Back at the Brickyard, Where Mears Family History Runs Deep Legacy Meets Opportunity for Casey Mears and Beard Motorsports in Return to Indianapolis MT. PLEASANT, Michigan (July 22, 2026) – For Casey Mears, every trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway carries more meaning than the last. The iconic 2.5-mile oval has long been woven into the fabric of…

MT. PLEASANT, Michigan (June 9, 2026) — For Casey Mears, the road to a milestone 500th career NASCAR Cup Series start got just a little sidetracked thanks to the intervention of Mother Nature seven weekends ago at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. It continues in earnest for the 48-year-old veteran driver with Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400…

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (March 31, 2026) – Beard Motorsports announced today that veteran NASCAR Cup Series driver Casey Mears will pilot the family-owned team’s No. 62 Chevrolet in five Cup Series races during the 2026 season beginning with the April 26 Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The new collaboration includes four additional races…

YellaWood 500 Race Report Date: Oct. 19, 2025 Event: YellaWood 500 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Format: 188 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/68 laps) Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 160-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish. Race Winner: Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage…

JESSE LOVE Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet Camaro Event Overview Event: Indianapolis 400 (Round 22 of 36) Time/Date: 2:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 27 Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Layout: 2.5 mile oval Laps/Miles: 160 laps/400 miles State Lengths: Stage 1: 50 laps / Stage 2: 50 laps…

Beard Motorsports Würth 400 Date: May 4, 2025 Event: Würth 400 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth Format: 267 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/85 laps/102 laps) Note: Race extended four laps past its scheduled 267-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish. Race Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske…

JESSE LOVE Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet Camaro Event Overview  Event: Würth 400 (Round 11 of 36) Time/Date: 3:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 4 Location: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth Layout: 1.5 mile oval Laps/Miles: 267 laps/400.5 miles State Lengths: Stage 1: 80 laps / Stage…

Beard Motorsports Date: April 27, 2025Event: Jack Link’s 500 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Format: 188 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/68 laps) Race Winner: Austin Cindric of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing (Toyota)  Beard…

Beard Motorsports Set for Talladega Return Driver Anthony Alfredo with Partner Fortify Building Solutions Look to Better Last April’s Sixth-Place Finish at the Alabama Oval   MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (March 26, 2025) – The team of Beard Motorsports, partner Fortify Building Solutions, and driver Anthony Alfredo will make their collective return to the racetrack when…

Beard Motorsports Announces Plans for 2025 Daytona 500 Fortify Building Solutions Will Back Single-Car Effort and Driver Anthony Alfredo in the 67th Running of the ‘Great American Race’   MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Jan. 9, 2025) – Beard Motorsports announced today that it plans to qualify for the 2025 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at…

Anthony Alfredo Talladega Advance No. 62 Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet Camaro   Event Overview Event: YellaWood 500 (Round 31 of 36) Time/Date: 2 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 6 Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Layout: 2.66-mile oval Laps/Miles: 188 laps/500 miles Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 60 laps / Stage 2: 60 laps / Final Stage: 68…

PARKER RETZLAFF Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona No. 62 FunkAway Chevrolet Camaro   Event Overview Event: Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Round 25 of 36) Time/Date: 7:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 24 Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway Layout: 2.5-mile oval Laps/Miles: 160 laps/400 miles Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 35 laps / Stage 2: 60…

Beard Motorsports To Get ‘Funky’ at Daytona FunkAway To Sponsor Parker Retzlaff and the No. 62 Chevrolet in the Coke Zero Sugar 400   MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Aug. 9, 2024) – Beard Motorsports announced today that FunkAway, a line of odor-eliminating products, will be the primary sponsor for its No. 62 Chevrolet and driver Parker…

Fortify Building Solutions Joins Beard Motorsports, Driver Anthony Alfredo at Talladega 25-Year Old Back Behind the Wheel of the No. 62 Chevrolet in the YellaWood 500   MT. PLEASANT, Michigan (June 3, 2024) – Beard Motorsports announced today that Fortify Building Solutions will be the primary sponsor for the No. 62 Chevrolet and driver Anthony…

Parker Retzlaff is NEXT for Beard Motorsports 21-Year-Old Driver Joins Beard Motorsports For Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona in August   MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (May 30, 2024) – Beard Motorsports announced today that up-and-coming driver Parker Retzlaff will pilot the well-regarded No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet at the Aug. 24 Coke Zero Sugar 400…

Alfredo Survives for Sixth in the Talladega DUDE Wipes Chevrolet Driver Avoids Wreck on Final Lap to Earn Career-Best Finish   Date: April 21, 2024 Event: GEICO 500 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) Format: 188 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/68 laps) Start/Finish: 24th / 6th (Running, completed…

ANTHONY ALFREDO GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway No. 62 DUDE Wipes Chevrolet Camaro   Event Overview Event: GEICO 500 (Round 10 of 36) Time/Date: 2:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 21 Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Layout: 2.66-mile oval Laps/Miles: 188 laps/500 miles Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 60 laps / Stage 2: 60 laps / Final…

Talladega: Where the DUDES Are DUDE Wipes Joins Beard Motorsports for the April 21 GEICO 500   MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (March 27, 2024) – The “dudes” always show up when NASCAR visits Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. And this spring, the dudes are in luck because a product made specifically for them is coming to town along…

Alfredo Finishes 27th in the Daytona 500 Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet Driver Perseveres in Second Daytona 500 Start   Date: Feb. 19, 2024Event: Daytona 500 Series: NASCAR Cup SeriesLocation: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Format: 200 laps, broken into three stages (65 laps/65 laps/70 laps)Start/Finish: 39th / 27th (Running, completed 199 of 199 laps)…

ANTHONY ALFREDO Daytona Speedweek Pole Qualifying | Duel | Daytona 500 No. 62 Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet Camaro Event Overview Wednesday, Feb. 14:  Daytona 500 qualifying (single-lap qualifying to determine pole for the Daytona 500) Time/TV/Radio: 8 p.m. ET on FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Thursday, Feb. 15:  Bluegreen Vacations Duel (twin 150-mile qualifying races that set…

Death Wish Coffee Joins Beard Motorsports for the Daytona 500 Rebelliously Bold Coffee Company Aims to Make First Start as a Primary Sponsor in the ‘Great American Race’   MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Jan. 16, 2024) – Beard Motorsports announced today that Death Wish Coffee will be the primary sponsor for its No. 62 Chevrolet and…

Beard Motorsports Announces Plans for 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Season Family-Owned Organization Will Take to the Track for its Eighth Season of NASCAR Cup Series Competition   MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Dec. 19, 2023) – Beard Motorsports announced today its plans for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. A total of four races make up the…

Bennett Transportation and Logistics to Adorn No. 62 Chevrolet in the ‘Great American Race’ Bennett Transportation and Logistics to Adorn No. 62 Chevrolet in the ‘Great American Race’   MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (Feb. 2, 2023) – Bennett Family of Companies has joined Beard Motorsports and driver Austin Hill as its primary partner for the Daytona…

Beard Motorsports Sees Gold in That There Hill Austin Hill To Make Six NASCAR Cup Series Starts with Beard Motorsports in 2023   MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (Oct. 28, 2022) – Beard Motorsports has selected Austin Hill to drive its No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro in a limited NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 2023. The non-chartered, single-car…

Justin Allgaier Finishes 30th at Talladega Driver of Beard Oil Distributing Chevrolet Camaro Unable To Overcome Damage from Early Incident   Date: Oct. 2, 2022 Event: YellaWood 500 (Round 31 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) Format: 188 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/68 laps) Start/Finish: 31st/30th…

Beard Motorsports and Noah Gragson Score Career-Best Results Gragson Wheels No. 62 Beard Oil Distributing Chevrolet Camaro to Impressive Fifth-Place Finish in Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona   Date: Aug. 28, 2022 Event: Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Round 26 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Format: 160…

Noah Gragson Daytona Advance Daytona Advance No. 62 Beard Oil Distributing Chevrolet Camaro   Event: Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Round 26 of 36) Time/Date: 7 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 27 Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway Layout: 2.5-mile oval Laps/Miles: 160 laps / 400 miles Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 35 laps / Stage 2: 60…

Noah Gragson Finishes 20th at Talladega Solid Outing for Driver of No. 62 Wendy’s $5 Biggie Bag Camaro   Date: April 24, 2022 Event: GEICO 500 (Round 10 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) Format: 188 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/68 laps) Start/Finish: 31st / 20th…

Noah Gragson Talladega Advance No. 62 Wendy’s $5 Biggie Bag Chevrolet Camaro   Event: GEICO 500 (Round 10 of 36)Time/Date: 3 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 24Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Layout: 2.66-mile ovalLaps/Miles: 188 laps/500 milesStage Lengths: Stage 1: 60 laps / Stage 2: 60 laps / Final Stage: 68 lapsTV/Radio: FOX / MRN /…

Wendy’s® Joins Beard Motorsports and Driver Noah Gragson for Talladega Wendy’s $5 Biggie™ Bag To Adorn No. 62 Chevrolet at NASCAR’s Biggest Oval Track   MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (April 18, 2022) – Wendy’s® (Nasdaq: WEN) has joined Beard Motorsports and driver Noah Gragson as its primary partner for the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race…

Gragson Finishes 31st at Daytona Las Vegas Native’s NASCAR Cup Series Debut Gets Derailed by Multicar Accident  Event: 64th Running of the Daytona 500 (Round 1 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup SeriesLocation: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Format: 200 laps, broken into three stages (65 laps/65 laps/70 laps) Start/Finish: 39th/31st (Accident, completed 190 of…

Gragson Finishes 21st in Duel at Daytona Driver of No. 62 Beard Oil Distributing Chevrolet Will Start 39th in Daytona 500  Event: Bluegreen Vacations Duel Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Format: Twin 150-mile qualifying races that set the field for the Daytona 500 Start/Finish: 17th/21st (Running, completed 57 of…

NOAH GRAGSON Daytona Speedweek Pole Qualifying | Duel | Daytona 500 No. 62 Beard Oil Distributing Chevrolet Camaro Wednesday, Feb. 16: Daytona 500 qualifying (single-lap qualifying to determine pole for the Daytona 500) Time/TV/Radio: 8 p.m. ET on FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Thursday, Feb. 17: Bluegreen Vacations Duel (twin 150-mile qualifying races that set the field…

Beard Motorsports Back with Gragson for Daytona 500 Twenty-Three-Year-Old Las Vegas Native Ready to Earn Spot in 64th Running of The Great American Race MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (Nov. 16, 2021) – Beard Motorsports has selected Noah Gragson to drive its No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro in the 64th running of the Daytona 500 Feb. 20 at…

Beard Motorsports Back for 2022 Daytona 500 Generational Race Team Procures NextGen Car MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (Sept. 7, 2021) – Beard Motorsports is the first non-chartered NASCAR Cup Series team to announce its intention to compete in the 64th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 20 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The generational race…

Beard Motorsports Tabs Gragson for Daytona 500 Twenty-Two-Year-Old Las Vegas Native To Make  NASCAR Cup Series Debut in The Great American Race MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (Jan. 14, 2021) – Beard Motorsports has selected Noah Gragson to drive its No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro in the 63rd running of the Daytona 500 Feb. 14 at Daytona (Fla.)…

Crash Leaves Gaughan 35th in Final NASCAR Race Driver of No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro Collected in Multi-Car Accident at Talladega Date: Oct. 4, 2020 Event: YellaWood 500 (Round 31 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) Format: 188 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/68 laps) Start/Finish: 39th/35th (Accident,…

Brendan Gaughan Talladega G’Night TALLADEGA, Ala. (Sept. 29, 2020) – “You know, I asked my uncle once how I’d know when it was time to stop. You know what he said? ‘The youngsters tell you.’” That quote came from the fictional character, Cal Weathers, in Cars 3, the 2017 Pixar movie that despite featuring talking…

Gaughan Finishes Eighth at Daytona Driver of No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro Earns Another Top-10 at World Center of Racing Date: Aug. 29, 2020 Event: Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Round 26 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Format: 160 laps, broken into three stages (50 laps/50 laps/60 laps) Start/Finish:…

Brendan Gaughan Mixing a Cool Can of Confidence with Coke Zero Sugar DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2020) – In a racing career spanning three decades that intentionally began well off the beaten path in off-road before transitioning to the pavement bullrings of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and, ultimately, the gleaming showplaces of…

Gaughan Finishes 39th at Daytona Road Course Late-Race Transmission Problems Result in DNF for Beard Motorsports Date: Aug. 16, 2020 Event: Inaugural Go Bowling 235 (Round 23 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (14-turn, 3.61-mile road course) Format: 65 laps, broken into three stages (15 laps/15 laps/35 laps) Start/Finish: 39th/39th…

Brendan Gaughan One More For The Road DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 10, 2020) – Trivia time! Of the 40 drivers entered in the Go Bowling 235 NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday on the road course at Daytona International Speedway, how many have raced on the twisting circuit that encompasses parts of the 2.5-mile oval? If…

Gaughan Finishes 21st at Talladega Driver of No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro Avoids Last-Lap Chaos in GEICO 500 Date: June 22, 2020 Event: GEICO 500 (Round 13 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) Format: 188 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/68 laps) Start/Finish: 39th/21st (Running, completed 191 of 191…

Brendan Gaughan Leaving Las Vegas, Viva Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. (June 15, 2020) – Most people head to Las Vegas as a reprieve from work. Brendan Gaughan leaves Las Vegas to get away from work. And in the COVID-19 era, Gaughan has been working overtime. Whether it’s been doing his part to help homeschool his two…

Beard Motorsports: Social Distancing Since 2017 With One Fulltime Crew Member, NASCAR Cup Series Team Does More with Less MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (June 10, 2020) – In mid-March when social distancing measures were enacted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Beard Motorsports was already well versed in the practice. The NASCAR Cup Series team…

Gaughan Earns Career-Best Daytona 500 Result Driver of No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro Finishes Seventh in 62nd Daytona 500 Date: Feb. 16-17, 2020 Event: 62nd Daytona 500 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Format: 200 laps, broken into three stages (65 laps/65 laps/70 laps) Start/Finish: 39th/7th (Running, completed 209 of 209 laps)…

Brendan Gaughan No. 62 Team is David vs. Racing’s Goliaths in 62nd Daytona 500 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2020) – If you’re looking for a Daytona 500 underdog story, look no further than Beard Motorsports and driver Brendan Gaughan. Gaughan will put a cap on his 23-year NASCAR driving career by running a four-race NASCAR…

#NotGaughanYet Brendan Gaughan To Finish NASCAR Career with Four-Race NASCAR Cup Series Schedule in 2020 Will Drive No. 62 Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports Beginning with 62nd Daytona 500 MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (Jan. 27, 2020) – Brendan Gaughan will put a cap on his 23-year NASCAR driving career by running a four-race NASCAR Cup Series schedule in…