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Driver name: Casey Mears
Car #: 13
Make: Chevy
Season Debut: 2003
Number of Championship: 0
# of Career Races: 452
# of Career Poles: 4
# of Career Wins: 1
# of Career Top 5s: 13
# of Career Top 10s: 51
# of Career DNFs: 59
# of Career Laps led: 477
Career Average Finish: 23.4
Career Average Start: 24.1
# of 2015 Wins: 0
# of 2015 Top 5s: 0
# of 2015 Top 10s: 1
# of 2015 Poles: 0
# of 2015 DNFs: 4
# of 2015 laps led: 4
2015 Average Finish: 23.1
2015 Average Start: 23.9
2015 Fantasy Recap: Mears was a solid driver in 2015. He didn't run up front, but a top 20 run was considered a good day for the 13 team. He more often than not finished inside the top 25 though. He finished 23 of 36 races inside the top 25. He was at his best on the short-flat racetracks, road courses and certain short tracks. He also ran very well at Daytona! So there a lot to like about him from the 2015 season. As I pointed out on twitter, he posted his best average starting position since the 2008 season. He scored less top 10 finishes than he did in 2014. But remember all of those have came on the plate tracks. When I look at Mears up close, he was very effective in fantasy production. In 8 of the 11 races, he finished 24th or better. Including 4 Top 20 finishes. Notable finishes would be 18th at Charlotte, 18th at New Hampshire and 17th at Martinsville.
Strong Tracks: WGI, Daytona, Martinsville and Sonoma
Weak Tracks: Darlington and Indy
Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B-list Grouping Tier
Overall Value Prediction: Limited & Consistent
2016 Fantasy Outlook: Casey Mears is one of those guys are always get overlooked because he doesn't driver for a top-tier team. And it's true that Mears doesn't offer a lot when looking at the numbers. But over the past two seasons, he have been pretty consistent. He have gotten a lot of top 25 finishes since the 13 team have switched over to Chevy before the 2014 started. It have worked pretty well for him too. Mears won't surprise you with a top 10 finish (outside of Daytona), but certain tracks he will be very usable. The key is to know where to use him and know which fantasy formats to use him in. At shorter-flats (Martinsville, Phoenix and New Hampshire), he will be very useful. I would consider the road courses skills his best asset. He have ran very well at Sonoma, but doesn't always get the finishes. The WGI is his best track though. He have 8 straight top 20 finishes entering 2016.
Twitter - @JeffNathans
Driver name: Casey Mears
Car #: 13
Make: Chevy
Season Debut: 2003
Number of Championship: 0
# of Career Races: 452
# of Career Poles: 4
# of Career Wins: 1
# of Career Top 5s: 13
# of Career Top 10s: 51
# of Career DNFs: 59
# of Career Laps led: 477
Career Average Finish: 23.4
Career Average Start: 24.1
# of 2015 Wins: 0
# of 2015 Top 5s: 0
# of 2015 Top 10s: 1
# of 2015 Poles: 0
# of 2015 DNFs: 4
# of 2015 laps led: 4
2015 Average Finish: 23.1
2015 Average Start: 23.9
2015 Fantasy Recap: Mears was a solid driver in 2015. He didn't run up front, but a top 20 run was considered a good day for the 13 team. He more often than not finished inside the top 25 though. He finished 23 of 36 races inside the top 25. He was at his best on the short-flat racetracks, road courses and certain short tracks. He also ran very well at Daytona! So there a lot to like about him from the 2015 season. As I pointed out on twitter, he posted his best average starting position since the 2008 season. He scored less top 10 finishes than he did in 2014. But remember all of those have came on the plate tracks. When I look at Mears up close, he was very effective in fantasy production. In 8 of the 11 races, he finished 24th or better. Including 4 Top 20 finishes. Notable finishes would be 18th at Charlotte, 18th at New Hampshire and 17th at Martinsville.
Strong Tracks: WGI, Daytona, Martinsville and Sonoma
Weak Tracks: Darlington and Indy
Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B-list Grouping Tier
Overall Value Prediction: Limited & Consistent
2016 Fantasy Outlook: Casey Mears is one of those guys are always get overlooked because he doesn't driver for a top-tier team. And it's true that Mears doesn't offer a lot when looking at the numbers. But over the past two seasons, he have been pretty consistent. He have gotten a lot of top 25 finishes since the 13 team have switched over to Chevy before the 2014 started. It have worked pretty well for him too. Mears won't surprise you with a top 10 finish (outside of Daytona), but certain tracks he will be very usable. The key is to know where to use him and know which fantasy formats to use him in. At shorter-flats (Martinsville, Phoenix and New Hampshire), he will be very useful. I would consider the road courses skills his best asset. He have ran very well at Sonoma, but doesn't always get the finishes. The WGI is his best track though. He have 8 straight top 20 finishes entering 2016.
Twitter - @JeffNathans
