Cameron Lawrence (racing driver)

Cameron Lawrence

Cameron Lawrence
Nationality American
Born (1992-08-07) August 7, 1992
Orlando, Florida, United States
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2015
Starts 5
Wins 2
Poles 1
Championship titles
SCCA Trans-Am Series TA2 Champion (2013, 2014)
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship North American Endurance Cup GTD Champion (2015)

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

Racing career

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 #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 4th place at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring and a win at the Sahlen's 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.

For 2016, Cameron 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 4th overall before electrical issues forced the team to take an extended pitstop which put the car well outside the top ten. [3]

Personal life

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 Windermere, Florida.

24 Hours of Daytona Results

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References

  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". Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Alegra Motorsports Impresses At Sebring". Retrieved 25 May 2016.

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