Austin Cameron

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Austin Cameron
Born (1977-01-24) January 24, 1977 (age 47)
El Cajon, California
Awards1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish83rd (2002)
First race 2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last race 2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish94th (2000)
First race 2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth)
Last race 2002 Auto Club 300 (Fontana)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish56th (1999)
First race 1999 goracing.com 200 (Michigan)
Last race 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
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.

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Racing career

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

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

NASCAR

(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

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NNCCPtsRef
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/A0 [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/A0 [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 83rd37 [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 84th49 [11]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
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 94th107 [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 122nd37 [13]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
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		124th31 [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		56th273 [15]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415NKNPSWCPtsRef
1998 AC Motorsports 12 Chevy TUS LVS
32		 PHO
6		 CAL
8		 HPT
9		 MMR
10		 AMP
3		 POR
6		 CAL
2		 PPR
2		 EVG
12		 SON
3		 MMR
7		 LVS
4		4th1909 [16]
1999 TUS
14		 LVS
5		 PHO
3		 CAL
29		 PPR
2		 MMR
6		 IRW
23		 EVG
13		 POR
7		 IRW
1*		 RMR
17		 LVS
2		 MMR
15		 MOT
2		2nd1981 [17]
2000 PHO
22		 MMR
14		 LVS
2		 CAL
29		 LAG
4		 IRW
21		 POR EVG IRW
15		 RMR
3		 MMR IRW
6		17th1187 [18]
2001 PHO
3		 LVS
4		 TUS
14		 MMR
2		 CAL
3		 IRW
16		 LAG
11		 KAN
8		 EVG
3		 CNS
8		 IRW
21		 RMR
9		 LVS
2		 IRW
6		3rd2048 [19]
2002 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Chevy PHO
1*		 LVS
1		 CAL
3		 KAN
17		 EVG
11*		 IRW
1*		 S99
12		 RMR
1		 DCS
1		 LVS
25		3rd1542 [20]
2003 PHO
4		 LVS
17		 CAL MAD TCR EVG IRW
20		 S99
1*		 RMR
9		 DCS
1**		 PHO
7		 MMR
3		15th1199 [21]
2004 PHO
2		 MMR
12		 CAL
13		 S99
1		 EVG
1*		 IRW
1		 S99
17		 RMR
1		 DCS
6		 PHO
7		 CNS
2		 MMR
4		 IRW
1*		2nd2074 [22]
2006 MRG Motorsports 88 Chevy PHO
28		 PHO
6		 S99
18		 IRW
25		 SON
14		 DCS
16		 IRW
1		 EVG
7		 S99
4		 CAL
15		 CTS
3		 AMP
1		8th1631 [23]
2008 Bill McAnally Racing 18 Toyota AAS
17		 PHO
13		 CTS
2		 CNS
8		 SON
7		 IRW
6		 DCS
18		 EVG
14		 MMP
3		 IRW
24		 AMP
5		 AAS
21		7th1770 [24]
14 IOW
3
2012 AC Motorsports 12 Toyota PHO LHC MMP
5		 S99 IOW BIR LVS SON
8		 EVG CNS IOW PIR
28		 SMP AAS PHO 30th91 [25]
2013 10 Chevy PHO S99 BIR IOW L44 SON
16		 CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP
8		 SMP AAS KER PHO 40th64 [26]
2014 PHO IRW S99 IOW KCR SON
Wth		 SLS CNS IOW EVG KCR MMP
8		 AAS PHO 46th49 [27]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARSCPtsRef
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		103rd150 [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 119th190 [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 85th355 [30]

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References

  1. ↑ "Austin A Cameron from El Cajon, CA". Radaris.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Glick, Shav (April 24, 2003). "Cameron Has Cancer". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  4. ↑ Center, Bill (January 12, 2006). "He's traveling in right direction". San Diego Union-Tribune . San Diego, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to TC Construction". TC Construction. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  6. ↑ "News & Notes - Irwindale Speedway". RacingWest. Thousand Oaks, CA. May 22, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  7. ↑ "New Baby for Austin Cameron". RacingWest. Thousand Oaks, CA. May 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  8. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2006 NASCAR AutoZone West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Austin Cameron – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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