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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.[1] He finished in the top ten 17 times, with three fourth-place finishes.

Roger Mears
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1947-04-24) April 24, 1947 (age 77)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Achievements20 off-road world championships at Riverside
Two HDRA/SCORE championships
Four Baja 1000 class victories
Five Pikes Peak International Hill Climb class victories
Champ Car career
Years active1978–1984
Team(s)Machinist Union Racing Team
American Dream Racing
Best finish9th (1982)
First race1979 California 500 (Ontario)
Last race1984 Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish46th (1995)
First race1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of May 18, 2013.

Following his IndyCar career, Mears returned to off-road racing.[2] Late in his career, he raced in four events during the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season,[3] 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,[4] 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.[5]

Mears is an atheist.[6] He played himself in the 1994 film Desert Steel.

Racing record

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American open–wheel racing results

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Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
1978 PIR1 TRE1 MOS MIL1
26 		TEX MIL2
22 		OMS1
15 		OMS2 TRE2 PIR2 51st 10

USAC

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Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
1978 Beith Racing Eagle 72 Offenhauser L4t PHX1 ONT1 TXS1 TRE1 INDY MOS MIL1 POC MIS1 ATL TXS2 MIL2 ONT2
6 		MIS2 TRE2 SIL BRH PHX2
DNS 		25th 400

CART

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Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
1979 Patrick Racing Penske PC-6 Cosworth DFX V8t PHX ATL1 ATL2 INDY TRE1 TRE2 MIS1 MIS2 WGL TRE3 ONT
13 		MIS3 ATL3 PHX2 NC 0 [7]
1980 Hodgdon Racing McLaren M24 Cosworth DFX V8t ONT
9 		24th 272 [8]
Grant King Racers Kingfish 73 Chevrolet V8 INDY
DNQ 		MIL POC MDO
4 		MIS WGL
16 		MIL
26 		ONT2 MIS2 MEX PHX
1982 Machinists Union Racing Team Penske PC-9B Cosworth DFX V8t PHX
8 		MIL
22 		CLE
21 		9th 103 [9]
Penske PC-7 ATL
4 		MIS
17 		MIL2
14 		POC
9 		RIV
4 		ROA
8 		MIS2
8
Penske PC-10 PHX2
7
1983 Machinists Union Racing Team Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX V8t ATL
7 		INDY
28 		MIL
8 		CLE
6 		MIS
DNQ 		ROA
8 		POC
16 		RIV
9 		MDO
12 		MIS2
16 		CEA
7 		LS
6 		PHX
16 		12th 43 [10]
1984 Caliva Racing March 84C Cosworth DFX V8t LBH
DNQ 		PHX
26 		NC 0 [11]
Machinists Union Racing Team Penske PC-10 INDY
DNQ 		MIL POR MEA CLE MIS ROA POC MDO SAN MIS2 PHX2 LS CEA

Indianapolis 500

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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

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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.)

SuperTruck Series

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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 NCTC Pts Ref
1995 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy PHO
21 		TUS SGS MMR
16 		POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP
24 		FLM RCH MAR NWS SON 46th 382 [12]
5 MMR
29 		PHO

References

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  1. ^ "Where Are They Now?: Roger Mears". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  2. ^ Winderman, Ira (May 21, 1986). "Off The Beaten Track Roger Mears Is Carving His Niche In Off-road Racing". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, FL. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  3. ^ "Pickups take to racetrack". Standard-Speaker. Hazelton, PA. May 27, 1995. p. 44. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  4. ^ "Dads Behind Sons' Wheels". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. June 15, 2003. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  5. ^ "Roger Mears".
  6. ^ "Interview with retired IndyCar & Offroad Driver Roger Mears". YouTube. 8 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Roger Mears – 1979 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Roger Mears – 1980 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Roger Mears – 1982 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Roger Mears – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  11. ^ "Roger Mears – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "Roger Mears – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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