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Mears backs up pole with top five
DAVID POOLE, dpoole@charlotteobserver.com
Sunday, Jul. 15, 2007
JOLIET, Ill. -- Casey Mears had three top-five finishes in a four-race stretch before finishing 19th or worse in his past three starts. He bounced back Sunday after starting from the pole with a fifth-place finish.
“We wanted more than that,” Mears said. “We started off really, really loose. The guys worked on the car all day and got it to where it was pretty good there at the end.”
Mears’ previous best finish here had been ninth.
“The first thing you’ve got to do in these races is stick around all day long,” Mears said. “We were consistent and patient and the guys made the right calls at the end. We just keep learning together.”