Roger Mears
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| Roger Mears | |||||||
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| Nationality |
 American | ||||||
| Born |
April 24, 1947 Wichita, Kansas, United States | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 34 race(s) run over 7 year(s) | |||||||
| Years active | 1978-1984 | ||||||
| Best finish | 9th (1982) | ||||||
| First race | 1978 California 500 (Ontario) | ||||||
| Last race | 1984 Dana-Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Roger Mears | |||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 race(s) run over 1 year(s) | |||||||
| Best finish | 46th (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 18, 2013. | |||||||
Roger Mears (born March 24, 1947, 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 500. He finished in the top ten 17 times, with his best finish in 4th position achieved 3 times.
Late in his career, he raced 4 times in the 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 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.
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
USAC
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Beith Racing | PHX |
ONT |
TWS |
TRE |
INDY |
 MSP |
MIL |
POC |
MIS |
ATL |
TWS2 |
MIL2 |
ONT2 6 |
MIS2 |
TRE2 |
 SIL |
BRH |
PHX2 DNS |
25th | 400 |
CART
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Patrick Racing | PHX |
ATL1 |
ATL2 |
INDY |
TRE1 |
TRE2 |
MIS1 |
MIS2 |
WGL |
TRE3 |
ONT Ret |
MIS3 |
ATL3 |
PHX2 |
NC | 0 | ||
| 1980 | Hodgdon Racing | ONT 9 |
24th | 272 | |||||||||||||||
| Grant King Racers | INDY DNQ |
MIL |
POC |
MDO 4 |
MIS |
WGL Ret |
MIL Ret |
ONT2 |
MIS2 |
 MEX |
PHX |
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| 1982 | Machinist Union Racing Team | PHX 8 |
ATL 4 |
MIL Ret |
CLE Ret |
MIS Ret |
MIL2 Ret |
POC 9 |
RIV 4 |
ROA 8 |
MIS2 8 |
PHX2 7 |
9th | 103 | |||||
| 1983 | Machinist Union Racing Team | ATL 7 |
INDY Ret |
MIL 8 |
CLE 6 |
MIS DNQ |
ROA 8 |
POC Ret |
RIV 9 |
MDO 12 |
MIS2 16 |
CEA 7 |
LS 6 |
PHX 16 |
12th | 43 | |||
| 1984 | Caliva Racing | LBH DNQ |
PHX Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Machinist Union Racing Team | INDY DNQ |
MIL |
POR |
MEA |
CLE |
MIS |
ROA |
POC |
MDO |
SAN |
MIS2 |
PHX2 |
LS |
CEA |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Kingfish 73 | Chevrolet | DNQ | Grant King Racers | |
| 1981 | Penske PC-7 | Ford Cosworth DFX | DNQ | Agajanian | |
| 1982 | Penske PC-9B | Ford Cosworth DFX | 19 | 32 | Machinist Union Racing Team |
| 1983 | Penske PC-10 | Ford Cosworth DFX | 8 | 28 | Machinist Union Racing Team |
| 1984 | Penske PC-10 | Ford Cosworth DFX | DNQ | Machinist Union Racing Team | |
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