Cameron Hayley Hoping To Be The Hometown Hero In Canada

Aug 25, 2015

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Team Information:

2015 Driver Point Standings: 6th
2015 Owner Point Standings: 8th
Crew Chief: Jeff Hensley

Sandusky, Ohio (August 25, 2015) – Coming off a tough night in the hills of Tennessee, at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (BMS) last week, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Cameron Hayley, is ready to set his sights on familiar territory – his native Canada, and road course racing at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP) in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, site of Sunday’s NCWTS 250.

Making his NCWTS debut on the 10-turn, 2.459-mile road course in 2014, Hayley qualified 10th and finished 11th, following the 67-lap event. Since making his debut, north of the border, one year ago, the Calgary, Alberta, Canada native has made 17 starts in NASCAR’s third-tier division, amassing three top-five and nine top-10 finishes. In fact, in his first full-time season in 2015, Hayley is currently sixth in the NCWTS driver point standings, and third in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings with only nine races remaining on the 23-race NCWTS schedule.

As one of only three tracks on the 2015 NCWTS schedule that the ThorSport Racing driver has experience at, Hayley is looking to capitalize on last year’s run at CTMP, and his NCWTS experience to date, to capture his first series win in front of his hometown crowd on Sunday.

Sounding off – Cameron Hayley:

“Not only is this a track I’ve been to before, it’s also in my home country. I just hope that I will have a good run for all of my Canadian fans. We’ve done really well at tracks that I’ve been to in the past this year, already. I’ve been to Sonoma a couple times and that place was really difficult. You look at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and think, ‘it can’t be as difficult as Sonoma,’ but it’s a very fast race track, and fast race tracks are not forgiving. It takes a lot of finesse and a lot of guts to go out there and get it done. We are bringing a really good truck, so I think this will be another good race for us to go out and get a solid top-five, if not a win.”

News & Notes:

  • 2015 Chassis Chatter… The No. 13 ThorSport Racing team will utilize chassis No. 23 for Sunday’s NCWTS 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. This particular chassis has run numerous races as a part of the No. 13 team’s fleet, but has recently been converted into a road course racing specific chassis for this weekend’s NCWTS 25O.
  • Canada Stats… Hayley will return to CTMP for the second time in his young NCWTS career on Sunday. The Cabinets by Hayley driver, who made his debut at the 10-turn road course in 2014, started 10th and finished 11th. CTMP is one of only three tracks on the 2015 NCWTS schedule that the rookie has experience on.
  • 2015 Season in Review… After 14 races this season, Hayley has completed 2071 of 2191 laps attempted (94.5%), and led 41 laps en route to three top-five and seven top-10 finishes. Hayley’s season-best start is third at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway, and Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, and his season-best finish is fourth at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. The ThorSport Racing driver has an Average Start of 8.7 and and Average Finish of 12.0.
  • Rookie Race… Hayley is currently third in the 2015 Sunoco Rookie of the Year battle behind leader, a mere five points behind second-place, Daniel Hemric. Both drivers trail leader, Erik Jones.
  • Previous Race Recap… Heading to “Thunder Valley” for the first time in his NCWTS career, Hayley qualified ninth, was involved in an early accident, and finished 18th in the UNOH 200 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

 Hayley’s Truck Series Stats:

  • 17 starts since 2014
  • Three top-five finishes
  • Nine top-10 finishes
  • First start: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (2014)
  • Best start: 2nd (Loudon, 2014)
  • Best finish: 4th (Pocono, 2015)
  • Has completed 2462 of 2582 laps attempted (95.3%)
  • Average start: 8.2
  • Average finish: 11.5

 Hayley’s NCWTS Performance Profile:

Year Track Start Finish Laps Status Led
2014 Bowmanville 10 11 64/64 Running 0
2014 Loudon 2 6 175/175 Running 0
2014 Fort Worth 5 10 152/152 Running 0
2015 Daytona 14 23 48/100 Crash 0
2015 Atlanta 3 14 129/130 Running 0
2015 Martinsville 3 11 258/258 Running 0
2015 Kansas 8 5 167/167 Running 0
2015 Charlotte 13 14 139/139 Running 0
2015 Dover 7 21 136/200 Running 1
2015 Fort Worth 8 7 167/167 Running 3
2015 Gateway 9 5 160/160 Running 0
2015 Iowa 5 19 198/200 Running 37
2015 Kentucky 12 9 145/145 Running 0
2015 Eldora 9 8 154/154 Running 0
2015 Pocono 16 4 69/69 Running 0
2015 Michigan 6 10 100/100 Running 0
2015 Bristol 9 18 201/202 Running 0

Race Information:

Date: Sunday, August 30, 2015
Time: 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Track Details: 10-turn, 2.459-mile road course
Distance: 64 laps/157.37 miles