Nationality American Role Race car driver Years active 1978–1984 Children Casey Mears | Best finish 9th (1982 Siblings Rick Mears Name Roger Mears | |
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Born April 24, 1947 (age 77) ( 1947-04-24 ) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. Achievements 20 off-road world championships at Riverside
Two HDRA/SCORE championships
Four Baja 1000 class victories
Five Pikes Peak International Hill Climb class victories Team(s) Machinist Union Racing Team
American Dream Racing First race 1979 California 500 (Ontario People also search for Rick Mears, Casey Mears, Trisha Grablander | ||
Nissan racing history paul newman roger mears and more
Roger Mears (born March 24, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas), is a former off-road driver who also drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1978–1984 seasons, with 31 combined career starts, and started in the 1982 and 1983 Indianapolis 500s. He finished in the top ten 17 times, with his best finish in 4th position achieved 3 times.
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- Nissan racing history paul newman roger mears and more
- Interview with retired IndyCar Offroad Driver Roger Mears
- American openwheel racing results
- NASCAR
- References
Following his IndyCar career, Mears returned to desert racing. Late in his career, he raced in four events during the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season, racing for Hendrick Motorsports, including the inaugural series race at Phoenix. His best career finish, however, was a 16th at Mesa Marin.
Roger is the father of NASCAR driver Casey Mears, and is 5 years older than his brother, Rick Mears, a 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
Interview with retired IndyCar & Offroad Driver Roger Mears
American open–wheel racing results
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NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)