Mears was also able to cash in when, in 1991, he became the first driver to earn $10 million in career earnings from INDYCAR races. Similar to Mears, Unser also won the Indy 500 four different times.

His nephew Casey drives in the Indy Racing League and his son Clint briefly drove an Indy car before switching to NASCAR. Rick Mears is a nervous spectator. "It's a lot easier driving the car," he ...

Thanks to the research of racing statistician Scott Richards, some interesting facts and figures for the leading NTT IndyCar ...

His father, Roger Mears, is a former IndyCar and off-roading veteran, while his uncle, the legendary Rick Mears, is a ...