas.
	www.caseymears.com /news29.html (833 words)

	Mo Nunn Racing News
		Mears, according to Nunn, was one of the strongest candidates to take over the #66 car because, among other criteria, he had strong showings last season at Houston, Laguna Seca and Fontana - three of the final four stops on this season's CART circuit.
		Mears won the Indy Lights pole at Houston and Laguna Seca in 2000, winning the race at Houston and finishing second at Laguna Seca.
		Mears' Indy Lights victory at Houston and runner-up finish at Laguna Seca propelled him to a third-place finish in the series point standings and helped earn him an Indy Racing League ride with WorldCom sponsorship for three events this season.
	www.cartracingupdate.com /News01/92901nunnpiomearsdrvie.htm (632 words)

	Mears carries on family tradition in his own way 07/15/04
		But consider that Mears never even thought about racing stock cars until 2001, and what he's doing is downright amazing.
		Casey Mears was racing go-karts when he was 12, and quickly graduated to off-road.
		Mears can now explain exactly what is happening, and he and Elledge have developed a rapport that has translated into success on the track.
	www.aikenonline.com /stories/071504/spo_LQ0076-4.shtml (836 words)

	INDY 500: The mighty Casey: A new Mears cruises through rookie test
		Casey Mears, nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Rick Mears and son of two-time Indy starter Roger Mears, passed the Indy Rookie Orientation Program and now is eligible to return in May to attempt to become the third Mears to start the worlds most famous auto race.
		Roger gave a thumbs-up in the pit when officials signaled that Casey had completed the fourth and final segment of the test, in which Casey was required to complete 10 laps at 210 mph or above.
		Mears completed his final phase and then ran out of fuel exiting Turn 2 and then cut a tire when he pulled down off the track.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/date/20000412/news012880.html (928 words)

	USATODAY.com - Another Mears wins Indy pole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mears, 26, borrowed a page from his uncle Rick — a six-time Indianapolis 500 pole winner — and sped to the pole Saturday with a track-record lap of 186.293 mph.
		But complaints were muted by Mears' turning his fast lap in the middle of the session, as the 25th of 49 cars that made qualifying runs.
		Mears said he felt redemption after a failed attempt to qualify for the 2001 Indy 500 and his poor showing in last year's Brickyard.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/nascar/2004-08-07-brickyard-qualifying_x.htm (887 words)

	Mears Goes Through Atlanta Following Family Footsteps to Indianapolis 500
		After all, his uncle, Rick Mears is a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, and his father, Roger, put his off-road racing career on hold long enough to make two starts at the legendary Brickyard.
		One has to wonder, though, if having "Mears" as a last name puts any added pressure on the young driver, especially considering the success his uncle has had at Indianapolis, drinking the traditional winner's milk in 1979, '84, '88 and '91.
		In the 1999 season, Mears completed every lap of Indy Lights competition and was second in the points championship.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2001/04/23/019185.html (582 words)

	Race 2 Win: Aaron’s 499 - Casey Mears Notes
		The Target Dodge was part of the multi-car incident on lap three that ended his day early in April, and on lap 113 an overheating problem sent the No. 41 to the garage during the fall race.
		Mears ran this chassis at Daytona in the opening race of the season earning his best superspeedway finish of 14th.
		· Did you know The paint scheme on Mears’ helmet is designed to have the same characteristics his father, Roger Mears, used on his helmet when he raced.
	www.race2win.net /wc/04/race/ts/cm.html (386 words)

	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
		Casey Mears turned an “awesome third turn” into a spectacular lap of 186.293 mph (48.311 seconds) in his Target Dodge to capture his second straight NEXTEL Cup Series pole.
		Mears showed he is a budding star in his second season in the stock car racing’s big league.
		Mears father, Roger Mears, a two-time Indianapolis 500 starter, was trackside to congratulate him.
	www.brickyard400.com /news/story.php?story_id=3350 (996 words)

	NASCAR.com - Plot thickens for Mears on set of TV soap - June 18, 2004
		Mears played himself on "Days," though he can't really explain the plot lines from the show.
		Mears gets his make-up done before filming his scene.
		Mears said his mom, Carol, used to be a big soap opera fan.
	www.nascar.com /2004/news/headlines/cup/06/18/cmears_soap/index.html (572 words)

	Bobby Rahal Special: The Route to the Catbird Seat
		Rick Mears, who in only his second year at Indy won the 1979 Indy 500 for Roger Penske, was sought after by Bernie Ecclestone to join Nelson Piquet as a teammate at Brabham.
		Mears tested the Brabham-Ford twice: once at Paul Ricard in France and once at Riverside, California but ultimately decided to stay with Penske and went on to win four Indy 500's in all.
		Andretti Jr., Mears and Rahal stayed close to one another early in the race, pitting under green flag conditions and staying on the same pit stop cycle.
	www.atlasf1.com /2001/mal/preview/okeefe.html (4485 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Rick Mears
		Mears, the nephew of four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears, didn't realize the significance of it until after he left the track for the weekend.
		Mears, the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears, produced his record speed as the 25th of 50 qualifiers.
		Rick Mears is the classic example of a guy who knew when to say when, and interestingly enough, Unser said that Mears' retirement had a profound effect on him.
	news.surfwax.com /sports/files/Rick_Mears.html (4305 words)

	Orleans Racing - Michael Gaughan Team Owner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He joined Walker Evans Racing as a fabricator and mechanic in 1989 and then went to work for Roger Mears Racing in 1990.
		Roger Mears Racing primarily competed in off-road races, although the team did make four starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1995.
		The off-road portion of the team closed in 1997, and Roger and Rick Mears, with the support of Roger Penske, formed a two-car Indy Lights team for Clint Mears, Rick's son, and Casey Mears, Roger's son.
	www.orleansracing.com /fritz-kroyer.html (268 words)

	Church Bells in Gloucestershire
		The founder of the 2nd and 4th is thought to be Roger Purdue of Bristol, who probably cast 5 bells in 1628, three of which were recast later on.
		Roger Purdue I ?, Bristol, 1628, 5-2-21, 30.875” dia
		Roger Purdue I ?, Bristol, 1628, 7-0-11, 34.6875” dia
	www.ringing.demon.co.uk /towers/glos.htm (12601 words)

	Roger Penske, Helio Castroneves, Gil de Ferran, Tim Cindric, Rick Mears, IRL, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Roger, a comment from you about the month of May up to this point.
		It's going to be very critical as far as qualifying goes, especially like Roger said, what the conditions are, reading what those conditions are and making the last final little small subtle changes to get the car exactly where you need it, to get the most out of it for four laps.
		As Roger said, we do have a chance, we have two fast cars, and we just have to keep focused on our job.
	www.asaphq.com /autoracing/2003irl/050903RP.html (5043 words)

	Bill Mears Won Often at Winfield, Kansas.
		Bill Mears of Wichita, Kansas left, with Jim R. Robbins standing beside the Ted Kammerer owned white over blue 1932 Ford stock car sedan that Bill raced at Winfield, Kansas.
		Mears said the Kammerer owned cars were the most reliable and best over all cars that he raced - Ralph Lowry collection
		Mears said this was the fastest stock car he ever drove.
	winfield.50megs.com /Cowley/Bill_Mears.html (268 words)

	Northwest Herald - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		JOLIET – Casey Mears and his team expected to make progress this year.
		Three years after switching to NASCAR after a lifetime in open-wheel racing, Mears is showing his family's illustrious history is not limited to Indy cars.
		But consider that Mears never even thought about racing stock cars until 2001, and what he is doing is amazing.
	www.nwherald.com /SportsSection/other/284842365824973.php (725 words)

	OPEN SEASON / This race-car driver ready for summer stock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It wasn't really Mears' car, but it really was Mears, the 26-year-old driver from Bakersfield who's in his second year in NASCAR's big league, now called the Nextel Cup.
		Mears, the son of off-road racing legend Roger Mears and the nephew of four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears, doesn't have much time for soap operas this week.
		Mears has gone 250 mph in a racecar, but if he gets a chance to act again, he'll do it under a caution flag.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/06/25/SPGP77BHP41.DTL (533 words)

	ESPN.com - Auto Racing - Another Mears hits champ car field
		Casey Mears, who finished fourth in the Marlboro 500 in his CART debut, got off to a more auspicious start than either his father, Roger, or uncle, Rick.
		Roger Mears, known mostly for his off-road racing success, finished eighth in his first CART race, at now-defunct Ontario (Calif.) Motor Speedway.
		Roger Penske's team won its 10th open-wheel championship, but first since 1994.
	ad.go.com /auto/news/2000/1030/848180.html (387 words)

	NASCAR.com - Conversation: Casey Mears - August 30, 2003
		Mears, the son of IndyCar veteran Roger Mears and the nephew of four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears, had only a handful of stock car races under his belt when Chip Ganassi signed him to drive the No. 41 Dodge.
		Mears: Like you said, I don't know to put it into words how much it's helped but it's just been a ton.
		Mears: To be honest, at the time I made the transition, I really didn't feel like I was giving it up.
	www.nascar.com /2003/news/features/conversation/08/30/cmears_convo/index.html (2437 words)

	Biffle Battles Mears For Target House 300 Win (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mears came close to winning his first Busch Series race on Saturday at California Speedway in the Target House 300.
		Greg Biffle and Mears put on a thrilling duel for almost the entire race and in the end, it was Biffle holding off Mears for the victory.
		There were four caution flags for a total of thirteen laps that slowed the race to an average speed of 147.844 mph.
	www.insiderracingnews.com /PR2004/090504f.html (471 words)

	Mears wins pole for Brickyard 400 - NASCAR - MSNBC.com
		Mears set a new track record with a lap at 186.293 mph to take the pole.
		On Saturday, Mears took a big step in his budding NASCAR Nextel Cup career, and the first step toward emulating the Indianapolis success of uncle Rick Mears, by winning the pole for the Brickyard 400.
		After seeing his father, Roger, race at the speedway in the early ’80’s, and watching Uncle Rick win six poles and four races in the Indianapolis 500, Casey always pictured himself racing an open-wheel car on the 2½-mile Indy oval.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5634209 (1022 words)

	Sports Hollywood - Ten Questions with Memo Gidley
		Memo is one of the most popular drivers in CART (especially if you count the girls constantly surrounding him), and his official web site is http://www.memogidley.com.
		Casey Mears is a driver on the Dayton Indy Lights.
		Mears and Gidney are considered two of the funniest guys in CART.
	www.sportshollywood.com /askgidleymears.html (573 words)

	Roger MEARS : astrology and planets, Map of the Heavens, Interactive Birth Chart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Just click on the Dynamic Natal Chart of Roger MEARS with the positions of planets, astrological houses, and the list of the aspects with orbs in degrees and minutes.
		Depending of the fact that the time of birth is known or not, 6 or 11 planets distributions and planets dominants have been computed for the natal chart of Roger MEARS.
		Texts are not translated, so if you wish to read interpretations associated with theses computations, you need to go to the full astrological Portrait of Roger MEARS and to use this Automatic Free Website Translator.
	www.astrotheme.fr /en/portraits/nw9j5bq5mz87.htm (546 words)

	Roger Mears Architects Practice Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Roger Mears Architects was set up in May 1980 and the majority of its work has been gained by personal recommendation from satisfied clients.
		The office is in Islington, but jobs have ranged as far afield as Suffolk, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Wales.
		Work has included the refurbishment of both Tudor House and a fine Georgian house on the outskirts of Wantage, alterations to listed shop and office premises for a book publisher and alterations and repairs to a variety of houses, both listed and unlisted.
	www.rogermears.com /profile/index.html (194 words)

	Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Celebrity drives Kevin Cogan, George Follmer, and Roger Mears joined owners and prospective owners of the Shelby Cobra Challenge Senior Race Series cars for a day of driving at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in mid-January.
		Roger Mears in #98 owned by David Ritter with Finish Line owner Roy Hunt and and his Challenge Race Series partner Dave Parcell
		Roger Mears summed up their impressions of the cars when he said, "Man! I haven't had that much fun in a LONG time!"
	www.finishlinecobraslv.com /Finish_Line_Newsletter.html (447 words)

	NASCAR.com - Mears extending family's legacy to NASCAR - July 16, 2004
		Mears has been getting more and more attention this season thanks to his seven top-10 finishes.
		JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Casey Mears and his team expected to make progress this year.
		Mears led 34 laps at Atlanta earlier this season.
	aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com /2004/news/headlines/cup/07/16/bc.car..nascar.mears.ap/index.html (927 words)

	NASCAR.com : drivers & teams : drivers
		Casey Mears, the son of former Indy car and off-road driver Roger Mears and the nephew of Hall of Fame Indy car star Rick Mears, scored a top-10 finish in his first stock car start, in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Talladega.
		Mears went full-time to stock cars in 2002.
		When he's not racing, Mears enjoys wakeboarding and snowboarding.
	www.nascar.com /drivers/dps/cmears01/wc/bio.html (242 words)

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