Cameron Scores Dominant Star Mazda Win in Houston

Apr 21, 2007
Houston, Texas – Dane Cameron continued his impressive form in the 2007 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear, thoroughly dominating Saturday afternoon’s race at JAGflo Speedway Reliant Park. The 2006 Team USA Scholarship winner was quickest in every practice session, qualified comfortably on the pole and then led throughout the 55-minute race which included several full-course cautions.

“We knew there were going to be a lot of yellow flags, so we set the car up to be good on cold tires and during restarts,” said Cameron, 18, who also started from the pole at the Star Mazda season-opener in Sebring, Fla., only to slip to fourth following a spate of cautions on the rain-soaked track.
Cameron led by as much as seven seconds in Houston before his advantage was erased by several caution periods. The youngster from Sonoma, Calif., kept his cool – and the lead – as he held off 2004 Star Mazda series runner-up Dan Di Leo by 0.786s following a late restart.

“It all worked our according to plan, which shows just how good the JDC team really is,” continued Cameron. “We’re clicking very well, which is exciting because I can feel that there is still lots of time in the car and we’re just going to keep getting better every race.”

Cameron’s participation in the 2007 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear is made possible by a variety of sponsors, including staunch Team USA Scholarship supporters Doug Mockett & Company and Sparco USA, plus Ocean Tomo, Rett.org, Nearburg Exploration, O’Neill Construction, Red Line Oil and JDC Motorsports. Cameron, with the assistance of fellow racer Rob Finlay, also continues as a driver in the Finlay Motorsports Driver Development Program.