Austin Cameron | |||||||
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Born | El Cajon, California | January 24, 1977||||||
Awards | 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 83rd (2002) | ||||||
First race | 2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
Last race | 2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 94th (2000) | ||||||
First race | 2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth) | ||||||
Last race | 2002 Auto Club 300 (Fontana) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 56th (1999) | ||||||
First race | 1999 goracing.com 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
Last race | 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 10, 2014. |
Austin Alexander Cameron[1] (born January 24, 1977) is an American stock car racing driver. He competed mainly in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly the Winston West Series, twice finishing second in series points.
Racing career
[edit]Born in El Cajon, California, Cameron began racing go-karts at the age of 9.[2] He competed in various types of go-karts before eventually graduating to stockcars. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 1996 in the late model division at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California.[2] Despite not attending the first NASCAR Winston West Series race of the season in 1998, Cameron went on to win the Rookie-of-the-Year Award and finished fourth in the championship standings. He was among a contingent of NWWS drivers to participate in the NASCAR exhibition event in Japan at Twin Ring Motegi in November 1998. He collected his first series win in 1999 at Irwindale Speedway and finished the year second in the championship standings.
He made his Sprint Cup debut at Infineon Raceway in 2002, he finished 42nd due to a clutch failure on lap 24. He made his next start two years later at Infineon in 2004, finishing in 38th 32 laps down.
In 2003, Cameron was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma;[3] after three years of treatment that included open heart surgery, he returned to racing.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Cameron holds a business degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and acts as president of TC Construction, founded by his father.[5] He is married, to Rachelle,[6] and the couple have two children.[7]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
Nextel Cup Series
[edit]NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NNCC | Pts | Ref | ||
1999 | AC Motorsports | 89 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS DNQ |
ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON DNQ |
DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL | N/A | 0 | [8] | ||||
2000 | DAY | CAR | LVS DNQ |
ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL | N/A | 0 | [9] | |||||||
2002 | Orleans Racing | 62 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 42 |
DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN DNQ |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 83rd | 37 | [10] | ||
2004 | Bill McAnally Racing | 61 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 38 |
DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 84th | 49 | [11] |
Busch Series
[edit]NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
2000 | Team SABCO | 82 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSV | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH 38 |
PPR 35 |
GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | 94th | 107 | [12] | |||
2002 | Danford Motorsports | 41 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL 42 |
RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 122nd | 37 | [13] |
Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
1998 | Vintage Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS DNQ |
124th | 31 | [14] |
1999 | HOM | PHO | EVG | MMR | MAR | MEM | PPR | I70 | BRI | TEX | PIR | GLN | MLW | NSV | NZH | MCH 23 |
NHA | IRP | GTY | HPT | RCH | LVS 15 |
LVL | TEX | CAL 34 |
56th | 273 | [15] |
K&N Pro Series West
[edit]ARCA Re/Max Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
2000 | AC Motorsports | 12 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | AND | CLT | KIL | FRS | MCH | POC | TOL | KEN 21 |
BLN | POC | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL DNQ |
103rd | 150 | [28] | |||||
2001 | Cunningham Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | CLT | KAN 8 |
MCH | POC | MEM | GLN | KEN | MCH | POC | NSH | ISF | CHI | DSF | SLM | TOL | BLN | CLT | TAL | ATL | 119th | 190 | [29] |
2002 | TWC Motorsports | 68 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | KEN | CLT | KAN 22 |
POC | MCH | TOL | SBO | KEN 3 |
BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | 85th | 355 | [30] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Austin A Cameron from El Cajon, CA". Radaris.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b Glick, Shav (June 18, 1999). "Cameron Is Young and Restless With a Bright Future in Sport". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ Glick, Shav (April 24, 2003). "Cameron Has Cancer". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ Center, Bill (January 12, 2006). "He's traveling in right direction". San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ "Welcome to TC Construction". TC Construction. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ "News & Notes - Irwindale Speedway". RacingWest. Thousand Oaks, CA. May 22, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ "New Baby for Austin Cameron". RacingWest. Thousand Oaks, CA. May 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2006 NASCAR AutoZone West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Cameron – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Austin Cameron driver statistics at Racing-Reference