1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991). Mears is also a three-time Indycar series/World Series champion (1979, 1981 and 1982). Mears was born in Wichita, Kansas and...

fall-out of the controversy. Penske's next Indy 500 win was with Rick Mears in 1984. Mears and former Penske driver Tom Sneva battled for the lead in the...

of the Coca-Cola 600, Mears is a member of the Mears racing family as the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of IndyCar...

14 top tens (no finish worse than 7th), Rick Mears ran away with the inaugural CART championship title. Mears took a large points lead after winning the...

438 km/h). A few minutes later, he was beaten by his Penske teammate Rick Mears. Mears secured the pole position with a four-lap average of 207.004 mph (333...

, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves, each of whom has won the race four times. The active driver with the most victories is Castroneves. Rick Mears holds...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 1984. Rick Mears, who previously won in 1979, won his second (of four) Indy 500 victories...

positions with Rick Mears winning the pole position, Danny Sullivan at the center of the front row, and Al Unser, Sr. on the outside. Mears set a new track...

During time trials, Mears also established an Indy record by winning his sixth career pole position. The month of May for Mears was tumultuous, as he...

sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Rick Mears won the Indy 500, his third victory at Indy. The 1988 season was the breakout...

saw a shake-up from the previous year. Rick Mears suffered a serious crash at Sanair in 1984. In 1985, Mears only drove a partial schedule (ovals only...

father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times (1970...

Fittipaldi and Mears finished 1st-2nd. Fittipaldi effectively clinched the championship by virtue of a now 22-point lead over Mears. If Mears were to win...

the 2023 event, 75 different drivers have won. A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Hélio Castroneves share the record for the most victories with four...

In order, Rick Mears, Mario Andretti, and Bobby Rahal at Laguna Seca, 1991....

of Danny Ongais, and a major pit fire involving Rick Mears. Ongais was critically injured, and Mears suffered burns, but both drivers would recover. Another...

wheel. Second-year driver Rick Mears took the lead for the final time with 18 laps to go, and won his first Indianapolis 500. Mears would win again in 1984...

location on November 6. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Bobby Rahal. Though it was not officially part...

wanted a proven winner to join his young driver Rick Mears. Unser won six times to Mears' three wins but Mears won the championship and Indianapolis 500. In...

tentatively put himself third. The next car out, however, was pole favorite Rick Mears. Mears set a one-lap track record of 224.254 mph (360.902 km/h), and a four-lap...

Rick Mears 1980 Johnny Rutherford 1980 Johnny Rutherford (2) Year USAC Gold Crown ChampionshipAB 1981 Rick Mears (2) 1981–82 George Snider 1982 Rick Mears...

Rick Mears were leaving the pits during a yellow when Mears accused Andretti of passing him illegally under the caution. Officials denied the Mears protest...

(Parnelli*) CART Champions (9): 1979 Rick Mears (Penske) 1980 Johnny Rutherford (Chaparral) 1981 Rick Mears (Penske) 1982 Rick Mears (Penske) 1983 Al Unser (Penske)...

as the "Spin and Win." In September 1984, Rick Mears suffered serious leg injuries in a crash at Sanair. Mears drove only a part-time schedule in 1985,...

stop on lap 72, Mears made the handling adjustments he needed to pull out to a 9-second lead. However, over the final handful of laps, Mears was stuck behind...

dropped out. Rick Mears then took the lead, and throughout the next 20 laps dueled with Johnny Rutherford. After a poor pit stop by Rutherford, Mears had a 20...

In 1987, the engine program expanded to all three Penske team drivers (Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan, and Al Unser), Patrick Racing, and Newman/Haas Racing...

at Mesa Marin. Mears is the father of NASCAR driver Casey Mears, and the older brother of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears. Since his retirement...

brought a new generation of speedsters, led by four-time race winner Rick Mears who also broke the 220 mph (350 km/h) speed mark in qualifying (1989)...

Richard Vigneault (born 1956) Rick Mazza (born 1961), Australian politician Rick Mears (born 1951), American race car driver Rick Mercer (born 1969), Canadian...