Hendrick Motorsport have confirmed t♔hat Casey Mears will replace Brian Vickers in the #25 GMAC C💃hevrolet next season.

Mears, in his fourth year with Chip Ganassi Racing, has signed a three-year de꧙al with Hendrick, joining quadruple Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon, current championship leader Jimmie Johnson and 2005 Raybestos Rookie o🐽f the Year Kyle Busch in what is arguably NASCAR's top team.

Despite having yet to win a Nextel Cup race, the nephew of Indycar legend 🉐Rick Mears had been targeted by several front-running teams from the moment he announced that he wouldn't be ret𒊎urning to the Ganassi fold in 2007 including Hendrick, Robert Yates Racing and the new Red Bull Racing team.

"I'm committed to winning races and going after championships with the #25 team," said the 28-year old Mears. "This is an opportunity for me to work with close꧙ friends and start fresh with one of the top organisations in all of sports. It's an exciting situation for me, both personally and professionally."

"Casey is a talented driver and a high-character person who is going to be a great fit with our organisation," te😼am boss Rick Hendrick added. 𒈔"He has the ability to win races and ultimately contend for championships, so we're thrilled to welcome him to Hendrick Motorsports."