Austin Cameron Explained

Austin Cameron
Birth Date:	24 January 1977
Birth Place:	El Cajon, California
Awards:	1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Rookie of the Year
Total Cup Races:	2
Years In Cup:	2
Best Cup Pos:	83rd (2002)
First Cup Race:	2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last Cup Race:	2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Top Tens:	0
Cup Poles:	0
Total Busch Races:	3
Years In Busch:	2
Best Busch Pos:	94th (2000)
First Busch Race:	2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth)
Last Busch Race:	2002 Auto Club 300 (Fontana)
Busch Wins:	0
Busch Top Tens:	0
Busch Poles:	0
Total Truck Races:	3
Years In Truck:	1
Best Truck Pos:	56th (1999)
First Truck Race:	1999 goracing.com 200 (Michigan)
Last Truck Race:	1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California)
Truck Wins:	0
Truck Top Tens:	0
Truck Poles:	0
Updated:	March 10, 2014

Austin Alexander Cameron^[1] (born January 24, 1977) is an American stock car racing driver. He competed mainly in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly the Winston West Series, twice finishing second in series points.

Racing career

Born in El Cajon, California, Cameron began racing go-karts at the age of 9.^[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 at Twin Ring Motegi in November 1998. He collected his first series win in 1999 at Irwindale Speedway and finished the year second in the championship standings.

He made his Sprint Cup debut at Infineon 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 with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma;^[3] after three years of treatment that included open heart surgery, he returned to racing.^[4]

Personal life

Cameron holds a business degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and acts as president of TC Construction, founded by his father.^[5] He is married, to Rachelle,^[6] and the couple have two children.^[7]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
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		Pts	Ref
1999	AC Motorsports	89	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	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	^[8]
2000				DAY	CAR	LVS	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	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	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	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM	84th	49	^[11]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
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		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	PPR	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	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]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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		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	124th	31	^[14]
1999				HOM	PHO	EVG	MMR	MAR	MEM	PPR	I70	BRI	TEX	PIR	GLN	MLW	NSV	NZH	MCH	NHA	IRP	GTY	HPT	RCH	LVS	LVL	TEX	CAL			56th	273	^[15]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15		Pts	Ref
1998	AC Motorsports	12	Chevy	TUS	LVS	PHO	CAL	HPT	MMR	AMP	POR	CAL	PPR	EVG	SON	MMR	LVS		4th	1909	^[16]
1999				TUS	LVS	PHO	CAL	PPR	MMR	IRW	EVG	POR	IRW	RMR	LVS	MMR	MOT		2nd	1981	^[17]
2000				PHO	MMR	LVS	CAL	LAG	IRW	POR	EVG	IRW	RMR	MMR	IRW				17th	1187	^[18]
2001				PHO	LVS	TUS	MMR	CAL	IRW	LAG	KAN	EVG	CNS	IRW	RMR	LVS	IRW		3rd	2048	^[19]
2002	Bill McAnally Racing	16	Chevy	PHO	LVS	CAL	KAN	EVG	IRW	S99	RMR	DCS	LVS						3rd	1542	^[20]
2003				PHO	LVS	CAL	MAD	TCR	EVG	IRW	S99	RMR	DCS	PHO	MMR				15th	1199	^[21]
2004				PHO	MMR	CAL	S99	EVG	IRW	S99	RMR	DCS	PHO	CNS	MMR	IRW			2nd	2074	^[22]
2006	MRG Motorsports	88	Chevy	PHO	PHO	S99	IRW	SON	DCS	IRW	EVG	S99	CAL	CTS	AMP				8th	1631	^[23]
2008	Bill McAnally Racing	18	Toyota	AAS	PHO	CTS		CNS	SON	IRW	DCS	EVG	MMP	IRW	AMP	AAS			7th	1770	^[24]
		14					IOW
2012	AC Motorsports	12	Toyota	PHO	LHC	MMP	S99	IOW	BIR	LVS	SON	EVG	CNS	IOW	PIR	SMP	AAS	PHO	30th	91	^[25]
2013		10	Chevy	PHO	S99	BIR	IOW	L44	SON	CNS	IOW	EVG	SPO	MMP	SMP	AAS	KER	PHO	40th	64	^[26]
2014				PHO	IRW	S99	IOW	KCR	SON	SLS	CNS	IOW	EVG	KCR	MMP	AAS	PHO		46th	49	^[27]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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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
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		Pts	Ref
2000	AC Motorsports	12	Chevy	DAY	SLM	AND	CLT	KIL	FRS	MCH	POC	TOL	KEN	BLN	POC	WIN	ISF	KEN	DSF	SLM	CLT	TAL	ATL						103rd	150	^[28]
2001	Cunningham Motorsports	4	Chevy	DAY	NSH	WIN	SLM	GTY	KEN	CLT	KAN	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	POC	MCH	TOL	SBO	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	CLT				85th	355	^[30]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Austin A Cameron from El Cajon, CA . Radaris.com . 10 June 2024.
2. Web site: Cameron Is Young and Restless With a Bright Future in Sport. Glick. Shav. June 18, 1999. Los Angeles Times. 2014-03-10. Los Angeles, CA.
3. Web site: Cameron Has Cancer. Glick. Shav. April 24, 2003. Los Angeles Times. 2014-03-10. Los Angeles, CA.
4. Web site: He's traveling in right direction. Center. Bill. January 12, 2006. San Diego Union-Tribune. 2014-03-10. San Diego, CA.
5. Web site: Welcome to TC Construction . TC Construction . 2014-03-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310160458/http://www.tcincsd.com/team.php?id_per01=4 . 2014-03-10 .
6. Web site: News & Notes - Irwindale Speedway . May 22, 2006 . RacingWest . 2014-03-10 . Thousand Oaks, CA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310161254/http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/13184-news-notes-irwindale-speedway.html . 2014-03-10 .
7. Web site: New Baby for Austin Cameron . May 30, 2008 . RacingWest . 2014-03-10 . Thousand Oaks, CA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310161159/http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/17948-new-baby-for-austin-cameron.html . 2014-03-10 .
8. Web site: Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 1, 2020.
9. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 1, 2020.
10. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 1, 2020.
11. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 1, 2020.
12. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 1, 2020.
13. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 1, 2020.
14. Web site: Austin Cameron – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 1, 2020.
15. Web site: Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 1, 2020.
16. Web site: Austin Cameron – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
17. Web site: Austin Cameron – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
18. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2000 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
19. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
20. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
21. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
22. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
23. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2006 NASCAR AutoZone West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
24. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
25. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
26. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
27. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2020.
28. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 31, 2020.
29. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 31, 2020.
30. Web site: Austin Cameron – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 31, 2020.