# Ep. 343 | Casey Mears

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Podcast: [The Racing Writer's Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-racing-writer-s-podcast-743362)
Published: 2026-03-09T09:00:19+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2478

## Resource

Casey Mears had one of the best stories of the Daytona 500 when he qualified for the race in the single-car, underdog operation that is Garage 66 for Carl Long. A few weeks removed from the event, Mears shares how it has carried on; taking apart the Atlanta car to run in Daytona but that being the game plan; the visual of the torn apart car in the garage; comparing the moment to others from his career; choosing to come back so many years after his full-time career ended, and doing it with an underdog team; sharing this side of his life with his children who are now older to understand; the emotions of the first few races back in the NASCAR garage; the difference in being a driver today and living the full-time driver life; the realization that his full-time career was over; the feelings on what was his full-time career and any what if moments; things that almost happened in career such as getting to Penske; the impact of having raced for many big name car owners; managing to not have enemies or negative things said about him; anticipating the feeling of hitting 500 starts; the plans for the rest of the season. Original music created by Tony Monge. Follow me here: https://linktr.ee/kellycrandall

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