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Dane Cameron
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1988-10-18) October 18, 1988 (age 36)
Newport Beach, California
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamPorsche Penske Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number6
EnginePorsche
Former teamsMeyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian
Starts73
Championships2
Wins13
Poles10
Best finish1st in 2014, 2019
Finished last season6th (2020)
Previous series
2006-2013
2011-2013
2008
2007
2006		Rolex Sports Car Series
American Le Mans Series
Atlantic Championship
Star Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Last updated on: 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.

Early career

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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.[2]

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[2] with a best performance of finishing second from the pole in the first race at Road America.[6]

Sportscar career

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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.[7] 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.[2] 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]

Hypercar career

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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]

Personal life

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Cameron's father was a racing engineer. Dane is married with two children.[15]

Complete motorsports results

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Career Summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series Finlay Motorsports 14 2 4 2 9 272 2nd
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy Team USA Scholarship 6 4 1 ? 6 136 1st
2007 Star Mazda Championship JDC MotorSports 12 3 6 ? 8 450 1st
2008 Atlantic Championship Lynx Racing 11 0 1 1 2 169 7th
2009 Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Racers Edge Motorsports 11 0 0 0 1 204 14th
2010 Rolex Sports Car Series - DP Beyer Racing 2 0 0 0 0 36 37th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - ST Freedom Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 10 89th
2011 American Le Mans Series - PC Genoa Racing 1 1 1 1 1 30 14th
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Dempsey Racing 12 0 1 0 3 306 4th
2012 American Le Mans Series - PC Dempsey Racing 1 0 0 1 0 0 NC
American Le Mans Series - P2 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Team Sahlen 13 1 0 0 3 324 6th
2013 American Le Mans Series - PC PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 4 1 3 3 3 51 12th
Rolex Sports Car Series - DP Team Sahlen 12 0 2 0 0 269 10th
2014 United SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 11 4 2 2 6 304 1st
United SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 23 35th
Pirelli World Challenge - GT Turner Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 39 36th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS Tim Bell Racing 11 0 0 0 0 125 30th
2015 United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Action Express Racing 10 2 0 1 4 304 3rd
United SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 1 1 0 1 1 36 30th
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Action Express Racing 10 2 0 3 7 314 1st
2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Whelen Engineering Racing 10 1 0 0 6 291 2nd
Pirelli World Challenge - GT Magnus Racing 2 1 0 0 2 48 39th
Pirelli World Challenge - TC Turner Motorsport 2 1 0 0 2 46 21st
Intercontinental GT Challenge RealTime Racing 1 0 0 0 0 12 10th
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Acura Team Penske 10 0 1 1 4 251 5th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Acura Team Penske 10 3 2 0 7 302 1st
Blancpain GT World Challenge America RealTime Racing 12 1 0 1 2 123 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Honda Team Motul 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Acura Team Penske 9 0 2 2 3 247 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team Honda Racing 1 0 0 0 0 5 26th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 3 0 0 0 1 19 12th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian 10 0 0 1 2 2946 5th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Team Penske 3 0 0 0 0 42 10th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 580 17th
FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar 7 0 0 0 0 61 7th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 380* 1st*
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar Reserve driver

American Open-Wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2006 Finlay Motorsports ATL1
2 		ATL2
2 		MDO1
26 		MDO2
3 		PIR1
8 		PIR2
9 		CLE1
2 		CLE2
1 		TOR1
2 		TOR2
2 		MDO3
2 		MDO4
17 		ROA1
1 		ROA2
11 		2nd 272

Star Mazda Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2007 JDC MotorSports SEB
4 		HOU
1 		VIR
1 		MMP
4 		POR
17 		CLE
2 		TOR
1 		RAM
2 		TRO
2 		MOS
3 		RAT
8 		LAG
2 		1st 450

Atlantic Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2008 Lynx Racing LBH
11 		LS
17 		MTT
5 		EDM1
4 		EDM2
5 		ROA1
2 		ROA2
17 		TRR
5 		NJ
19 		UTA
3 		ATL
13 		7th 169

American Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points Ref
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]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref
2014 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 V8 DAY
7 		SEB
7 		LGA
1 		BEL
6 		WGL
1 		MOS
3 		IMS
15 		ELK
1 		VIR
1 		AUS
3 		ATL
4 		1st 304 [24]
Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 DAY
 SEB
 LBH
 LGA
9 		WGL
 MOS
 IMS
 ELK
 VIR
 AUS
 ATL
 35th 23
2015 Action Express Racing P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
4 		SEB
5 		LBH
4 		LGA
5 		BEL
1 		WGL
4 		MOS
2 		ELK
1 		AUS
5 		ATL
3 		3rd 304 [25]
Turner Motorsport GTD BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 DAY
 SEB
 LGA
 BEL
 WGL
 LIM
1 		ELK
 VIR
 AUS
 ATL
 30th 36
2016 Action Express Racing P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
6 		SEB
2 		LBH
3 		LGA
3 		BEL
6 		WGL
2 		MOS
1 		ELK
1 		AUS
2 		ATL
4 		1st 314 [26]
2017 Whelen Engineering Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac DPi-V.R DAY
6 		SEB
3 		LBH
8 		AUS
2 		BEL
2 		WGL
10 		MOS
1 		ELK
4 		LGA
2 		ATL
2 		2nd 291 [27]
2018 Acura Team Penske P Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
10 		SEB
14 		LBH
5 		MOH
2 		BEL
3 		WGL
3 		MOS
10 		ELK
5 		LGA
3 		ATL
13 		5th 251 [28]
2019 Acura Team Penske DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
6 		SEB
9 		LBH
3 		MOH
1 		BEL
1 		WGL
3 		MOS
3 		ELK
2 		LGA
1 		ATL
4 		1st 302 [29]
2020 Acura Team Penske DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
4 		DAY
4 		SEB
6 		ELK
8 		ATL
6 		MDO
7 		PET
3 		LGA
2 		SEB
2 		6th 247 [30]
2021 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
4 		SEB
3 		MDO
6 		DET
6 		WGL
2 		WGL
6 		ELK
5 		LGA
4 		LBH
6 		PET
6 		5th 2946 [31]
2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963

Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8

DAY
8 		SEB
3 		LBH
 MON
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 IMS PET
 17th 580 [32]
2024 Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY
1 		SEB
3 		LBH
3 		LGA
3 		DET
4 		WGL
1 		ELK
2 		IMS
9 		ATL
3 		1st 2982 [33]
Source:[34]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(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
8 		SPA
4 		LMS
4 		MNZ
 FUJ
 BHR
 10th 42
2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 SEB
5 		PRT
10 		SPA
4 		LMS
16 		MNZ
4 		FUJ
36 		BHR
7 		7th 61
Source:[34]

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 United States Team Penske France Emmanuel Collard
Brazil Felipe Nasr 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 9th 5th
2023 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Denmark Michael Christensen
France Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 963 Hypercar 325 16th 9th
Source:[34]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Lewis Bomarito, Born 10/18/1988 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Dane Cameron – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-08-10
  3. ^ Finlay Motorsports to Sponsor Dane Cameron in Cooper Tires Formula 2000 Series, Motorsport.com, March 13, 2006, retrieved 2011-08-10
  4. ^ Krefting, Kevin. TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP: Dane Cameron Snares a Pole at Snetterton, Speed, November 3, 2006, Retrieved 2011-08-10
  5. ^ Krefting, Kevin. STAR MAZDA: Mandarino Wins, Cameron is Champ Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Speed, October 4, 2007, Retrieved 2011-07-25
  6. ^ CAMERON SCORES PODIUM FROM THE POLE FROM THE POLE AT ROAD AMERICA, Motorsport.com, August 12, 2008, Retrieved 2011-08-10
  7. ^ a b Dane Cameron – Bio, Grand-Am, Retrieved 2011-08-10
  8. ^ "Dane Cameron 2010 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dane Cameron 2012 NASCAR Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Dane Cameron 2013 NASCAR Rolex Grand-AM Sports Car Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Dane Cameron 2013 American Le Mans Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "RACER: Dane Cameron 2014 GT Daytona Champion". Racer. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Action Express to field number 31 Whelen DP in 2015" (Press release). Motorsport. Sunday Management. October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Action Express Racing confirms complete 2016 driver lineup" (Press release). Denver, NC: Motorsports Tribune. Action Express Racing. November 24, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  15. ^ a b DiZinno, Tony (August 16, 2017). "Dane Cameron's 'Penske perfect' arrival comes at just right time". Motor Sports Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "NASCAR on NBC podcast - Ep. 206: IMSA champion Dane Cameron on the Rolex 24, being teammates with Juan Pablo Montoya and his route to Team Penske". Stitcher. January 20, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  17. ^ Smith, David (January 24, 2020). "But first, the Rolex: Dane Cameron, arguably America's best sports car racer, looks to exorcise his Daytona demons". The Athletic. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "SPORTSCAR365: Driver of the Year". SportsCar365. December 31, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  19. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (January 10, 2020). "Cameron Added to Honda Lineup for IGTC Season". SportsCar365. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  20. ^ James, Richard (17 December 2022). "Porsche clarifies driver lineups for IMSA and WEC". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2011 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  25. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  31. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  32. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Dane Cameron – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Star Mazda Championship
Champion
2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Champion
2016
With: Eric Curran 		Succeeded by
Preceded by WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Champion
2019
With: Juan Pablo Montoya 		Succeeded by
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