Casey Mears and No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge
USG Durock 300 – Chicagoland Speedway Advance
Texaco/Havoline Team Facts:
Busch Series:
Double Duty: Mears will make his sixth NASCAR Busch Series start of the season at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday. Mears and crew chief Brad Parrott have worked together for three races this season in the Busch Series. The duo finished third at Texas, eighth at Phoenix and led 59 laps at Charlotte before taking the checkered flag in fourth.
Chassis: Mears will race chassis #654 this weekend for the USG Sheetrock 300. Mears drove this chassis to the top of the speed charts at Lowe’s Motor Speedway during the two-day open Busch Series test, then went on to finish fourth in the Busch race just two weeks later.
Casey Mears Quotes:
On Chicago…
“Last week was a huge points day for this Texaco/Havoline team. Donnie (Wingo) really saved the day for us with his pit call. Chicago is a good track for me and the team. The car we are taking ran well at Charlotte, so I’m optimistic about his weekend. We need to continue to run in the top 10 and get into the top five if we want to make The Chase, but we also need some guys to run bad. If everybody in front of us runs well all the time, we’re going to stay stuck around 15th. Matt Kenseth came back last year and made The Chase, but the other guys did a good job of falling backwards at the same time. This is the point in the year where some guys get stronger and go, and some guys are going to make mistakes. Hopefully we are one of the teams that run strong and leave Richmond with a shot at the championship.”
