Clint Mears

Clint Mears (born January 12, 1973) is an American racing driver from Bakersfield, California. Clint is the son of Indy 500 champion Rick Mears and cousin of NASCAR driver Casey Mears.[1] He has retired from automobile racing but currently competes in motocross events.

Clint Mears
NationalityAmerican
Born (1973-01-12) January 12, 1973
Bakersfield, California
Related toCasey Mears
Rick Mears
Roger Mears
Indy Lights career
Starts19
Championships0
Wins2
Podiums2
Poles3
Best finish8th in 1997
Previous series
1997–1998
1996
1994–1995		Indy Lights
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Toyota Atlantic
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
0 races run over 1 year
Best finish140th (1996)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 30, 2017.

Career

Clint competed in the Toyota Atlantic championship part-time in 1994 and full-time in 1995.[2] In 1995 he finished 9th in the championship with a best finish of fifth in Toronto. In 1996 he was out of professional racing except for a failed attempt to make his NASCAR debut in a Craftsman Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway where he failed to qualify. In 1997 he moved to the Indy Lights series where he raced full-time as a teammate to his cousin;[3] he finished eighth in points, scoring victories at the Milwaukee Mile, the same track as his father's first IndyCar win,[3] and at California Speedway.[4][5] Mears returned to the series in 1998 but missed some races and in the races he did compete in only managed a best finish of eighth. This was the end of his professional racing career; he became a driving instructor at Irwindale Speedway, competing in a NASCAR Winston West Series event there;[5] he intended to return to the Craftsman Truck Series during 2000 or 2001 with Core Motorsports,[5][6] but a ride did not materialise.

Clint also dabbled in off-road racing and motocross. He returned to amateur motocross in 2012 at the age of 39 after a lengthy absence.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 21 22 23 24 NCTC Pts
1996 Kim Spruell Racing 82 HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS
DNQ		 SON MMR PHO LVS 140 13

American open-wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1997 Team Mears MIA
12		 LBH
18		 NAZ
7		 SAV
18		 STL
11		 MIL
1*		 DET
18		 POR
DNS		 TOR
13		 TRO
12		 VAN
14		 LS
DNS		 FON
1		 8th 53
1998 MIA
DNS		 LBH NAZ
18		 STL
17		 MIL
19		 DET
17		 POR CLE
16		 TOR MIS
8		 TRO VAN LS
10		 FON
22		 24th 8

References
  1. Mears Gang Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, CaseyMears.com, Retrieved 2017-10-29
  2. Fox, John Jay (1995-04-18). "Mears' Heir Lacking Only The Seat Time". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. Glick, Shav (1997-09-26). "No Matter the Age, They're Still Doing It With Mears". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. Glick, Shav (1997-09-28). "Mears Wins Battle of Indy Lights". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  5. Glick, Shav (2000-07-21). "Though Very Consistent, This Mears Is Ready to Win". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  6. "IRL: Indy 500: Casey Mears passes test, ready to add to family legacy at Speedway". Motorsport.com. 2000-04-13. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-10-31.


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