| Dane Cameron | |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Newport Beach, California |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Platinum |
| Current Series: | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
| First Year: | 2014 |
| Current Team: | Team Penske |
| Car Number: | 6 |
| Engine: | Porsche |
| Former Teams: | Meyer Shank Racing w Curb-Agajanian |
| Starts: | 73 |
| Championships: | 2 |
| Wins: | 13 |
| Poles: | 10 |
| Best Finish: | 1st |
| Year: | 2014, 2019 |
| Last Finish: | 6th (2020) |
| Prev Series: | Rolex Sports Car Series American Le Mans Series Atlantic Championship Star Mazda Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2006-2013 2011-2013 2008 2007 2006 |
| Updated: | February 2, 2021 |
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.
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.
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 with a best performance of finishing second from the pole in the first race at Road America.[6]
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. 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. 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]
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]
Cameron's father was a racing engineer. Dane is married with two children.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 10th | 42 | ||
| 2023 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Hypercar | Porsche 963 | Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 | SEB | PRT | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 7th | 61 | |
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| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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