| Austin Cameron | |||||||
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| Born | (1977-01-24)January 24, 1977 (age 48) El Cajon, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Awards | 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 83rd (2002) | ||||||
| First race | 2002Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
| Last race | 2004Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 94th (2000) | ||||||
| First race | 2000Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002Auto Club 300 (Fontana) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 56th (1999) | ||||||
| First race | 1999goracing.com 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last race | 1999NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of March 10, 2014. | |||||||
Austin Alexander Cameron[1] (born January 24, 1977) is an American formerstock car racing driver. He competed mainly in what is now theARCA Menards Series West, formerly theWinston West Series, twice finishing second in series points.
Born inEl Cajon, California, Cameron began racing go-karts at the age of nine.[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 atTwin Ring Motegi in November 1998. He collected his first series win in 1999 atIrwindale Speedway and finished the year second in the championship standings.
He made his Sprint Cup debut atInfineon 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 withNon-Hodgkin lymphoma;[3] after three years of treatment that includedopen heart surgery, he returned to racing.[4]
Cameron holds a business degree from theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, and acts as president ofTC Construction, founded by his father.[5] He is married, to Rachelle,[6] and the couple have two children.[7]
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||
| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||
(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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||