Dawson Cram

Dawson Cram (born September 12, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 55 Chevrolet Silverado for Long Motorsports and the No. 00 Toyota Tundra for Reaume Brothers Racing.

Dawson Cram
Cram at ISM Raceway in 2018
Born	(2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 San Diego, California
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
8 races run over 3 years
Truck no., team	No. 55 (Long Motorsports) No. 00 (Reaume Brothers Racing)
2019 position	71st
Best finish	43rd (2018)
First race	2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2020 Henry Ford Health System 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of August 7, 2020.

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 the 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 spring 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]

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.[7][8][9]

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.)

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series results
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	NGTC	Pts	Ref
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	-	[10]
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					43rd	54	[11]
	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				71st	24	[12]
	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	DAY	DOV	GTW	BRI	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO					-*	-*	[13]
	Reaume Brothers Racing	00	Toyota									KAN 25	KAN

^* 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
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2020	Fast Track Racing	11	Toyota	DAY	PHO 11	SLM	TAL	CLT	MOH	MCH	CHI	POC	IRP	ELK	IOW	GTW	MAD	GLN	ISF	DSF	BRI	MEM	KAN	-*	-*	[14]

References

1. "Top 10: Best Drivers 15 and Under in Short Track Draft". speed51.com. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
2. Seelman, Jacob. "Cram Attempting Truck Debut At Martinsville". www.racechaseronline.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
3. Beard, Brock. "PREVIEW: Several new faces - and some familiar ones - look to make their season debuts at Martinsville". LASTCAR.info. Blogger. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. Catanzareti, Zach. "16-Year-Old Dawson Cram Leaves Truck Debut Happy". KickinTheTires.net. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
5. Eggert, Seth. "Up to Speed: Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix". Motorsports Tribune. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
6. Srigley, Joseph (July 21, 2020). "Dawson Cram, Kevin Donahue, Ryan Huff, Driving for Reaume Brothers Racing in a Hectic Weekend at Kansas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
7. "Kevin Cram Crew Chief Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
8. "Clinton Cram Crew Chief Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
9. "NASCAR Truck: Dawson Cram hopes to make debut at Martinsville Speedway". www.autoracingdaily.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
10. "Dawson Cram – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
11. "Dawson Cram – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
12. "Dawson Cram – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
13. "Dawson Cram – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
14. "Dawson Cram - 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

External links

• Dawson Cram driver statistics at Racing-Reference