Dawson Cram

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Dawson Cram
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Cram at Phoenix Raceway in 2018
BornDawson Kevin Cram
(2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 22)
San Diego, California, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
17 races run over 4 years
Car no., teamNo. 4 (JD Motorsports)
2023 position46th
Best finish46th (2023)
First race 2021 Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200 (Loudon)
Last race 2024 Ag-Pro 300 (Talladega)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
31 races run over 5 years
2021 position30th
Best finish30th (2021)
First race 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2021 United Rentals 200 (Martinsville)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish62nd (2020)
First race 2020 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2020 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of January 1, 2024.

Dawson Kevin Cram (born September 12, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. From 2017 to 2021 he ran for his own race team that he co-owned with his family, being the youngest team owner in NASCAR history at only the age of 16.

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Racing career

Early career

In 2007, at the age of five, Cram started racing in Mini Dwarf race cars in his hometown at the time, San Diego, California. He later moved to Mooresville, North Carolina and started to race in the INEX Bandolero Series. After winning 13 times in Bandoleros, [1] he made the move to legend cars in 2014. His racing slate in 2017 included various starts in legends cars, Super Trucks and late models in the Whelen All-American Series and an attempt at a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event. [2]

NASCAR

On October 24, 2017, Cram was announced to be driving for Cram Racing Enterprises in the No. 11 truck at Martinsville Speedway in 2017 Texas Roadhouse 200. A blown engine during practice ended the team's weekend, forcing the No. 11 team and Cram to withdraw. [3]

He returned to Martinsville in the spring of 2018, driving for Beaver Motorsports. In his first race with live pit stops, Cram accidentally hit a crew member on his first pit stop and climbed to a 17th-place finish on the lead lap. [4] Cram's third attempt was also at Martinsville; this time it was a joint effort between his family Cram Racing Enterprises and Copp Motorsports. He finished 24th and also ran the next race on the schedule at ISM Raceway in the No. 83. [5]

In 2020, Cram served as a mechanic for the No. 6 NASCAR Xfinity Series team of JD Motorsports. He also ran Truck races for Long Motorsports and Reaume Brothers Racing. [6] Cram left Long Motorsports in August for financial reasons, [7] but later purchased the team and ran the No. 41 under the Cram Racing Enterprises banner for the rest of the 2020 Truck season. [8]

Ahead of the 2021 Truck season, Cram voiced his plans to run the full schedule. [9] In July, he joined Mike Harmon Racing for his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. [10]

In 2022, Cram announced that he would attempt the Xfinity Series' September Darlington race driving the No. 35 car for Emerling-Gase Motorsports. He qualified for the race and finished 30th. He would also attempt to qualify for two races in the Mike Harmon Racing No. 47 car but failed to qualify. He also drove the MBM Motorsports No. 13 in the season-finale at Phoenix, which he did qualify for, and finished 31st.

In 2023, Cram would run the majority of the Xfinity Series season in the No. 74 car for CHK Racing (formerly Mike Harmon Racing). However, him and the team would fail to qualify for the majority of the races they attempted. After one of the races that they did qualify for, Charlotte in May, Cram and the team lost 10 driver and owner points due to the car having an air duct violation. He became one of few drivers in NASCAR history to have a negative points total in the standings at some point in a season. (Michael Waltrip in 2007 in the Cup Series is another example after he was penalized during Daytona 500 Speedweeks that year.) [11] He would also drive the SS-Green Light Racing No. 07 car at Martinsville in April and the Alpha Prime Racing No. 44 car at Darlington in September. [12] He would also drive the G2G Racing No. 47 in the Truck Series race at Darlington in May. His team would later be penalized with the loss of 25 owner points for having an outdated window net in that race. [13]

Cram's No. 4 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024. Dawson Cram 4 Xfinity Las Vegas 2024.jpg
Cram's No. 4 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

On December 6, 2023, it was announced that Cram will run full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2024, driving the No. 4 car for JD Motorsports. [14]

Personal life

Cram's father Kevin Cram is a former crew chief in all three NASCAR national series and his uncle Clinton Cram is still in the profession, crew chiefing Dawson's first Truck attempt. [15] [16] [17]

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.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2021 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA
35		 GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 102nd01 [18]
2022 Emerling-Gase Motorsports 35 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR
30		 KAN 64th13 [19]
Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy BRI
DNQ		 TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR
DNQ
MBM Motorsports 13 Ford PHO
31
2023 CHK Racing 74 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO
38		 ATL
DNQ		 COA RCH
DNQ		 DOV
DNQ		 DAR
DNQ		 CLT
36		 PIR SON NSH
DNQ		 CSC
DNQ		 ATL NHA
Wth		 POC
DNQ		 ROA MCH
28		 IRC GLN DAY TEX
21		 ROV LVS
31		 HOM
36		 MAR
Wth		46th59 [20]
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy MAR
36		 TAL KAN
21		 BRI PHO
19
Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevy DAR
DNQ
2024 JD Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY
31		 ATL
31		 LVS
34		 PHO
28		 COA RCH
25		 MAR
24		 TEX
37		 TAL
28		 DOV
DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -*-* [21]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2017 Cram Racing Enterprises 11 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
Wth		 TEX PHO HOM 104th– [22]
2018 Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR
17		 DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL 43rd54 [23]
Copp Motorsports 83 Chevy MAR
24		 TEX PHO
16		 HOM
2019 63 DAY ATL LVS MAR
DNQ		 TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL 71st24 [24]
Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Chevy MAR
13		 PHO HOM
2020 Long Motorsports 55 Chevy DAY LVS CLT
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 HOM
32		 POC KEN
28		 TEX MCH
14		 DRC DOV
25		32nd154 [25]
Reaume Brothers Racing 00 Toyota KAN
25		 KAN
Cram Racing Enterprises 41 Chevy GTW
22		 DAR
33		 RCH BRI LVS
35		 TAL
35		 KAN
23		 TEX
18		 MAR
16		 PHO
28
2021 DAY
DNQ		 DRC
17		 LVS
21		 ATL
31		 BRD RCH
25		 KAN
31		 DAR
31		 COA
DNQ		 CLT
21		 TEX
21		 NSH
28		 POC KNX GLN GTW
30		 DAR
23		 BRI
35		 LVS TAL MAR
23		 PHO
DNQ		30th144 [26]
2023 G2G Racing 47 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR
35		 NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 111th01 [27]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2020 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota DAY PHO
11		 TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DRC GTW I44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 62nd33 [28]

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