Dane Cameron

Dane Cameron (born October 18, 1988) is an American racing driver from Glen Ellen, California. He won the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship overall in 2016 and 2019, and also in the GTD class in 2014.

Dane Cameron
Nationality	American
Born	October 18, 1988 Newport Beach, California
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian
Car number	6
Engine	Acura
Starts	73
Championships	2
Wins	13
Poles	10
Best finish	1st in 2014, 2019
Finished last season	6th (2020)
Previous series
2006-2013 2011-2013 2008 2007 2006	Rolex Sports Car Series American Le Mans Series Atlantic Championship Star Mazda Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship
Last updated on: February 2, 2021.

Racing career

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.[7] 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.[8]

Cameron moved up to the Rolex Daytona Prototype class full-time with Team Sahlen in 2013, again sharing ride with Wayne Nonnamaker.[1] With two fourth-place finishes, he finished tenth in the drivers standings.[9] Also, he partnered with eventual LMPC drivers champion Mike Guasch in four rounds of the American Le Mans Series.[10]

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.[11]

The driver moved to the Prototype class for the 2015 IMSA season, sharing an Action Express Racing Corvette with Eric Curran.[12] He claimed two wins, four podiums and top 5 finishes in every race. As a result, he ended third in the drivers standings. Cameron was renewed with the team for 2016 and 2017.[13][14]

For the 2018 IMSA season, Cameron picked up Juan Pablo Montoya as a co-driver at Team Penske.[15] In the second year of the partnership, Cameron, Montoya and Penske claimed the Dpi championsip.[16] He also earned the highest number of Pro-Am points in the SRO Americas Challenge, but was excluded from the championship due to an injury-forced co-driver change.[17]

In 2020, Cameron joined Honda Racing Team JAS for Intercontinental Challenge GT events.[18]

Personal life

Cameron's father was a racing engineer. Dane is married with two children.[14]

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	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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2014	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW Z4 GT3	BMW 4.4 L V8 V8	DAY 7	SEB 7	LGA 1	BEL 6	WGL 1	MOS 3	IMS 15	ELK 1	VIR 1	AUS 3	ATL 4	1st	304
	Risi Competizione	GTLM	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8	DAY	SEB	LGA 9	BEL	WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	35th	23
2015	Action Express Racing	P	Coyote Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	DAY 4	SEB 5	LBH 4	LGA 5	BEL 1	WGL 4	MOS 2	ELK 1	AUS 5	ATL 3		3rd	304
	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW Z4 GT3	BMW 4.4 L V8	DAY	SEB	LGA	BEL	WGL	LIM 1	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL		30th	36
2016	Action Express Racing	P	Coyote Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	DAY 6	SEB 2	LBH 3	LGA 3	BEL 6	WGL 2	MOS 1	ELK 1	AUS 2	ATL 4		1st	314
2017	Whelen Engineering Racing	P	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac DPi-V.R	DAY 6	SEB 3	LBH 8	AUS 2	BEL 2	WGL 10	MOS 1	ELK 4	LGA 2	ATL 2		2nd	291
2018	Acura Team Penske	P	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	DAY 10	SEB 14	LBH 5	MOH 2	BEL 3	WGL 3	MOS 10	ELK 5	LGA 3	ATL 13		5th	251
2019	Acura Team Penske	DPi	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	DAY 6	SEB 9	LBH 3	MOH 1	BEL 1	WGL 3	MOS 3	ELK 2	LGA 1	ATL 4		1st	302
2020	Acura Team Penske	DPi	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	DAY 4	DAY 4	SEB 6	ELK 8	ATL 6	MDO 7	PET 3	LGA 2	SEB 2			6th	247
2021	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	DPi	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	DAY 4	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	LBH	PET		4th*	208*

References

1. Dane Cameron – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-08-10
2. Finlay Motorsports to Sponsor Dane Cameron in Cooper Tires Formula 2000 Series, Motorsport.com, March 13, 2006, retrieved 2011-08-10
3. Krefting, Kevin. TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP: Dane Cameron Snares a Pole at Snetterton, Speed, November 3, 2006, Retrieved 2011-08-10
4. 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
5. CAMERON SCORES PODIUM FROM THE POLE FROM THE POLE AT ROAD AMERICA, Motorsport.com, August 12, 2008, Retrieved 2011-08-10
6. Dane Cameron – Bio, Grand-Am, Retrieved 2011-08-10
7. "Dane Cameron 2010 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
8. "Dane Cameron 2012 NASCAR Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
9. "Dane Cameron 2013 NASCAR Rolex Grand-AM Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
10. "Dane Cameron 2013 American Le Mans Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
11. "RACER: Dane Cameron 2014 GT Daytona Champion". Racer. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
12. "Action Express to field number 31 Whelen DP in 2015" (Press release). Motorsport. Sunday Management. October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
13. "Action Express Racing confirms complete 2016 driver lineup" (Press release). Denver, NC: Motorsports Tribune. Action Express Racing. November 24, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
14. DiZinno, Tony (August 16, 2017). "Dane Cameron's 'Penske perfect' arrival comes at just right time". Motor Sports Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
15. "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.
16. Smith, David (January 24, 2020). "But first, the Rolex: Dane Cameron, arguably America's best sports car racer, looks to exorcise his Daytona demons". The Athletic. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
17. "SPORTSCAR365: Driver of the Year". SportsCar365. December 31, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
18. Kilshaw, Jake (January 10, 2020). "Cameron Added to Honda Lineup for IGTC Season". SportsCar365. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Dane Cameron driver statistics at Racing-Reference