Dane Cameron

Dane Cameron
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1988-10-18) October 18, 1988 (age 35)
Newport Beach, California
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamTeam Penske
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 Cameron (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

After karting, Cameron began his auto racing career in 2005 in the Jim Russell Racing School and Formula Russell where he won the championship. In 2006 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship 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, 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. 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.

Sportscar career

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. 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. 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.

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. Also, he partnered with eventual LMPC drivers champion Mike Guasch in four rounds of the American Le Mans Series.

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.

The driver moved to the Prototype class for the 2015 IMSA season, sharing an Action Express Racing Corvette with Eric Curran. 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.

For the 2018 IMSA season, Cameron picked up Juan Pablo Montoya as a co-driver at Team Penske. In the second year of the partnership, Cameron, Montoya and Penske claimed the Dpi championship. 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.

In 2020, Cameron joined Honda Racing Team JAS for Intercontinental Challenge GT events.

Hypercar career

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.

Personal life

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

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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

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

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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2024 Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
DET
WGL
ELK
IMS
ATL
Source:

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(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:

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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

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