Casey Mears (Photo Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Several news outlets are reporting Casey Mears will drive the 83 this weekend because regular driver Brian Vickers has been hospitalized with an undisclosed medical condition (here’s a link to the Fox News story). For you Yahoo! Fantasy NASCAR players, this is significant because Mears will now have relatively strong equipment in Group C, giving you a good alternative to regulars such as A.J. Allmendinger, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed and Paul Menard.