CARQUEST Auto Parts is the Official Auto Parts Supplier of Hendrick Motorsports, regarded as one of the top organizations in the world of competitive racing. In 20 years of competition, Hendrick Motorsports has won seven NASCAR Sprint Cup championships, three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series titles and one NASCAR Busch Series crown.

Casey Mears Birthdate: March 12, 1978 Resides: Mooresville, N.C. Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif. Marital Status: Single

For Casey Mears, the future is bright.

Following a season full of memories, including a move to Hendrick Motorsports and his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory, Mears has big plans for 2008.

In his second year with team owner Rick Hendrick, Mears will drive the No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet. He joins forces with one of NASCAR’s rising stars, crew chief Alan Gustafson. Gustafson and the No. 5 team earned consecutive berths in the “Chase for the Sprint Cup” in 2006 and 2007, earning 10th- and fifth-place finishes, respectively.

Mears, combined with the success of Hendrick Motorsports, Gustafson and the No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST team, is hoping to write his name in the NASCAR history books.

Alan Gustafson Birthdate: Aug. 5, 1975 Resides: Davidson, N.C. Hometown: Ormond Beach, Fla. Marital Status: Wife: Shannon Children: John Alan and Austin

Alan Gustafson will mark his ninth year at Hendrick Motorsports by leading Casey Mears in his battle for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

Gustafson started his career at the young age of 8 just miles from Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. A racing legend, Smokey Yunick, took the young mechanic under his wing as Gustafson worked in Yunick’s “Best Darn Garage in Town.”

In the years that followed, Gustafson grew to be a rising star as a NASCAR crew chief, earning four Sprint Cup victories and two consecutive berths in the “Chase for the Sprint Cup” with the No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST team.