| Roger Mears | |||||||
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| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | (1947-04-24)April 24, 1947 (age 78) Wichita,Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 20off-road world championships atRiverside Two HDRA/SCORE championships FourBaja 1000 class victories FivePikes Peak International Hill Climb class victories | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| Years active | 1978–1984 | ||||||
| Team(s) | Machinist Union Racing Team American Dream Racing | ||||||
| Best finish | 9th (1982) | ||||||
| First race | 1979California 500 (Ontario) | ||||||
| Last race | 1984Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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NASCAR driver | |||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 46th (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1995Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 1995Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of May 18, 2013. | |||||||
Roger Mears (born April 24, 1947 inWichita, Kansas) is an American former racing driver. Best known for his career inoff-road racing, he also drove in theUSAC andCART series from 1978 to 1984. He competed in 31 races, including theIndianapolis 500 in1982 and1983.[1] He finished in the top ten 17 times, with three fourth-place finishes.
Following his IndyCar career, Mears returned to off-road racing.[2] Late in his career, he raced in four events during the1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season,[3] racing forHendrick Motorsports, including the inaugural series race atPhoenix. His best career finish, however, was a 16th atMesa Marin.
Mears is the father of NASCAR driverCasey Mears,[4] and the older brother of four-time Indianapolis 500 winnerRick Mears.
Since his retirement from racing, Mears has been heavily involved in his son's career. He ran anIndy Lights team, with Casey as the driver, before working as a consultant with bothGanassi andHendrick Motorsports.[5]
Mears is anatheist.[6]He played himself in the 1994 film Desert Steel.
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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 |
| 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 | OffenhauserL4t | PHX1 | ONT1 | TXS1 | TRE1 | INDY | MOS | MIL1 | POC | MIS1 | ATL | TXS2 | MIL2 | ONT2 6 | MIS2 | TRE2 | SIL | BRH | PHX2 DNS | 25th | 400 |
| 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 | CosworthDFXV8t | PHX | ATL1 | ATL2 | INDY | TRE1 | TRE2 | MIS1 | MIS2 | WGL | TRE3 | ONT 13 | MIS3 | ATL3 | PHX2 | NC | 0 | [7] | ||
| 1980 | Hodgdon Racing | McLaren M24 | CosworthDFXV8t | ONT 9 | 24th | 272 | [8] | |||||||||||||||
| Grant King Racers | Kingfish 73 | ChevroletV8 | INDY DNQ | MIL | POC | MDO 4 | MIS | WGL 16 | MIL 26 | ONT2 | MIS2 | MEX | PHX | |||||||||
| 1982 | Machinists Union Racing Team | Penske PC-9B | CosworthDFXV8t | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| PenskePC-10 | PHX2 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Machinists Union Racing Team | PenskePC-10 | CosworthDFXV8t | 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 | CosworthDFXV8t | LBH DNQ | PHX 26 | NC | 0 | [11] | ||||||||||||||
| Machinists Union Racing Team | PenskePC-10 | INDY DNQ | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MIS | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MIS2 | PHX2 | LS | CEA |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Kingfish 73 | ChevroletV8 | DNQ | Grant King Racers | |
| 1981 | Penske PC-7 | CosworthDFXV8t | DNQ | Agajanian | |
| 1982 | Penske PC-9B | CosworthDFXV8t | 19 | 32 | Machinists Union Racing Team |
| 1983 | Penske PC-10 | CosworthDFXV8t | 8 | 28 | Machinists Union Racing Team |
| 1984 | Penske PC-10 | CosworthDFXV8t | DNQ | Machinists Union Racing Team | |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR SuperTruck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||