Austin Cameron

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 race2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last race2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish94th (2000)
First race2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth)
Last race2002 Auto Club 300 (Fontana)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish56th (1999)
First race1999 goracing.com 200 (Michigan)
Last race1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
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

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
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

NASCAR Busch 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 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

NASCAR Craftsman 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 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

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
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 		4th 1909 [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 		2nd 1981 [17]
2000 PHO
22 		MMR
14 		LVS
2 		CAL
29 		LAG
4 		IRW
21 		POR EVG IRW
15 		RMR
3 		MMR IRW
6 		17th 1187 [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 		3rd 2048 [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 		3rd 1542 [20]
2003 PHO
4 		LVS
17 		CAL MAD TCR EVG IRW
20 		S99
1* 		RMR
9 		DCS
1** 		PHO
7 		MMR
3 		15th 1199 [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* 		2nd 2074 [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 		8th 1631 [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 		7th 1770 [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 30th 91 [25]
2013 10 Chevy PHO S99 BIR IOW L44 SON
16 		CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP
8 		SMP AAS KER PHO 40th 64 [26]
2014 PHO IRW S99 IOW KCR SON
Wth 		SLS CNS IOW EVG KCR MMP
8 		AAS PHO 46th 49 [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
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

  1. ^ "Austin A Cameron from El Cajon, CA". Radaris.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.
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  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.
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  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.