Casey Mears marks 500th NASCAR Cup Series start at Homestead
The SpeedwayMedia report published Nov. 4, 2026, says Casey Mears reached his 500th NASCAR Cup Series start at Homestead, driving the No. 62 for Beard Motorsports; Beard’s March 31, 2026, press release had announced Mears would run a five-race schedule with the team.
SpeedwayMedia’s Nov. 4, 2026, story reports that Casey Mears recorded his 500th NASCAR Cup Series start at Homestead, driving Beard Motorsports’ No. 62 entry.
The SpeedwayMedia piece notes Beard Motorsports is running Mears with crew chief Darren Shaw and credits support from Bob Germain as helping make Mears’ goal of 500 starts possible. Beard Motorsports described itself as a family-owned operation and said it has been a fixture at superspeedways since its 2017 Cup Series debut (Beard Motorsports press release, March 31, 2026).
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- speedwaymedia.com: Casey Mears makes 500th Cup start, ponders future: ‘I never stopped the love of driving race cars’ - NASCAR.com ↗
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