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Cameron Lawrence (racing driver)

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Cameron Lawrence (born August 7, 1992 in Orlando, Florida) is an American professional racing driver and 2015 North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) champion in the GTD class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Cameron Lawrence
Cameron Lawrence
Nationality American
Born (1992-08-07) August 7, 1992 (age 32)
Orlando, Florida, United States
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2015
Racing licence FIA Silver
Starts5
Wins2
Poles1
Championship titles
SCCA Trans-Am Series TA2 Champion (2013, 2014)
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship North American Endurance Cup GTD Champion (2015)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2021 position90th
Best finish90th (2021)
First race2021 Toyota Tundra 225 (Austin)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of December 30, 2021.

Racing career

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Lawrence began his professional racing career in 2011, where he drove for Miller Racing in the SCCA Trans-Am Series TA2 Class and finished third in his debut race at Road Atlanta. In 2013, Lawrence competed in the Trans-Am Series with Miller Racing in a Dodge Challenger in the TA2 Class where he claimed victory in eight of the championship's ten rounds en route to his first professional championship. At 21 years old, Lawrence also became the youngest champion in the Trans-Am Series' entire history.

For 2014, Lawrence took an additional seven wins and a second-straight TA2 class championship with Miller Racing. In 2015, Lawrence returned for a third season with Miller Racing in TA2 where he took four more victories and led the championship heading into the final round at Daytona International Speedway where he, after starting 26th due to a red flag during qualifying, passed 15 cars in the opening three laps before he was forced to pit with mechanical issues, effectively costing him a third-straight championship.[1]

 
Lawrence's 2014 TA2 Championship-Winning Miller Racing Dodge Challenger at Daytona International Speedway.

Lawrence joined Riley Technologies at the beginning of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship where competed in the No. 93 Viper Exchange/TI Automotive Dodge Viper. At the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona, Lawrence took the GTD class win on his first attempt alongside teammates Al Carter, Dominik Farnbacher, Ben Keating, and Kuno Wittmer. Lawrence continued the 2015 North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) season with fourth place at the 12 Hours of Sebring and a win at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. At Petit Le Mans, Lawrence took his first WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole in his first qualifying attempt in the series, narrowly beating out the Porsches of Leh Keen and Spencer Pumpelly in the final minute of a severely wet qualifying session.[2] In the race, Lawrence and teammates Al Carter and Marc Goossens ran at or near the top of the field all day before they finished third, clinching the North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) in the GTD Class for Lawrence and Carter.

 
Lawrence driving for Riley Technologies en route to victory in the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona.

Lawrence made his Prototype (P) Class debut at the 2016 12 Hours of Sebring driving for Alegra Motorsports in their BMW-powered PokerStars/inSync Riley Daytona Prototype alongside Dominik Farnbacher, Daniel Morad, and Carlos de Quesada. Lawrence ran as high as fourth overall before electrical issues forced the team to take an extended pitstop which put the car well outside the top ten. [3] Lawrence competed in select Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge races in the ST class with Honda of America Racing Team (HART) where he finished second at Circuit of the Americas[4] and finished top-10 in six out of eight races. Lawrence returned to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Petit Le Mans where he competed with Turner Motorsports in the No. 97 BMW M6 GT3 and finished third with teammates Michael Marsal and Markus Palttala.[5]

In 2017, Lawrence competed with Class Auto Motorsports[6] in the Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli Tire where he finished fourth in the TA2 season championship with eight top five finishes. Lawrence earned his first win in the TA class at Brainerd International Raceway with Derhaag Motorsports.[7]

Lawrence competed in his first international races in 2018 with the Creventic 24 Hours of Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with Sorg Rennsport[8] and the Bathurst 12 Hours in Bathurst, Australia with MARC Cars.[9] Lawrence returned to Turner Motorsports for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona with co-drivers Don Yount, Mark Kvamme, Jens Klingmann and Martin Tomczyk.[10]

In 2021, Lawrence joined Reaume Brothers Racing for his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Circuit of the Americas.[11] Despite qualifying a team-record seventh, he finished last due to mechanical problems.[12]

Personal life

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Lawrence graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. in Business Management and a minor in Marketing in 2015. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife, Morgan.[13]

Motorsports career results

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IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2015 Riley Motorsports GTD Dodge Viper GT3-R Dodge 8.3 L V10 DAY
1 		SEB
4 		LGA BEL WGL
1 		LIM ELK VIR AUS
 ATL
3 		12th 144
2016 Alegra Motorsports P Riley Mk XXVI DP Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 DAY SEB
11 		LBH
 LGA
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK COA
 PET
 35th 21
Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 DAY SEB LGA
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 AUS
 PET
3† 		65th 1
2018 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 DAY
14 		SEB MOH
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET 58th 17

† Lawrence did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

24 Hours of Daytona

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24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos.
2015 GTD 93   Riley Technologies Dodge Viper GTS-R   Al Carter
  Dominik Farnbacher
  Ben Keating
  Kuno Wittmer 		704 11 1
2018 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3   Jens Klingmann
  Martin Tomczyk
  Mark Kvamme
  Don Yount 		733 34 15

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2023 MBM Motorsports 66 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA
DNQ 		RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO N/A 0 [14]

Camping World Truck Series

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NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2021 Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Chevy DAY DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA
36 		CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 90th 1 [15]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. ^ "Amy Ruman and Gar Robinson claim TA and TA2 Championships, victories, at Daytona". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Cameron Lawrence Wins Petit Le Mans GTD Pole in First IMSA TUDOR Championship Qualifying Attempt in No. 93 Viper GT3-R". Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Alegra Motorsports Impresses At Sebring". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Johnson, Maxwell, Ford Shelby Mustang win IMSA Continental Tire Challenge race at COTA". Autoweek. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  5. ^ "Turner BMW finishes 4th at Petit Le Mans". BMW BLOG. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  6. ^ "Trans Am - America's Road Racing Series". gotransam.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  7. ^ "Cameron Lawrence takes Trans Am Win at BIR". Brainerd International Raceway & Resort. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  8. ^ "24H SERIES 24H DUBAI 2018". 24H SERIES. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  9. ^ HOUR, BATHURST 12 (2018-01-30). "MARC ready for eight-car 12 Hour bid". Western Advocate. Retrieved 2019-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Dagys, John (22 January 2018). "Lawrence Completes Turner Lineup for Daytona – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  11. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (March 31, 2021). "Cameron Lawrence to Make Truck Debut at COTA". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  12. ^ Beard, Brock (May 22, 2021). "TRUCKS: Reaume team's determination in final four laps allow Cameron Lawrence to finish his NASCAR debut on the track". LASTCAR. Blogger. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "Romantic Wedding at the Villas of Grand Cypress | Morgan and Cameron". Bumby Photography. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  14. ^ "Cameron Lawrence – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "Cameron Lawrence – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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