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Driver Name: Casey Mears
Car #: 13
Make: Chevy
Aka: MearsGang
Season Debut: 2003
Number of Championships: 0
# of Career starts: 416
# of Career Poles: 4
# of Career Wins: 1
# of Career Top 5s: 13
# of Career Top 10s: 50
# of Career DNFs: 55
# of Career laps led: 473
Career Average Finish: 23.4
Career Average Start: 24.1
# of 2014 Wins: 0
# of 2014 starts: 36
# of 2014 Top 5s: 1
# of 2014 Top 10s: 3
# of 2014 Poles: 0
# of 2014 DNFs: 1
# of 2014 Laps led: 4
2014 Average Finish: 22.3
2014 Average Start: 25.5
2014 Reap: Mears quietly had a nice , but solid season in 2014. Only scored 3 Top 10s , but that more then he have had in the previous 4 seasons in the Sprint Cup Series. Mears had an 22.4 average finish in 36 races. Which was his best average finish since driving the 07 car in 2009 (19.8 average finish.) Mears also scored one top 5 (Daytona) , that was his first top 5 since 2008 with Hendrick MotorSports in the 5 car. In 2014 , Mears only had 1 DNF in 36 starts. Pretty good overall year for Mears.
Strong tracks: Watkins Glenn , Sonoma and Daytona.
Weak tracks: Indy , Darlington and New Hampshire.
Additional info on Mears: Every year since joining the 13 team. Mears have improved his average finish. Most people believe Mears is useless because he is in a underfunded ride. That's a big misunderstanding! Mears is a fantastic option at both Talladega & Daytona. Typically stays out of trouble there. In 2014 his worst finish was 14th (first Dega). Also a great value at road courses. Pretty underrated there as well.
Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B Grouping Tier
Overall Value Prediction: Limited
2015 Fantasy Outlook: Honestly I am not sure what to expect exactly. Mears last season was pretty reliable because he finished 35 of 36 races. Not something he been able to do a lot in past seasons. Realistically Mears is a pretty limited option in Yahoo Fantasy Racing. I could see myself using him few times though. Maybe more , just depends on how things turn out. Would love to see Mears score more Top 10s in 2014 , but probably gonna be difficult. Usually Mears starts the season off very well. Then decline in productive. Outside of road courses & plate tracks , Mears is hard to count on.
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