Casey Mears, the nephew of four-time Indy 500 champion Rick Mears, grew up surrounded by racing and carved out his own path in NASCAR. Starting in the Cup Series back in 2003, he spent 16 years there, with 491 starts under his belt. While his big highlight was winning the 2007 Coca-Cola 600 for Hendrick Motorsports, he also had a long run with Germain Racing, ending his full-time driving in 2016. Now, at 47, he’s jumping back in, showing his love for the sport, and mixing family history with a drive to hit a round number milestone.

Mears is hooking up with old friends at Garage 66 and MBM Motorsports for the No. 66 Ford. Sponsors like the Germain family and S.I. Yachts are on board—they’ve worked with him before and trust his skills. He tried a couple of races this year at Martinsville an

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