Cameron Hayley (born July 21, 1996) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, driving the No. 7 Ford Fusion for Jefferson Pitts Racing. Hayley won the K&N Pro Series race at the inaugural UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway in 2013.[2]

Cameron Hayley
Born (1996-07-21) July 21, 1996 (age 28)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
49 races run over 3 years
2016 position11th
Best finish6th (2015)
First race2014 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Bowmanville)
Last race2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 25 0
NASCAR Canada Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish31st (2013)
First race2013 A&W Cruisin' the Dub 300 (Vernon)
Last race2013 Velocity Prairie Thunder (Saskatoon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of May 5, 2019.

Early and personal life

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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 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.[1][3][4]

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

Racing career

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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.[2][3] 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.

Also in 2014, Hayley made the drive to Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA for the 2014 Summer Showdown with his Cabinets By Hayley Super Late Model team. He started on the pole and led every lap to claim the $25,000 winners purse.

Camping World Truck Series

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Hayley would also make his national series debut in the Camping World Truck Series in TSM's No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Ontario.[9] Hayley ran three races for TSM in the Truck Series, with a 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 returned to ThorSport Racing in 2016, where he finished 11th in points with 11 top-ten finishes. He left the team after the season ended due to lack of sponsorship.[10]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(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

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2014 Turner Scott Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP
11
CHI NHA
6
LVS TAL MAR 40th 105 [11]
30 TEX
10
PHO HOM
2015 ThorSport Racing 13 Toyota DAY
23
ATL
14
MAR
11
KAN
5
CLT
14
DOV
21
TEX
7
GTW
5
IOW
19
KEN
9
ELD
8
POC
4
MCH
10
BRI
18
MSP
7
CHI
16
NHA
12
LVS
10
TAL
6
MAR
3
TEX
10
PHO
11
HOM
9
6th 766 [12]
2016 DAY
25
ATL
2
MAR
9
KAN
19
DOV
19
CLT
15
TEX
18
IOW
3
GTW
24
KEN
6
ELD
7
POC
2
BRI
24
MCH
5
MSP
9
CHI
3
NHA
19
LVS
18
TAL
19
MAR
11
TEX
10
PHO
4
HOM
16
11th 502 [13]

K&N Pro Series East

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K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
2013 Gene Price Motorsports 24 Ford BRI GRE FIF RCH
32
BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA DOV RAL 75th 12 [14]
2014 Turner Scott Motorsports 98 Chevy NSM
2
DAY
14
BRI
17
GRE
3
RCH
6
IOW
12
BGS
18
FIF
3
LGY
2
NHA
15
COL
2*
IOW
15
GLN
8
VIR
2*
GRE
2
DOV
13
2nd 580 [15]

K&N Pro Series West

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K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref
2011 Bill McAnally Racing 24 Toyota PHO AAS MMP IOW LVS SON IRW EVG PIR CNS MRP
2
SPO
18
AAS
3
PHO
40
30th 492 [16]
2012 PHO
22
LVC
6
MMP
8
S99
14
IOW
6
BIR
12
LVS
5
SON
10
EVG
19
CNS
3
IOW
2
PIR
22
SMP
15
AAS
5
PHO
5
7th 493 [17]
2013 Gene Price Motorsports 24 Ford PHO
2
S99
3
BIR
5
IOW
3
L44
7*
SON
2
CNS
3
IOW
2
EVG
10
SPO
3
MMP
6
SMP
3
AAS
1
KCR
5
PHO
3
2nd 616 [18]

Canadian Tire Series

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NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2013 DJK Racing 28 Dodge MOS DEL MOS ICAR MPS
7
SAS
9
ASE CTR RIS MOS BAR KWA 31st 73 [19]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c Team Release (April 12, 2013). "Hayley To Compete In 2 Events In Canada: 16-Year-Old To Race In NASCAR Canadian Tire Series". NASCAR Home Tracks. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: NASCAR. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Conley, Stephen (June 12, 2013). "FUTURE STARS OF NASCAR SPOTLIGHT…CAMERON HAYLEY". MotorRacingDigest.com. MotorRacingDigest.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Cameron Hayley Driver Bio". RacingWest.com. RacingWest, cameronhayley.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. 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. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  10. ^ Knight, Chris. "Cameron Hayley won't return to ThorSport Racing in 2017". Catchfence. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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  12. ^ "Cameron Hayley − 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  13. ^ "Cameron Hayley − 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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