BREAKING NEWS: Riggs Hired To Replace Mears In No. 90 In Next Two Races

As driver Casey Mears leaves to be on stand-by for Denny Hamlin as Hamlin recovers from knee surgery, it left the No. 90 Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevrolet without a driver. Who would replace Mears in the No. 90, was the question fans were asking when Mears announced he would leave, and go sub at the 11. According to Keyed-Up Motorsports' Facebook page, the team has hired 39-year-old driver, from Durham, North Carolina, Scott Riggs. Riggs, a six-year veteran of the Sprint Cup Series, has been without a Cup ride since his resignation from Tommy Baldwin Racing last May. He's been driving the No. 09 RAB Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Nationwide Series since the beginning of 2010, and was 10th in the series standings before missing the race at Bri...

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