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 almost 250 Supercars races throughout his profession, successful 11 races. He has been the championship runner-up twice, and has three podiums within the sequence’ 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 workforce that has gained 5 drivers’ championships within the Truck Collection. ThorSport are additionally the defending champions with Ben Rhodes.
The race takes place on Friday, April 5. The observe he will likely 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 prime operation, is nice,” stated Waters in a launch from the workforce. “I’m not placing an excessive amount of strain on myself realizing I will likely be getting thrown into the deep finish with none testing, however hopefully I can adapt moderately shortly and be aggressive. It’s a brief oval so I’m positive will probably be fairly wild on the market.
“I’ve to thank Ford Efficiency and the workforce at ThorSport for serving to make this occur and likewise my long-time workforce Tickford Racing, who’ve at all times 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 gives a improbable means for Cam to remain sharp and additional check his abilities. The timing being in-between the AGP occasion and Taupo additionally works effectively for our workforce and we’re wishing Cam effectively and will likely be watching with enormous curiosity.”
Waters is the most recent in a latest inflow of Supercars expertise into the inventory automotive world. Van Gisbergen is at the moment competing full-time within the NASCAR Xfinity Collection with the hopes of leaping to Cup full-time in 2025. Kostecki made his NASCAR Cup debut final yr, however in fact, his present plans stay in limbo following his shock exit from Erebus.
