| Cam Waters | |||||||
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Waters atSonoma Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
| Nationality | |||||||
| Born | 3 August 1994 (1994-08-03) (age 31) Mildura, Victoria, Australia | ||||||
| Racing licence | |||||||
| Supercars Championship career | |||||||
| Car number | 6 | ||||||
| Current team | Tickford Racing | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Races | 304 | ||||||
| Wins | 18 | ||||||
| Podiums | 63 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 31 | ||||||
| 2024 position | 4th (2551 pts) | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2024 position | 44th | ||||||
| Best finish | 44th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2025 position | 47th | ||||||
| Best finish | 47th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2024Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025LiUNA! 150 (Lime Rock) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of 31 October 2025. | |||||||
Cameron Christopher Waters (born 3 August 1994) is an Australian professional racing driver who competes in theRepco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 6Ford Mustang GT forTickford Racing.Waters last competed part-time in theNASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 60Ford Mustang Dark Horse forRFK Racing, and part-time in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 66Ford F-150 forThorSport Racing. He is the cousin ofAustralian Superbike championJosh Waters and currently holds the record for the youngest driver to compete in theBathurst 1000, after winning theShannons Supercar Showdown reality TV show in 2011. Waters won the2015 V8 Supercar Dunlop Series withProdrive Racing Australia in aFord FG Falcon.
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Waters started his racing career in go-karts in 2001 after competing nationally and winning multiple state championships and winning the J.C Maddox Trophy twice,[1] Waters moved into open-wheelers. Starting inFormula Vee in 2009, before progressing to theAustralian Formula Ford Championship in 2010. He claimed podium finishes in three races and finished sixth in the championship standings, which earned him the Rookie of the Year title.[2] Waters went on to win the championship the following season, taking seven race wins.[3] Waters drove forKelly Racing in theV8 Supercar Development Series atSandown at the end of the2011 season and continued on with the team's new initiative,Dreamtime Racing, in the2012 season before the team was withdrawn for financial reasons.[4]
Also in 2011, Waters won the Shannons Supercar Showdown, a reality TV program run by Kelly Racing where ten drivers are given the opportunity to compete for a drive in the Bathurst 1000.[5] Waters beat British driverAndrew Jordan in the final episode to win the drive alongsideGrant Denyer.[6] The pair failed to finish the race, however, after Waters hit the wall at Forrests Elbow and damaged the car.[7] Waters returned to the Bathurst 1000 in 2012 to drive withJesse Dixon, the winner of the 2012 edition of the Shannons Supercar Showdown, after Denyer injured his shoulder prior to the race.[8] Waters and Dixon were the youngest driver combination in the race's history and finished in a respectable twentieth position.[9]
In the2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, Waters drove for Minda Motorsport in a VE Commodore, finishing in tenth position in the Championship.


He again drove at Bathurst in 2014 alongsideJack Perkins and claimed a twelfth-place finish. That same year, he finished runner-up in theDunlop Series. In 2015, it was announced he would joinProdrive Racing Australia for the V8 Supercar Enduro Cup and compete for the team in the Dunlop Series. Waters was runner-up withChaz Mostert at the Sandown 500 in a one-two finish for Prodrive Racing Australia. At the Bathurst 1000, Mostert had a massive crash, and the car was unable to be repaired, forcing the team to withdraw the entry from the race. Waters replaced Mostert at the Gold Coast, New Zealand, and Phillip Island events while Mostert recovered from injuries sustained in the Bathurst crash. Waters was crowned winner of the2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series at Sydney Olympic Park, beating reigning championPaul Dumbrell.
It was announced in early March 2016 that Waters would race full-time in the2016 V8 Supercars Championship withProdrive Racing Australia driving the No. 6Ford FG X Falcon, with Mostert moving to the No. 55Rod Nash Racing customer car.

In late March 2024, it was announced that Waters would make his debut in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series atMartinsville Speedway forThorSport Racing.[10] Two months later, it was announced that Waters will make hisNASCAR Cup Series debut atSonoma Raceway, driving the No. 60Ford forRFK Racing.[11] Waters started 31st but did make his way inside the top-fifteen during the race before he got caught up in a wreck that would eventually end his race after 66 of the 110 laps relegating him to a 35th place finish.
In June 2025, it was announced that Waters would compete in the inauguralLime Rock Craftsman Truck Series race for ThorSport Racing.[12]
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | J.C. Maddox Karting Trophy | 1st |
| 2007 | J.C. Maddox Karting Trophy | 1st |
| 2008 | New South Wales Open Sprint Kart Championships – Junior National Light | 6th |
| Victorian Kart Championships – Junior National Light | 1st | |
| Queensland Sprint Kart Championships – Junior National Light | 5th | |
| South Australian Kart Championships – Junior Clubman | 4th | |
| South Australian Kart Championships – Junior National Light | 2nd | |
| Australian Capital Territory Sprint Kart Championships – Junior National Heavy | 3rd |
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Australian Late Model Championship | 17th | V8 Dirt Late Model | Waters Motorsport |
| 2015 | South Australian Late Model Championship | 1st | V8 Dirt Late Model | Waters Motorsport |
| 2017 | Modified Production Australian Speedway Title | 4th | Ford BA Falcon | Shore Motorsport |
| 2018 | Modified Production Australian Speedway Title | 1st | Ford BA Falcon | Shore Motorsport |
| 2019 | Modified Production Australian Speedway Title | 17th | Ford BA Falcon | Shore Motorsport |
| 2021 | Avalon Speedway Presidents Cup Sprintcar Classic | 27th | Maxim | Chief Racing |
| Victorian 360 Sprintcar Championship | 19th | |||
| Victorian Open Sprintcar Championship | 11th | |||
| 2022 | Eureka Garages & Sheds Sprintcar Series | 17th | Maxim | Chief Racing |
| Victorian Open Sprintcar Championship | 23rd | |||
| Avalon Speedway Presidents Cup Sprintcar Classic | 12th | |||
| Northline Speedway Chariots of Thunder Series | 44th | |||
| 2023 | Avalon Speedway Presidents Cup Sprintcar Classic | 17th | Maxim | Chief Racing |
| Victorian Open Sprintcar Championship | 6th | |||
| 50th Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic | 23rd | |||
| Easter Sprintcar Trail | 5th | |||
| 2024 | Borderline Speedway Kings Sprintcar Challenge | 13th | Maxim | Chief Racing |
| 51st Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic | 17th | |||
| 61st Australian Sprintcar Championship | 9th | |||
| NASCAR Cup Series | 44th | Ford Mustang | RFK Racing | |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | 50th | Ford F150 | ThorSport Racing | |
| 2025 | Brandt Sprincar Speedweek | 8th | Maxim | Chief Racing |
| South Australian Sprintcar Championship | 21st | |||
| 52nd Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic | 11th | |||
| Max Dumsney Sprintcar Classic | 38th | |||
| Avalon Speedway Presidents Cup Sprintcar Classic | 22nd | |||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | 41st | Ford F150 | ThorSport Racing |
(key) (Race results only)
| V8 Supercars Development Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
| 2011 | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | PER R3 | PER R4 | TSV R5 | TSV R6 | TSV R7 | IPS R8 | IPS R9 | IPS R10 | BAT R11 | BAT R12 | SAN R13 15 | SAN R14 7 | SAN R15 Ret | SOP R16 | SOP R17 | 35th | 86 | |
| 2012 | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 Ret | ADE R2 DNS | PER R3 18 | PER R4 15 | PER R5 11 | TSV R6 12 | TSV R7 Ret | TSV R8 12 | IPS R9 8 | IPS R10 7 | IPS R11 17 | BAT R12 | BAT R13 | WIN R14 | WIN R15 | WIN R16 | HOM R17 | HOM R18 | 23rd | 384 |
| 2013 | Minda Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 10 | ADE R2 8 | PER R3 6 | PER R4 23 | PER R5 8 | TSV R6 28 | TSV R7 19 | TSV R8 DSQ | IPS R9 26 | IPS R10 14 | IPS R11 11 | WIN R12 5 | WIN R13 7 | WIN R14 11 | BAT R15 14 | BAT R16 21 | HOM R17 7 | HOM R18 7 | 10th | 956 |
| 2014 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon FG | ADE R1 2 | ADE R2 22 | WIN R3 1 | WIN R4 4 | PER R5 7 | PER R6 Ret | TSV R7 21 | TSV R8 2 | IPS R9 19 | IPS R10 3 | BAT R11 2 | HOM R12 2 | HOM R13 1 | 2nd | 1439 | |||||
| 2015 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon FG | ADE R1 1 | ADE R2 2 | PER R3 1 | PER R4 1 | PER R5 1 | WIN R6 1 | WIN R7 1 | WIN R8 1 | TSV R9 1 | TSV R10 2 | IPS R11 1 | IPS R12 1 | IPS R13 3 | BAT R14 2 | HOM R15 8 | HOM R16 2 | 1st | 1966 | ||
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | DNF | 95 | |
| 2012 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | 20th | 158 | |
| 2014 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Ford Falcon FG | 12th | 161 | |
| 2015 | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon FG X | DNS | 0 | |
| 2016 | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon FG X | 4th | 161 | |
| 2017 | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon FG X | 16th | 159 | |
| 2018 | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 23rd | 148 | |
| 2019 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | 20th | 148 | |
| 2020 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | 2nd | 161 | |
| 2021 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | 2nd | 161 | |
| 2022 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | 3rd | 161 | |
| 2023 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | DNF | 70 | |
| 2024 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 4th | 161 | |
| 2025 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 12th | 161 |
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position | Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | APA | 271 | 7th | 3rd | ||
| 2022 | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | APA | 256 | 11th | 9th | ||
| 2024 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | P | 275 | 7th | 7th | ||
| 2025 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | P | 35 | DNF | DNF |
(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 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 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2024 | RFK Racing | 60 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | BRI | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | KAN | DAR | CLT | GTW | SON 35 | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | RCH | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 44th | 2 | [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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2024 | ThorSport Racing | 66 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR 30 | TEX | KAN 19 | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | 50th | 25 | [14] | ||
| 2025 | DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP 5 | IRP | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI | NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO | 47th | 32 | [15] | |||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Luke Ellery | Victorian Formula Ford Championship Champion 2010 | Succeeded by Sam Power |
| Preceded by | Australian Formula Ford Championship Champion 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | V8 Supercars Dunlop Series Champion 2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theSandown 500 2017 WithRichie Stanaway | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Matty Smith | Australian Modified Sedan Championship Champion 2018 | Succeeded by Kye Walters |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by | Mike Kable Young Gun Award 2016 | Succeeded by |