Following within the footsteps of Supercars champs Shane van Gisbergen and Brodie Kostecki, Waters will make his NASCAR debut early subsequent month.
The Australian driver has began practically 250 Supercars races throughout his profession, successful 11. He has been the championship runner-up twice, and has three podiums within the collection’ crown jewel occasion — the Bathurst 1000.
The 29-year-old, who drives a Ford Mustang for Tickford Racing, will stay with the blue oval for his NASCAR debut. He’ll drive a Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing, a crew that has received 5 drivers’ championships within the Truck Sequence. ThorSport are additionally the defending champions with Ben Rhodes.
The race takes place on Friday, April 5. The observe he will probably be competing at is considered one of NASCAR’s smallest — a historic 0.526-mile oval brief observe that has been part of the schedule since NASCAR’s inception.
“We’ve been working away at making this occur for a while and to lastly be given the change to race, and with a high operation, is nice,” stated Waters in a launch from the crew. “I’m not placing an excessive amount of strain on myself realizing I will probably be getting thrown into the deep finish with none testing, however hopefully I can adapt fairly shortly and be aggressive. It’s a brief oval so I’m certain will probably be fairly wild on the market.
“I’ve to thank Ford Efficiency and the crew at ThorSport for serving to make this occur and likewise my long-time crew Tickford Racing, who’ve all the time supported my plans to discover new driving alternatives in and round my continued dedication to successful the Supercars Championship with them.“
Add Tickford Racing proprietor Rod Nash: “Something that may present Cam with additional seat time is a bonus, stated Nash. His foray into Dash Automotive racing and now the NASCAR Truck occasion offers a incredible means for Cam to remain sharp and additional check his expertise. The timing being in-between the AGP occasion and Taupo additionally works effectively for our crew and we’re wishing Cam effectively and will probably be watching with big curiosity.”
Waters is the most recent in a current inflow of Supercars expertise into the inventory automotive world. Van Gisbergen is presently competing full-time within the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence with the hopes of leaping to Cup full-time in 2025. Kostecki made his NASCAR Cup debut final 12 months, however after all, his present plans stay in limbo following his shock exit from Erebus.
