Roger Mears
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| Nationality |
 American |
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| Born |
April 24, 1947 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Achievements | 20 off-road world championships at Riverside Two HDRA/SCORE championships Four Baja 1000 class victories Five Pikes Peak International Hill Climb class victories |
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| Years active | 1978–1984 | ||||||
| Team(s) |
Machinist Union Racing Team American Dream Racing |
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| Best finish | 9th (1982 | ||||||
| First race | 1979 California 500 (Ontario | ||||||
| Last race | 1984 Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 46th (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 18, 2013. | |||||||
Roger Mears (born March 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. He finished in the top ten 17 times, with his best finish in 4th position achieved 3 times.
Following his IndyCar career, Mears returned to desert racing. Late in his career, he raced in four events during the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season, 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, and is 5 years older than his brother, Rick Mears, a 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
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() (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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