- Birth Date: October 18, 1988
- Height: 5' 9"/175cm
- Birth Place: Newport Beach, Calif.
- Weight: 160 lbs/72kg
- Residence: Charlotte, NC
- Twitter: @danecameron19
- Facebook: @danecameron19
- Instagram: @danecameron19
Crew
Biography
A champion sports car racer that has competed with Team Penske over the course of five seasons, Dane Cameron returns to Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) in 2024, with a new focus in familiar surroundings.
Cameron, a three-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar champion, will make his return to full-time IMSA competition this season driving the No. 7 Porsche 963 alongside fellow multi-time series champion Felipe Nasr. Cameron, the only current American factory Porsche driver, competed full-time in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2023, as he shared driving duties with veteran sports car racers Michael Christensen and Frederic Makowiecki in the No. 5 Porsche 963.
A native of Glen Ellen, Calif., Cameron has always felt at home at a racetrack as his father, Rick Cameron, is a race engineer with over 40 years of experience in motorsports. For several years, the two competed against each other in the IMSA Prototype class, with the elder Cameron serving as the lead engineer for other series teams. Growing up with a race-winning engineer as a father, Cameron has always brought a unique knowledge of car setups and how to maximize performance to his skill set as one of the world's top sports car drivers.
Cameron's racing career began in karting and advanced to cars in 2005 when he produced six race victories and won the Formula Russell Series championship as a rookie. In 2006, he finished as runner-up in the F2000 National Championship and earned a Team USA Scholarship to participate in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy in Europe, which he won.
Biography
A champion sports car racer that has competed with Team Penske over the course of five seasons, Dane Cameron returns to Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) in 2024, with a new focus in familiar surroundings.
Cameron, a three-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar champion, will make his return to full-time IMSA competition this season driving the No. 7 Porsche 963 alongside fellow multi-time series champion Felipe Nasr. Cameron, the only current American factory Porsche driver, competed full-time in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2023, as he shared driving duties with veteran sports car racers Michael Christensen and Frederic Makowiecki in the No. 5 Porsche 963.
A native of Glen Ellen, Calif., Cameron has always felt at home at a racetrack as his father, Rick Cameron, is a race engineer with over 40 years of experience in motorsports. For several years, the two competed against each other in the IMSA Prototype class, with the elder Cameron serving as the lead engineer for other series teams. Growing up with a race-winning engineer as a father, Cameron has always brought a unique knowledge of car setups and how to maximize performance to his skill set as one of the world's top sports car drivers.
Cameron's racing career began in karting and advanced to cars in 2005 when he produced six race victories and won the Formula Russell Series championship as a rookie. In 2006, he finished as runner-up in the F2000 National Championship and earned a Team USA Scholarship to participate in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy in Europe, which he won.
In 2007 Cameron competed in the Star Mazda series and captured the title with three race wins. He also made his sports car racing debut, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing in a Daytona Prototype. He graduated to the Champ Car Formula Atlantic open wheel series in 2008 – as he scored a second-place finish from the pole in his debut race. Cameron switched his full-time focus to sports cars in 2009, competing in the Rolex Series GT class while driving for the Racers Edge team. He scored six top-10 finishes while racing with 10 different co-drivers.
By 2011, Cameron began to make his mark – earning the pole, fastest race lap, most laps led and a race victory for Genoa Racing in the LMPC class at Sebring. He also finished seventh in the GT point standings for Dempsey Racing. In 2012, Cameron scored his first Grand-Am Rolex Series GT win on his way to finishing sixth in the GT standings for Team Sahlens. Cameron also made two American Le Mans (ALMS) starts with Dempsey Racing in LMP2 and recorded the fastest LMPC lap at Sebring.
For 2013, Cameron graduated to a full-season Daytona Prototype class opportunity with Team Sahlens. Cameron's speed was impressive as he won the pole and dominated the race at Road America before suffering a driveshaft failure. He also earned the pole and led laps in the final prototype race at Lime Rock Park. Cameron joined the PR1 Mathiesen Motorsports team for the final four races of the ALMS season to co-drive with Mike Guasch. Cameron made his presence felt immediately as he captured three poles and produced superb race stints to help clinch the LMPC class championship.
In 2014, Cameron dominated the GTD class championship in the newly formed IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and he quickly ascended back to the Prototype level, where he produced as one of the sport's top competitors for seven consecutive seasons.
Cameron, who earned four victories, five poles, 17 podium finishes and the 2019 IMSA Daytona Prototype international (DPi) championship, alongside teammate Juan Pablo Montoya, during his three seasons racing for Team Penske in IMSA competition. Cameron joined the Team Penske DPi program in 2017 after three successful seasons with Action Express Racing, which included winning the 2016 IMSA Prototype Championship. Cameron also captured the 2014 IMSA GT Daytona class title.
One of the most consistent and productive champs in North American sports car racing, Cameron returned to Team Penske in 2022 to contest a limited schedule in WEC with Nasr, as well as Emmanuel Collard.
In 2023, PPM contested its first full season of WEC competition and Cameron provided a steady hand as the No. 5 Porsche 963 gained pace throughout the seven-round championship. Cameron and the team scored a season-best fourth-place result at the Six Hours of Monza.
Cameron's hobbies include cycling and turning laps at the Trackhouse Motorplex in Mooresville, N.C. He and his wife Sarah reside in Charlotte, N.C. with their two sons.
Team Photos
Team Videos
- 10.10.2019 Penske Games: Inflatable Obstacle Course
- 09.12.2019 Penske Games: Big Wheel Race
- 07.11.2019 Penske Games: Basketball Connect Four
Career Highlights
2021 - Acura Works Driver
IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship (DPi, 2 podiums)
2020 - Acura & Honda Works Driver
IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship (DPi, 3 podiums, 2 pole positions)
IGTC (Pro, 1 podum, 3rd Indy 8hr)
Bathurst 12hr (GT3 Pro)
Total 24h of Spa (GT3 Pro)
2019 - Wins the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DPi title with co-driver Juan Pablo Montoya. Posts three victories on the season with Montoya with wins at Mid-Ohio, Detroit and Laguna Seca. Team claims pole positions at Sebring, Detroit and Road America and records three podium results and a streak of eight consecutive class podium finishes to earn the title.
2018 - Joins Acura Team Penske and finishes fifth in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class. Produces four podium finishes and two pole positions in the No. 6 ARX-05 DPi. Records top result of second place at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in an Acura Team Penske 1-2 finish. Wins the VP Fuels Front Runner Award for leading the most laps on the season.
Career Highlights
2021 - Acura Works Driver
IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship (DPi, 2 podiums)
2020 - Acura & Honda Works Driver
IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship (DPi, 3 podiums, 2 pole positions)
IGTC (Pro, 1 podum, 3rd Indy 8hr)
Bathurst 12hr (GT3 Pro)
Total 24h of Spa (GT3 Pro)
2019 - Wins the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DPi title with co-driver Juan Pablo Montoya. Posts three victories on the season with Montoya with wins at Mid-Ohio, Detroit and Laguna Seca. Team claims pole positions at Sebring, Detroit and Road America and records three podium results and a streak of eight consecutive class podium finishes to earn the title.
2018 - Joins Acura Team Penske and finishes fifth in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class. Produces four podium finishes and two pole positions in the No. 6 ARX-05 DPi. Records top result of second place at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in an Acura Team Penske 1-2 finish. Wins the VP Fuels Front Runner Award for leading the most laps on the season.
2017 - Finishes in second-place in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship Prototype class. Scores a win at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park along with five other podium finishes. Competes in four Pirelli World Challenge races in two classes at Lime Rock Park, winning two races and finishing on the podium in the other two. Announces that he is joining Acura Team Penske following the final race of the year at Road Atlanta.
2016 - Wins IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class. Records victories at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Road America. Earns five additional podium finishes – on the Streets of Long Beach, Sebring, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen and the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).
2015 - Produces third-place finish in IMSA WeatherTech Championship Prototype class. Races to wins at Belle Isle in Detroit and at Road America. Earns a victory in the IMSA GTD class at Lime Rock Park.
2014 - Captures IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class title. Posts four wins – at Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Road America and Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Wins pole positions at Sebring and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
2013 - Races first full season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class. Earns pole positions at Road America and Lime Rock Park. Makes four starts in the Prototype Challenge class with three pole positions at Baltimore, VIR and Road Atlanta. Produces podium finishes at Baltimore and Circuit of the Americas.
2012 - Competes in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series GT class and produces a win at Laguna Seca. Earns two other podium finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway and at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
2011 - Posts three podium finishes in Grand-Am GT class competition at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and New Jersey Motorsports Park. Wins pole position at Barber Motorsports Park. Wins from the pole in the American Le Mans Series Prototype Challenge class at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
2005 - 2010 - Makes two Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype starts in 2010 at Daytona and New Jersey Motorsports Park. Competes in first full season of sports car competition in 2009, earning one podium result and six top-10 finishes. Finishes seventh in the 2008 Cooper Tires Formula Atlantic Championship. Wins Star Mazda Championship in 2007. Captures 2006 Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy. Earns 2006 Team USA Scholarship. Wins 2005 Formula Russell Championship and Rookie of the Year honors.
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship Season Statistics
Date | Event | Start | Finish | Points (Behind) | Rank (+/-) |
3/17/23 | 1000 Miles of Sebring | 7 | 5 | 15 (-23) | 5 (--) |
4/16/23 | 6 Hours of Portimao | 7 | 35 | 16 (-37) | 7 (-2) |
4/29/23 | 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | 10 | 4 | 28 (-43) | 6 (+1) |
6/10/23 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | 5 | 16 | 40 (-67) | 6 (--) |
7/9/23 | 6 Hours of Monza | 8 | 4 | 52 (-63) | 6 (--) |
9/10/23 | 6 Hours of Fuji | 4 | 3 | 0 (--) | 6 (--) |
11/4/23 | 8 Hours of Bahrain | 7 | 7 | 61 (-111) | 7 (-1) |
Season Totals
Current Point Standings: | 7 |
Starts: | 7 |
Poles: | 0 |
Victories: | 0 |
Top 5s: | 4 |
Top 10s: | 5 |
Avg. Start: | 6.9 |
Avg. Finish: | 10.6 |
2022 Autograph Card
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