Roger Mears

Roger Mears (born April 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.[1] He finished in the top ten 17 times, with his best finish in 4th position achieved 3 times.

Roger Mears
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1947-04-24) April 24, 1947
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Achievements20 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
Years active1978–1984
Team(s)Machinist Union Racing Team
American Dream Racing
Best finish9th (1982)
First race1979 California 500 (Ontario)
Last race1984 Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish46th (1995)
First race1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of May 18, 2013.

Following his IndyCar career, Mears returned to desert racing.[2] Late in his career, he raced in four events during the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season,[3] 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,[4] and is 5 years older than his brother, Rick Mears, a 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner. He also is an atheist.[5]

Since his own racing career ended, Mears has been heavily involved in Casey's career. He ran an Indy Lights team, with Casey as the driver, before working as a consultant with both Ganassi and Hendrick Motorsports.[6]

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
1978 PIR1 TRE1 MOS MIL1
26		 TEX MIL2
22		 OMS1
15		 OMS2 TRE2 PIR2 51st 10

USAC
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
1978 Beith Racing Eagle 72 Offenhauser L4t PHX1 ONT1 TXS1 TRE1 INDY MOS MIL1 POC MIS1 ATL TXS2 MIL2 ONT2
6		 MIS2 TRE2 SIL BRH PHX2
DNS		 25th 400

CART
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
1979 Patrick Racing Penske PC-6 Cosworth DFX V8t PHX ATL1 ATL2 INDY TRE1 TRE2 MIS1 MIS2 WGL TRE3 ONT
13		 MIS3 ATL3 PHX2 NC 0
1980 Hodgdon Racing McLaren M24 Cosworth DFX V8t ONT
9		 24th 272
Grant King Racers Kingfish 73 Chevrolet V8 INDY
DNQ		 MIL POC MDO
4		 MIS WGL
16		 MIL
26		 ONT2 MIS2 MEX PHX
1982 Machinists Union Racing Team Penske PC-9B Cosworth DFX V8t PHX
8		 MIL
22		 CLE
21		 9th 103
Penske PC-7 ATL
4		 MIS
17		 MIL2
14		 POC
9		 RIV
4		 ROA
8		 MIS2
8
Penske PC-10 PHX2
7
1983 Machinists Union Racing Team Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX V8t ATL
7		 INDY
28		 MIL
8		 CLE
6		 MIS
DNQ		 ROA
8		 POC
16		 RIV
9		 MDO
12		 MIS2
16		 CEA
7		 LS
6		 PHX
16		 12th 43
1984 Caliva Racing March 84C Cosworth DFX V8t LBH
DNQ		 PHX
26		 NC 0
Machinists Union Racing Team Penske PC-10 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 V8 DNQ Grant King Racers
1981 Penske PC-7 Cosworth DFX V8t DNQ Agajanian
1982 Penske PC-9B Cosworth DFX V8t 19 32 Machinists Union Racing Team
1983 Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX V8t 8 28 Machinists Union Racing Team
1984 Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX V8t DNQ Machinists Union Racing Team

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

SuperTruck Series
NASCAR SuperTruck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NCTC Pts
1995 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy PHO
21		 TUS SGS MMR
16		 POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP
24		 FLM RCH MAR NWS SON 46th 382
5 MMR
29		 PHO

References
  1. "Where Are They Now?: Roger Mears". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  2. Winderman, Ira (May 21, 1986). "Off The Beaten Track Roger Mears Is Carving His Niche In Off-road Racing". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, FL. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  3. "Pickups take to racetrack". Standard-Speaker. Hazelton, PA. May 27, 1995. p. 44. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  4. "Dads Behind Sons' Wheels". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. June 15, 2003. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  5. "Interview with retired IndyCar & Offroad Driver Roger Mears". YouTube.
  6. "Roger Mears".
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