Summary
Dane Richard Cameron[1] (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 | Team Penske |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 6 |
| Engine | Porsche |
| Former teams | Meyer Shank Racing w Curb-Agajanian |
| 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. | |
Early career edit
After karting, Cameron began his auto racing career in 2005 in the Jim Russell Racing School and Formula Russell where he won the championship.[2] In 2006 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship[3] 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,[4] which he won.[2]
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.[5] With his championship he won a scholarship to race in the Atlantic Championship in 2008. Cameron finished seventh in points[2] with a best performance of finishing second from the pole in the first race at Road America.[6]
Sportscar career edit
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[7] 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.[9]
Cameron moved up to the Rolex Daytona Prototype class full-time with Team Sahlen in 2013, again sharing ride with Wayne Nonnamaker.[2] With two fourth-place finishes, he finished tenth in the drivers standings.[10] Also, he partnered with eventual LMPC drivers champion Mike Guasch in four rounds of the American Le Mans Series.[11]
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.[12]
The driver moved to the Prototype class for the 2015 IMSA season, sharing an Action Express Racing Corvette with Eric Curran.[13] 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.[14][15]
For the 2018 IMSA season, Cameron picked up Juan Pablo Montoya as a co-driver at Team Penske.[16] In the second year of the partnership, Cameron, Montoya and Penske claimed the Dpi championship.[17] 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.[18]
In 2020, Cameron joined Honda Racing Team JAS for Intercontinental Challenge GT events.[19]
Hypercar career edit
Cameron became a member of the Porsche Penske Motorsport outfit in 2023, where he would drive a Porsche 963 alongside Michael Christensen and Frédéric Makowiecki in the World Endurance Championship.[20]
Personal life edit
Cameron's father was a racing engineer. Dane is married with two children.[15]
Complete motorsports results edit
Career Summary edit
American Open-Wheel racing results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
U.S. F2000 National Championship edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
American Le Mans Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Genoa Racing | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | SEB 1 |
LBH | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET | 14th | 30 | [21] | |
| 2012 | Dempsey Racing | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | SEB DNF |
LBH | LAG | LRP | MOS | NC | 0 | [22] | |||||
| LMP2 | Lola B12/87 | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 | MDO 4 |
ELK | BAL | VIR | PET DNF |
NC | 0 | ||||||||
| 2013 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | SEB | LBH | LAG | LRP | MOS | ELK | BAL 3 |
COA 2 |
VIR 5 |
PET 5 |
12th | 51 | [23] |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Penske | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 8 |
SPA 4 |
LMS 4 |
MNZ |
FUJ |
BHR |
10th | 42 | |
| 2023 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Hypercar | Porsche 963 | Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 | SEB 5 |
PRT 10 |
SPA 4 |
LMS 16 |
MNZ 4 |
FUJ 36 |
BHR 7 |
7th | 61 |
| Source:[33] | |||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results edit
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Penske
|
 Emmanuel Collard Felipe Nasr
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 368 | 9th | 5th |
| 2023 |  Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
 Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki
|
Porsche 963 | Hypercar | 325 | 16th | 9th |
| Source:[33] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "Jonathan Lewis Bomarito, Born 10/18/1988 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c d 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
- ^ a b Dane Cameron – Bio, Grand-Am, Retrieved 2011-08-10
- ^ "Dane Cameron 2010 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Dane Cameron 2012 NASCAR Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Dane Cameron 2013 NASCAR Rolex Grand-AM Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Dane Cameron 2013 American Le Mans Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "RACER: Dane Cameron 2014 GT Daytona Champion". Racer. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Action Express to field number 31 Whelen DP in 2015" (Press release). Motorsport. Sunday Management. October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Action Express Racing confirms complete 2016 driver lineup" (Press release). Denver, NC: Motorsports Tribune. Action Express Racing. November 24, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SPORTSCAR365: Driver of the Year". SportsCar365. December 31, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (January 10, 2020). "Cameron Added to Honda Lineup for IGTC Season". SportsCar365. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ James, Richard (17 December 2022). "Porsche clarifies driver lineups for IMSA and WEC". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2011 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dane Cameron – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Dane Cameron Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
- Dane Cameron driver statistics at Racing-Reference