Austin Cameron

Austin Alexander Cameron^[1] (born January 24, 1977) is an American former stock car racing driver. He competed mainly in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the Winston West Series, twice finishing second in series points.

Austin Cameron
Born	(1977-01-24) January 24, 1977 (age 48) El Cajon, California, U.S.
Awards	1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish	83rd (2002)
First race	2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last race	2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish	94th (2000)
First race	2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth)
Last race	2002 Auto Club 300 (Fontana)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish	56th (1999)
First race	1999 goracing.com 200 (Michigan)
Last race	1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of March 10, 2014.

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

(key) (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	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]

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	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]

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	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]

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	NKNPSWC	Pts	Ref
1998	AC Motorsports	12	Chevy	TUS	LVS 32	PHO 6	CAL 8	HPT 9	MMR 10	AMP 3	POR 6	CAL 2	PPR 2	EVG 12	SON 3	MMR 7	LVS 4		4th	1909	[16]
1999				TUS 14	LVS 5	PHO 3	CAL 29	PPR 2	MMR 6	IRW 23	EVG 13	POR 7	IRW 1*	RMR 17	LVS 2	MMR 15	MOT 2		2nd	1981	[17]
2000				PHO 22	MMR 14	LVS 2	CAL 29	LAG 4	IRW 21	POR	EVG	IRW 15	RMR 3	MMR	IRW 6				17th	1187	[18]
2001				PHO 3	LVS 4	TUS 14	MMR 2	CAL 3	IRW 16	LAG 11	KAN 8	EVG 3	CNS 8	IRW 21	RMR 9	LVS 2	IRW 6		3rd	2048	[19]
2002	Bill McAnally Racing	16	Chevy	PHO 1*	LVS 1	CAL 3	KAN 17	EVG 11*	IRW 1*	S99 12	RMR 1	DCS 1	LVS 25						3rd	1542	[20]
2003				PHO 4	LVS 17	CAL	MAD	TCR	EVG	IRW 20	S99 1*	RMR 9	DCS 1**	PHO 7	MMR 3				15th	1199	[21]
2004				PHO 2	MMR 12	CAL 13	S99 1	EVG 1*	IRW 1	S99 17	RMR 1	DCS 6	PHO 7	CNS 2	MMR 4	IRW 1*			2nd	2074	[22]
2006	MRG Motorsports	88	Chevy	PHO 28	PHO 6	S99 18	IRW 25	SON 14	DCS 16	IRW 1	EVG 7	S99 4	CAL 15	CTS 3	AMP 1				8th	1631	[23]
2008	Bill McAnally Racing	18	Toyota	AAS 17	PHO 13	CTS 2		CNS 8	SON 7	IRW 6	DCS 18	EVG 14	MMP 3	IRW 24	AMP 5	AAS 21			7th	1770	[24]
		14					IOW 3
2012	AC Motorsports	12	Toyota	PHO	LHC	MMP 5	S99	IOW	BIR	LVS	SON 8	EVG	CNS	IOW	PIR 28	SMP	AAS	PHO	30th	91	[25]
2013		10	Chevy	PHO	S99	BIR	IOW	L44	SON 16	CNS	IOW	EVG	SPO	MMP 8	SMP	AAS	KER	PHO	40th	64	[26]
2014				PHO	IRW	S99	IOW	KCR	SON Wth	SLS	CNS	IOW	EVG	KCR	MMP 8	AAS	PHO		46th	49	[27]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(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
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]