He ended the season by filling in for injured Champ Car driver Alex Zanardi, posting one top-10 finish in four starts.
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For the 2007 season, Mears assumed driving duties for the #25 Hendrick Chevrolet, with co-primary sponsorship from the National Guard of the United States and GMAC.
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The following season he teamed up with Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon on January 29, 2006 to win the 44th annual Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
Drivers Sterling Marlin, 2003 Rookie of the Year Jamie McMurray, and Casey Mears of Chip Ganassi Racing and Larry Foyt are not in the game as playable drivers but can be added by downloadable content.
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In the end, the following five drivers failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 because they could not finish high enough in their respective Duels or turn a fast enough qualifying lap: Casey Mears, Todd Bodine, Derrike Cope, Kevin Conway, and Michael McDowell.
The team later used a number of drivers after Bliss left, including Geoffrey Bodine, Steve Park, Johnny Sauter, Ron Fellows, Casey Mears, J.J. Yeley, and Dave Blaney.