| Rick Mears | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Mears in 2021 | |||||||
| Born | Rick Ravon Mears December 3, 1951 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| CART Championship Car (1979, 1981, 1982) Major victories Pikes Peak Hill Climb (1976) Indianapolis 500 (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) Pocono 500 (1982, 1985, 1987) Michigan 500 (1991) | |||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 203 races run over 17 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1979 (CART), 1981, 1982) | ||||||
| First race | 1976 California 500 (Ontario) | ||||||
| Last race | 1992 Michigan 500 (Michigan) | ||||||
| First win | 1978 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| Last win | 1991 Michigan 500 (Michigan) | ||||||
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Richard Ravon Mears[1] (born December 3, 1951) is a retired American race car driver. He is one of four men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) and is the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991). Mears is also a three-time Indycar series/World Series champion (1979, 1981 and 1982).
- ^ "Rick Mears". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.