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Team: Germain Racing-13
Age / DOB:  (35) / 3/12/1978
Ht / Wt:  5'8 / 158

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On Saturday night in the Sprint Showdown, Casey Mears and the GEICO Racing team not only looked to transfer to the big show (Sprint All-Star race), but also to build their data notebook before next week's points race, The Coca-Cola 600.
Mears brought home a top-10 finish in the Showdown. While the end result was not what the team had hoped for, they gained crucial information leading into the Coca-Cola 600. Mears (the 2007 winner) and the GEICO Racing team will now turn their attention to the longest race of the season, The Coca-Cola 600.-Player Management International May 20 - 10:10 AM

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Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Despite multiple challenges, Casey Mears and his GEICO team finished a stunning 25 positions better than where they started and crossed the line 16th when the checkered flag halted 500 laps of hard racing at Martinsville Speedway.

Mears makes a colossal jump in the Driver Point standings to the 17th position from 21st, while team owner Bob Germain makes a leap of his own and moves to 20th from the 23rd position in Owner Points. Mears sits just 18 points behind Jeff Gordon, who occupies the 12th position.-Player Management International
Apr 8 - 11:31 AM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

For the second straight year, DRIVE SMART Virginia, GEICO and Germain Racing will partner to bring attention to one of our nation’s biggest hazards, distracted driving.

Casey Mears will carry the DRIVE SMART Virginia logo on his #13 GEICO Ford Fusion for the Martinsville and Richmond NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on April 7th and April 27th. Mears and his GEICO team will help deliver the message that ‘driving distractions can be deadly… buckle up, phone down’.
Source: Germain Racing
Apr 3 - 4:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the first practice for the Sprint Cup Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

His average of 196.345 mph in the No. 13 Ford was best of the 23 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 34 David Ragan, No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 2 Brad Keselowski and No. 22 Sam Hornish Jr. were the rest of the top five on this list.
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 07:26:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears leads the first practice for the Sprint Cup IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

His lap of 122.209 mph in the No. 13 Ford was the quickest of the 47 cars out on the track for the first practice session. No. 2 Brad Keselowski, No. 16 Greg Biffle, No. 20 Joey Logano and No. 43 Aric Almirola were the rest of the top five on the speed chart. No. 10 Danica Patrick was the slowest.
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 03:48:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears and his Germain team welcome a new sponsor in Valvoline for this weekend’s Quicken Loans 400.

Valvoline will also fly their corporate colors on the #13 Germain Racing Sprint Cup Series entry at Kentucky Speedway on June 30th. While Mears and his Germain team started the season with 22 races sponsored, the number has now grown to 25. Mears and his #13 Valvoline Ford Fusion will hit the track at Michigan International Speedway for a one day test on Thursday before the opening practice session on Friday.
Source: Germain Racing
Wed, Jun 13, 2012 07:47:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears will start 36th in the lineup for the Daytona 500.

The No. 13 Ford driver's spot in the lineup was based on his 18th place finish in the Gatorade Duel 2 qualifier.
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 09:34:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

No sooner than the checkered flag waved at Homestead in November, GEICO agreed to a sponsorship extension that will see the Gecko adorning the hood of Casey Mears' #13 Germain Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry through at least the 2014 season.

Aside from the excitement of securing GEICO as a long-term partner, Germain Racing recently became part of the Ford Racing family and will have Roush-Yates FR9 engines powering their #13 GEICO Ford Fusion beginning with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series test at Daytona on January 12th. For most of the previous eleven years, GEICO racecars have featured some variation of the color red, but beginning in 2012, Mears will pilot a car that features the lively color combination of blue and white with green accents.
Source: Casey Mears PR
Fri, Jan 6, 2012 09:13:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears finished the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season 31st in the point standings.

Mears, driver of the Germain Racing No. 13 Toyota, had an average start of 31.4, an average finish of 28.8 and earned $2,791,455 in 35 starts. His best 2011 finish was a 12th at Martinsville Speedway in October. Plans are for him to return in 2012 but the No. 13 may switch manufacturer.
Mon, Nov 21, 2011 11:46:00 AM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears wins the O’Reilly Auto Parts Award after a 12th place finish in the Sprint Cup Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

The $5,000 award is presented to the eligible driver who improves the most positions from their starting position to their finishing position. He improved his finish 21 places from his 33rd place start in the lineup. Mears is currently 31st in the 2011 Sprint Cup point standings.
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 10:01:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

One week after falling out, Germain Racing moves back into the top-35 with their No. 13 GEICO Toyota.

Driver Casey Mears was able to pilot the car to a respectable 26th-place finish and they now have a four-point cushion over the 36th-place team of TRG Motorsports, still on the outside looking in after rookie Andy Lally struggled to 31st position, ten laps off the pace.-Frontstrech.com
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 10:34:00 AM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears and the GEICO Racing team arrived in Southern California with Top 35 visions in their minds.

Mears started 25th, but quickly began to battle the racecar. By Lap 3, Mears had dropped to 27th and fell as low as 35th by Lap 34. With just nine laps remaining in the 200-lap race. Mears passed the cars of David Gilliland and Trevor Bayne and finished 29th. The No. 13 is in the Top 35 in the 2011 Owner Standings (locked into the race next week in Martinsville).
Source: Germain Racing
Mon, Mar 28, 2011 05:19:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears secures the last qualifying slot open to teams outside of the top 35 in owners points for the Sprint Cup race.

His lap of 122.921 mph in the No. 13 was 41st fastest in qualifying for the Sprint Cup Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He will line up in 43rd at the green flag.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011 05:56:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears runs quickest qualifying lap of drivers required to make the field on time.

Of the drivers outside of the top 35 in owner’s points (and not eligible for a former champion’s provisional), his lap of 185.217 mph in the No. 13 was the fastest. His qualifying speed puts him 27th in the lineup for the Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Fri, Mar 4, 2011 08:34:00 PM
Casey Mears - Germain Racing-13

Casey Mears runs quickest Phoenix qualifying lap of drivers required to make the field on time.

Of the drivers outside of the top 35 in owner’s points (and not eligible for a former champion’s provisional), his lap of 135.527 mph in the No. 13 was the fastest. His qualifying speed puts him 27th in the lineup for the Sprint Cup Subway Fresh Fit 500.
Sat, Feb 26, 2011 05:32:00 PM