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Mears is the brother of Roger Mears, father of off-road and open-wheel racer Clint Mears, and the uncle of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Casey Mears. His marriage to his first wife Dina ended in divorce in 1983. He married Chris Bowen in 1986 whom he divorced in 2002. [3]
Mears tried to turn the extinguisher on himself, then his father, Bill Mears, having already pulled Rick's wife Dina to safety, grabbed the extinguisher and put out the fire. His mechanics had also been extinguished, and the fire crew arrived to thoroughly douse Mears' car. [citation needed]
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 , 1988 , and 1991 , to become the third driver (along with A. J. Foyt , Al Unser Sr. , and later Hélio Castroneves ) to win the Indy 500 a record four times.
Rick Mears finished second on track, but he was penalized for passing cars under the yellow, dropping him to fifth. [ 4 ] Tom Sneva moved to second, Al Unser to third, and Gordon Johncock to fourth. Two cautions flew, the first for John Mahler 's stalled car on lap 23 and the second for a crash involving Danny Ongais on lap 40.
Rick Mears was looking to become the first driver to win the Pocono 500 in consecutive years and led 46 laps. However, he dropped out of contention on lap 127 when CART officials black-flagged Mears for having a loose rear wing. The team needed 12 laps to replace the wing, which they took off of Sullivan's car. [14]
Power qualified second and Newgarden was third as Team Penske swept the front row for the first time since 1988 when it did so with Rick Mears, Al Unser Sr. and Danny Sullivan.
The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Rick Mears. This was the last year that the Championship comprised more than one race, and the Ted Horn Memorial was the last ever Indycar race on a dirt or clay surface. By this time, the preeminent national championship season was instead sanctioned by CART.
Morgan Eastwood, the youngest daughter of Clint Eastwood and Dina Ruiz, officially tied the knot with fiancé Tanner Koopmans on June 15. The pair was joined by her parents and all seven of her ...