Cameron Hayley

Cameron Hayley

Hayley's No. 13 truck at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2015
Born (1996-07-21) July 21, 1996
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m)[1]
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
26 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team No. 13 (ThorSport Racing)
2015 position 6th
Best finish 6th (2015)
First race 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Bowmanville)
Last race 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 14 0
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish 7th (2013)
First race 2013 A&W Cruisin' the Dub 300 (Vernon)
Last race 2013 Velocity Prairie Thunder (Saskatoon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Years active 2013–2014
Teams Turner Scott Motorsports
Starts 17
Wins 0
Poles 1
Best finish 2nd in 2014
Previous series
2011–2013 K&N Pro Series West
Statistics current as of November 20, 2015.

Cameron Hayley (born July 21, 1996) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 13 Toyota Tundra for ThorSport Racing. Hayley won the K&N Pro Series race at the inaugural UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway in 2013.[2]

Early and personal life

Hayley grew up in Calgary, Alberta. At age 4, he began running practice laps in go-karts. Hayley began racing competitively in karts in 2004 at age seven, finishing 3rd in his first event. He would go on to win the both the Rookie of the Year award and championship in Calgary's Junior 1 Championships. Hayley won both the Calgary and Edmonton Jr. Championships the next year. Hayley won his third straight Calgary championship in 2006, winning every karting event he entered. From 2007 to 2010, he competed in Mini-Max karts, several divisions of the Miniature Motorsports Racing Association (MMRA), Legends cars, and Super Late Models. Hayley would compete in events in the American states of North Dakota, Nevada, Washington, and Montana.[3][4][1]

Hayley's family owns Hayley Industrial Electronics Ltd. (founded in 1978) as well as longtime sponsor Cabinets by Haley, a Canadian company which produces steel cabinets. According to Haley, the latter business was started by his father to fund his racing career.[3][1][5]

Racing career

In 2011, at the age of 15, Hayley began racing in the regional K&N Pro Series West for longtime owner Bill McAnally. Hayley became the youngest driver ever to run a NASCAR sanctioned race. Hayley ran four races that season, and the full 2012 season for McAnally, scoring seven top fives and 11 top tens in total.[3][4] Hayley was also named to the NASCAR Next 9, along with future national series drivers Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Dylan Kwasniewski, Corey LaJoie, Kyle Larson, and Daniel Suárez.[3][6] For 2013, Hayley moved to Glen Price Motorsports.[3] Hayley won the exhibition UNOH Battle at the Beach (the successor to the Toyota All-Star Showdown) at Daytona to open the season.[3][2] Hayley scored his first points-paying West Series victory at All American Speedway.[7] The win, along with 6 poles and 12 top five finishes led Hayley to a second-place finish in points.[8] Hayley also made his debut in the K&N Pro Series East at Richmond, and ran two races in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series for D. J. Kennington.[2]

For 2014, Hayley moved to the K&N Pro Series East full-time with Turner Scott Motorsports, driving the No. 98 Chevrolet Impala that had won the championship the year before with Dylan Kwasniewski.[8] Hayley earned a pole and seven top fives to finish second in points behind teammate Ben Rhodes.

Camping World Truck Series

Hayley would also make his national series debut in the Camping World Truck Series in TSM's No. 32 Truck at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Ontario.[9] Hayley ran three races for TSM in the Truck Series, with at sixth-place finish at Loudon.[1]

For 2015, Hayley was signed by ThorSport Racing to drive their No. 13 Toyota Tundra, replacing Jeb Burton.[1][5] He had a solid season by finishing 6th in points, runner up to Erik Jones for the rookie of the year title. Hayley will return with ThorSport Racing in 2016.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Camping World Truck Series

Canadian Tire Series

K&N Pro Series West

K&N Pro Series East

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McNulty, Dean (February 19, 2015). "Cameron Hayley ready to make his mark at Daytona". torontosun.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: Toronto Sun. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Team Release (April 12, 2013). "Hayley To Compete In 2 Events In Canada: 16-Year-Old To Race In NASCAR Canadian Tire Series". hometracks.nascar.com. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: NASCAR. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conley, Stephen (June 12, 2013). "FUTURE STARS OF NASCAR SPOTLIGHT…CAMERON HAYLEY". MotorRacingDigest.com. MotorRacingDigest.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Cameron Hayley Driver Bio". RacingWest.com. RacingWest, cameronhayley.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 Press Release (February 10, 2015). "Cameron Hayley Joins ThorSport Racing For 2015 Season". Catchfence.com. Sandusky, Ohio: Catchfence.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Christley, Jason (May 30, 2012). "Next 9: See The Future: NASCAR's Next Generation Of Stars Are On Deck". hometracks.nascar.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cameron Hayley Celebrates 1st NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Victory at All American Speedway". knfilters.com. K&N Engineering. 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 Turner Scott Motorsports (January 20, 2014). "Turner Scott Announces '14 K&N East Lineup: Five Talented Youngsters To Take On Challenging Schedule". hometracks.nascar.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: NASCAR, NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Mc Nulty, Dean (August 30, 2014). "Cameron Hayley ready to realize his dream racing in NASCAR". Peterborough Examiner. Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada: Peterborough Examiner, Toronto Sun. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cameron Hayley − 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cameron Hayley − 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

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