Dane Cameron
Dane Cameron (born October 18, 1988) is an American racing driver from Glen Ellen, California. He won the IMSA SportsCar Championship overall in 2016 and 2019, and also in the GTD class in 2014.
After karting, Cameron began his auto racing career in 2005 in the Jim Russell Racing School and Formula Russell where he won the championship.[1] In 2006 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship[2] and finished runner-up to J. R. Hildebrand. That fall Cameron won a Team USA Scholarship to participate in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy in Europe,[3] which he won.[1]
In 2007 Cameron competed in the Star Mazda Championship and won the title over James Davison on the back of three race wins and only one finish outside the top-ten.[4] With his championship he won a scholarship to race in the Atlantic Championship in 2008. Cameron finished seventh in points[1] with a best performance of finishing second from the pole in the first race at Road America.[5]
Cameron turned to sports car racing in 2009 where he drove a Mazda RX-8 in the Rolex Sports Car Series for Racers Edge Motorsports. He finished 17th in GT class drivers' points with a best finish of third at Watkins Glen International.[6] Cameron had ten different co-drivers in the Racers Edge #30 car throughout the season. In 2010 Cameron made only two Rolex Sports Car Series starts but both were in the top-flight Daytona Prototype class. He drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Beyer Racing and the New Jersey Motorsports Park race for Starworks Motorsport. He also made one American Le Mans Series start (the 12 Hours of Sebring) in the LMPC class with Genoa Racing and his team won their class.
In 2011 he competed with Dempsey Racing/Team Seattle in their Rolex GT class Mazda RX-8 with teammate James Gué.[6] They finished fourth in the championship with three third-place finishes and six top 5s. In 2012 he drove Team Sahlen's RX-8 in the same series with Wayne Nonnamaker. He ranked 6th in points with a class win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and three podiums.
Cameron moved up to the Rolex Daytona Prototype class full-time with Team Sahlen, again sharing ride with Wayne Nonnamaker.[1] With two fourth-place finishes, he finished tenth in the drivers standings. Also, he partnered with eventual LMPC drivers champion Mike Guasch in four rounds of the American Le Mans Series.
In the 2014 United SportsCar Championship, Cameron moved to the GTD class to drive a Turner BMW Z4 with Markus Palttala. He claimed four class wins and two third-place finishes in 11 rounds, winning the GTD drivers championship.
The driver moved to the Prototype class for the 2015 IMSA season, sharing an Action Express Racing Corvette with Eric Curran. He claimed two wins, four podiums and top 5 finishes in every race. As a result, he ended third in the drivers standings.
For the 2018 IMSA season, Cameron picked up Juan Pablo Montoya as a co-driver at Team Penske.[7]
Complete motorsports results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
USF2000 National Championship
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Finlay Motorsports |  ATL1 2 |
ATL2 2 |
MDO1 26 |
MDO2 3 |
PIR1 8 |
PIR2 9 |
CLE1 2 |
CLE2 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} TOR1 2 |
TOR2 2 |
MDO3 2 |
MDO4 17 |
ROA1 1 |
ROA2 11 |
2nd | 272 |
Star Mazda Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | JDC MotorSports | SEB 4 |
HOU 1 |
VIR 1 |
MMP 4 |
POR 17 |
CLE 2 |
TOR 1 |
RAM 2 |
TRO 2 |
MOS 3 |
RAT 8 |
LAG 2 |
1st | 450 |
Atlantic Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lynx Racing | LBH 11 |
LS 17 |
MTT 5 |
EDM1 4 |
EDM2 5 |
ROA1 2 |
ROA2 17 |
TRR 5 |
NJ 19 |
UTA 3 |
ATL 13 |
7th | 169 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
References
- Dane Cameron – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-08-10
- Finlay Motorsports to Sponsor Dane Cameron in Cooper Tires Formula 2000 Series, Motorsport.com, March 13, 2006, retrieved 2011-08-10
- Krefting, Kevin. TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP: Dane Cameron Snares a Pole at Snetterton, Speed, November 3, 2006, Retrieved 2011-08-10
- Krefting, Kevin. STAR MAZDA: Mandarino Wins, Cameron is Champ Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Speed, October 4, 2007, Retrieved 2011-07-25
- CAMERON SCORES PODIUM FROM THE POLE FROM THE POLE AT ROAD AMERICA, Motorsport.com, August 12, 2008, Retrieved 2011-08-10
- Dane Cameron – Bio, Grand-Am, Retrieved 2011-08-10
- "NASCAR on NBC podcast - Ep. 206: IMSA champion Dane Cameron on the Rolex 24, being teammates with Juan Pablo Montoya and his route to Team Penske". Stitcher. January 20, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Dane Cameron driver statistics at Racing-Reference
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Adrian Carrio |
Star Mazda Championship Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by John Edwards |
| Preceded by João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Champion 2016 With: Eric Curran |
Succeeded by Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor |
| Preceded by Eric Curran Felipe Nasr |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Champion 2019 With: Juan Pablo Montoya |
Succeeded by Incumbent |