Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two part story looking back at Casey Mears’ racing career. First off, it was one of the first really competitive weekends we had in a stock car at Hendrick,” Mears said. After struggling the first few races of the season, one of the No. Mears qualified the car 16th, running in the top-10 for the majority of the race. “We probably weren’t the car that was going to win the race. “Honestly, it was tough the first couple years when I wasn’t racing on a regular basis,” Mears said. “The one thing I’m really most proud of is being in the sport for as long as I was,” Mears said.

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