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Austin Cameron
Austin Cameron
Born	January 24, 1977 (age 47); 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)
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)
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)
	Statistics current as of March 10, 2014.

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Austin Cameron (born January 24, 1977) is an American stock car racing driver. He competes 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, Austin Cameron began racing go-karts at the age of 9.^[1] 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.^[1] 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 lung cancer;^[2] after three years of treatment that included open heart surgery, he returned to racing.^[3]

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.^[4] He is married, to Rachelle,^[5] and the couple have two children.^[6]

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.)

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
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			NA	-
2000	AC Motorsports	89	Chevy	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			NA	-
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
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

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch results
Season	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	NBGNC	Pts
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
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

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Season	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
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
1999	Vintage Motorsports	4	Chevy	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

^* Season in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

^ ^a ^b Glick, Shav (June 18, 1999). "Cameron Is Young and Restless With a Bright Future in Sport". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
^ Glick, Shav (April 24, 2003). "Cameron Has Cancer". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
^ Center, Bill (January 12, 2006). "He's traveling in right direction". San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
^ "Welcome to TC Construction". TC Construction. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
^ "News & Notes - Irwindale Speedway". RacingWest. Thousand Oaks, CA. May 22, 2006. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
^ "New Baby for Austin Cameron". RacingWest. Thousand Oaks, CA. May 30, 2008. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

External links

Official website
Austin Cameron driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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[LA01-1] Glick, Shav (June 18, 1999). "Cameron Is Young and Restless With a Bright Future in Sport". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

[2] Glick, Shav (April 24, 2003). "Cameron Has Cancer". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

[3] Center, Bill (January 12, 2006). "He's traveling in right direction". San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, CA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

[4] "Welcome to TC Construction". TC Construction. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

[5] "News & Notes - Irwindale Speedway". RacingWest. Thousand Oaks, CA. May 22, 2006. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

[6] "New Baby for Austin Cameron". RacingWest. Thousand Oaks, CA. May 30, 2008. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

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