Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978) is an American professional off-road and stock car racing driver.

After racing in go-karts for a season in 1991, Mears began competing in the SuperLites Off-Road Series in 1992 where he posted several top-three finishes.

He moved to sprint cars in 1994 and finished third in the Jim Russell USAC Triple Crown Championship, with a win at Mesa Marin Raceway.

In 1996, Mears made his Dayton Indy Lights debut at the Cleveland Grand Prix and finished eighth.

He became just the fourth driver in Indy Lights series history to complete every lap in a single season.

Mears continued to compete in the Indy Lights in 2000 and won his first race at the Grand Prix of Houston meeting in October.

After qualifying 15th and leading 10 laps, he posted a career-best fourth finish in his CART Series debut.

He ran three IRL events at the start of the 2001 season and attempted to qualify for the 2001 Indianapolis 500, but ultimately did not make it.

He ended the season by filling in for injured Champ Car driver Alex Zanardi, posting one top-10 finish in four starts.

Mears made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 2001 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving the No.

Following his release from Key Motorsports, Joe Gibbs announced that Mears would be on standby status while JGR driver, Denny Hamlin, recovered from ACL surgery; however, Hamlin did not require a replacement and therefore Mears did not drive in either of the two races.

Mears returned to TBR beginning with the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 27, 2010, where he finished 29th, only two laps down.

Mears attempted to qualify for his initial Sprint Cup appearance with the team at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the September 5 Emory Healthcare 500.

Due to two engines failing him during Speedweeks, Mears was unable to secure a position on the starting grid.

Germain also announced that the team was switching to Ford from Toyota for the 2012 season, gaining technical support from Roush Fenway Racing and engines from Roush-Yates.

On August 24, 2012, Mears won the pole for the Irwin Tools Night Race due to the Friday qualifying session being rained out.

In the 2013 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Mears recorded the team's best finish at an oval track, ninth.

[11] On November 12, 2015, GEICO announced that it had extended its partnership with Mears and Germain Racing through the 2018 season.

[12] Mears had a rough 2016 season, finishing 32nd at Daytona after caught speeding in the late of the race.

He was unlucky after being involved in a small accident which ended Mears in contention for the win at Talladega.

[14] After starting 40th, Mears finished in the same position when an early-race shunt with Parker Kligerman ended his day.

[15] In 2023, Mears stated that he would like to be able to reach 500 career NASCAR Cup Series starts and would love to put together an 11-race schedule.

Due to Mears' friendship with Legacy Motor Club co-owner Jimmie Johnson, it was speculated he would join the organization, which was a Chevrolet team at the time.

In 2005, Mears teamed with Scott Dixon and Darren Manning in the Chip Ganassi Lexus Riley.

Following his family legacy, Mears entered desert racing in 2019 when he debuted in SCORE International's Baja 1000.

42 Ford Raptor trophy truck, which was built by the Geiser Brothers and sponsored by Axalta, with multi-time race class winner Doug Fortin.

[17] After dealing with engine issues brought upon by hitting a mud puddle, the Mears–Fortin duo finished 28th overall and 12th in the Trophy Truck class.

The opportunity arose following an encounter between the two when they were attending Roger Mears' Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Mears and Gordon were also among four former NASCAR race winners in the event alongside Brendan Gaughan and Justin Lofton.

* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.