Clint Mears
| Clint Mears | |||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Born | January 12, 1973 Toyota Atlantic | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 0 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 140th (1996) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 30, 2017. | |||||||
Clint Mears (born January 12, 1973) is an American racing driver from
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.
Career
Clint competed in the
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
Craftsman Truck Series results
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| 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
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PHO
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POR
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EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT
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BRI
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NZH
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MLW
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LVL
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I70
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IRP
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FLM
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GLN
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NSV
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RCH
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NHA
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MAR
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NWS DNQ |
SON
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MMR
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PHO
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LVS
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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
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NAZ 18 |
STL 17 |
MIL 19 |
DET 17 |
POR | CLE 16 |
TOR
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MIS 8 |
TRO | VAN | LS 10 |
FON 22 |
24th | 8 |
References
- ^ Mears Gang Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, CaseyMears.com, Retrieved 2017-10-29
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Clint Mears on Twitter
- Clint Mears driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Clint Mears career summary at DriverDB.com
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