Waters, an 11-time winner in Supercars, will make his second Truck begin of the 2024 season at Kansas with ThorSport Racing.
He’s adamant he want to discover an eventual dwelling in a NASCAR nationwide sequence, however is aware of the trail just isn’t a simple one.
“I’d like to race NASCAR full-time, however moving into NASCAR may be very difficult,” Waters stated Friday at Kansas Speedway. “And proper now, I’m having a number of enjoyable in Australia and doing the NASCAR races this 12 months. It’s truly been fairly cool. And an excellent steadiness, I feel.
“So, for now, simply get by this weekend, like we did in Martinsville. However simply see what might or might not conflict later within the 12 months, and that’s type of an excellent idea.”
Future plans
Requested if he was extra more likely to do extra races this season or wait till subsequent, Waters appeared targeted on the latter.
“Effectively, extra possible subsequent 12 months. I feel it offers me extra time to seek out some sponsorship and all that stuff. And you realize, have a look at the calendars once more,” he stated. “Let’s simply get by this weekend and see how we go and go from there.”
Waters’ debut final month was on a brief oval at Martinsville whereas this weekend’s race will check the 29-year-old Australia native on a tougher 1.5-mile intermediate speedway.
Waters ran effectively in observe at Martinsville, certified twenty second of 34 vans and with groups operating various pit methods within the race, he bought as excessive as twelfth by the beginning of the ultimate 100-lap stage.
Whereas the primary half of the race was largely calm and incident-free, the ultimate stage was affected by six multi-truck wrecks, two of which Waters bought collected in. He would find yourself thirtieth however his curiosity in NASCAR wasn’t deterred.
Jake Garcia, ThorSport Racing, Quanta Companies Ford F-150, Cam Waters, ThorSport Racing, TRADIE Ford F-150
Picture by: John Harrelson / NKP / Motorsport Pictures
“I’ve completely liked it (in NASCAR). Like, Martinsville, it was superior, and I didn’t actually have any expectations,” he stated. “I didn’t actually know what to suppose. However I attempted to maintain an open thoughts, and yeah, I simply completely liked it, had a ball racing, was fairly wild.
“Everybody was telling me it was going to be, and it was and, you realize, the group was actually useful and made me really feel welcomed and helped me put together as a lot as I may.”
Transferring to an intermediate speedway, Waters has been making ready with time within the Ford Efficiency simulator and leaning on his teammates at ThorSport, together with reigning sequence champion Ben Rhodes.
“You recognize, the large focus was truly simply on race craft; the vans are so distinctive,” Rhodes stated of his dialogue with Waters. “We’re simply so aero-oriented; all the pieces we do comes right down to aero and Kansas isn’t actually an exception to that. I’d say this could be one of many extra aero-sensitive tracks that we go to.
“And the truth that it’s progressive (banking), you may take these runs somewhat bit in another way than among the different race tracks. So, it was type of engaged on that. Find out how to take your runs correctly, in order that when you might have the run, capitalize on it.”
Cam Waters, ThorSport Racing, TRADIE Ford F-150 Jack Wooden, McAnally Hilgemann Racing, Instacoat Premium Merchandise Chevrolet Silverado
Picture by: Danny Hansen / NKP / Motorsport Pictures
Waters stated he seems at his NASCAR races as a “studying expertise” and doesn’t place any expectations on himself. As a substitute, he tries gleaning as a lot data as doable whereas on monitor due to the restricted alternatives.
“You recognize, I wish to be taught, I wish to choose it up, and I would like it to go effectively, however I’m not coming right here to win the race. So, I’m not inserting any strain on me for that,” he stated. “I feel if we will end (Saturday) evening, it will be superior.
“Clearly, we had good velocity at Martinsville, so it’d be good to attempt to end someplace the place that velocity was. Coming right here being a a lot totally different monitor, I’m probably not positive the place we’re going to stack up actually within the discipline.
“I feel if we will maintain it clear for the evening, be taught as a lot as I can, hopefully, I’m within the combine. If I can get that again half of the highest 10 and even high 15, that might be an ideal consequence.”
