| Dane Cameron | |
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.jpg) Cameron at the2024 24 Hours of Daytona. | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | (1988-10-18)October 18, 1988 (age 37) |
| WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | AO Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold(until 2022) FIA Platinum(2023–) |
| Car number | 99 |
| Former teams | Porsche Penske Motorsport Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian |
| Starts | 73 |
| Championships | 2 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Poles | 10 |
| Best finish | 1st in2014,2019,2024 |
| Finished last season | 1st (2024) |
| 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 |
| Statistics up to date as of February 2, 2021. | |
Dane Richard Cameron[1] (born October 18, 1988) is anAmerican racing driver fromGlen Ellen, California. He won theIMSAWeatherTech SportsCar Championship overall in2016,2019 and2024. Additionally, he also won the GTD and LMP2 class championships in2014 and2025, respectively.
Afterkarting, 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 theU.S. F2000 National Championship[3] and finished runner-up toJ. R. Hildebrand. That fall Cameron won a Team USA Scholarship to participate in theFormula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy in Europe,[4] which he won.[2]
In2007 Cameron competed in theStar Mazda Championship and won the title overJames 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 theAtlantic Championship in 2008. Cameron finished seventh in points[2] with a best performance of finishing second from the pole in the first race atRoad America.[6]
Cameron turned tosports car racing in 2009 where he drove aMazda RX-8 in theRolex Sports Car Series for Racers Edge Motorsports. He finished 17th in GT class drivers' points with a best finish of third atWatkins Glen International.[7] Cameron had ten different co-drivers in the Racers Edge #30 car throughout the season. In2010 Cameron made only two Rolex Sports Car Series starts but both were in the top-flightDaytona Prototype class. He drove in the24 Hours of Daytona for Beyer Racing and theNew Jersey Motorsports Park race forStarworks Motorsport.[8] He also made oneAmerican Le Mans Series start (the12 Hours of Sebring) in the LMPC class with Genoa Racing and his team won their class.
In 2011 he competed withDempsey 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 droveTeam Sahlen's RX-8 in the same series with Wayne Nonnamaker. He ranked 6th in points with a class win atMazda 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 withMarkus 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 upJuan Pablo Montoya as a co-driver atTeam 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]
Cameron became a member of thePorsche Penske Motorsport outfit in 2023, where he would drive aPorsche 963 alongsideMichael Christensen andFrédéric Makowiecki in theWorld Endurance Championship.[20]
Cameron's father was a racing engineer. Dane is married with two children.[15]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest race lap)
| 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 | MOH1 26 | MOH2 3 | PIR1 8 | PIR2 9 | CLE1 2 | CLE2 1 | TOR1 2 | TOR2 2 | MOH3 2 | MOH4 17 | ROA1 1 | ROA2 11 | 2nd | 272 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics 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 | ChevroletLS3 6.2 LV8 | SEB 1 | LBH | LRP | MOS | MOH | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET | 14th | 30 | [21] | |
| 2012 | Dempsey Racing | PC | Oreca FLM09 | ChevroletLS3 6.2 LV8 | SEB Ret | LBH | LAG | LRP | MOS | NC | 0 | [22] | |||||
| LMP2 | Lola B12/87 | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 LV8 | MOH 4 | ELK | BAL | VIR | PET Ret | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| 2013 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | ChevroletLS3 6.2 LV8 | SEB | LBH | LAG | LRP | MOS | ELK | BAL 3 | COA 2 | VIR 5 | PET 5 | 12th | 51 | [23] |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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:[34] | |||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
| 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 ChristensenFrédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 963 | Hypercar | 325 | 16th | 9th |
| 2025 | AO byTF |  Louis DelétrazP. J. Hyett | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 366 | 20th | 3rd |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 1st | ||||||
| Source:[34] | |||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AO byTF | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 8 | LEC 2 | IMO 1 | SPA 3 | SIL 2 | ALG 2 | 1st | 100 |
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| Preceded by | Star Mazda Championship Champion 2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Champion 2016 With:Eric Curran | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Champion 2019 With:Juan Pablo Montoya | Succeeded by |
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