Cameron Knells career goals
Cameron is right on track with achieving his goals for a career in racing. Cameron started in Quarter midgets at 5 years old and has won races in every class he has competed in. Those classes include, Jr. Novis, Jr. Honda, Sr. Honda, Heavy Honda, Light 160, Heavy 160, Jr. Stock, Sr. Stock, Light B and Heavy B.
At the age of 10 Cameron moved up to a modified midget in the Restricted class, in his first season he had 10 heat and feature wins, one win was a runaway heat win at the Tulsa shootout, winning by a full straight. Cameron planned to run the resricted class until he turned twelve and then switch to Non wing 600's to prepare for Midgets in the future. His original goal was to start in quarter midgets, move up to Micro Sprints, from there move to midgets or focus midgets, and hopefully get a sponsor to take me in the direction needed to move towards Nascar. Camron has been approached by a scout for two racing teams that are looking towards the future, Cameron plans to do everything he can to fit into their plan for the future.
Camerons Quote ; "They have set the path for me, and I will follow it and see where it leads me. This could be the dream come true for me and all of Knell Racing. My true goal is to be consistantly up front by racing clean and with respect in every race I compete in"
Goal 1 Win in every class I compete within the Quarter Midgets of America
(Accomplished) I have wins in every class raced within QMA) (consistantly raced in top three)
Goal 2 Move up to Micro Sprint and win in my first season / Finish in the top five in points (Completed) (Ten heat and feature wins) (Finished 3rd in points)(most points of all first season rookies effectivly making me rookie of the year) (runaway heat win at Tulsa shootout) (set fastest lap time turned in every session on the track for the resricted class in the Tulsa shootout)
Goal 3 Age 11, Finish in the top three in points / Switch to non wing and finsh well in at least one race) (Completed) (Finished second in points in restricted class) (switched to Non Wing and won my first A-Main, in my first a-main attempt)
Goal 4 Age 12, To groom me for Midgets I will run in the Outlaw Non Wing Division My goal is to win an A-Main Feature in 2009 and finish in the top 5 in points for the season. ( Winning the A-Main was accomplished in the last two races in 2008) (Switched to non wing at the last points race of 2008 and took second in both heats and won the first A-Main I started in) (ran in the final fling 2000 to win money race the next week and finished first in the A-Main again) In 2009, Exceeded goals by winning the 2009 NMMA Non Wing National Championship (Cameron is the youngest driver at the age of twelve to win the NMMA National Championship in the non wing division) Cameron finished the CCMMRA points chamionsip in 3rd place meeting his goal of a top five finish in the non wing track point series. (2009)
Goal 5 Age 13 Run multiple big tracks that the midgets and sprint cars run on in the outlaw wing class and as many non wing big track races as possible. Start looking for sponsors to move to Focus midgets, ECO-Tec Midgets, Powri Midgets, or USAC Midgets. (2010-2012) January 20, 2010, Cameron signed to run a partial season in UMARA Sportsman Midgets, and a full season for 2011 in the UMARA Ford Focus series. Cameron has been granted special permission (due to his past racing record) to race in the umara midget division where normally he couldnt compete until he was fourteen years old.
Goal 6 Age 15 Have enough sponsorship to field a car in the UMARA or USAC Ford Focus Series. This goal was accomplised in January 2010
Goal 7 Age 16 By the end of the season to be signed to a major team with a contract running an ASA Late Model or greater. (2012 - 2013)
Goal 8 Age ASAP: My goal is to move from ASA to ARCA, NASCAR truck series, or Nationwide series on the way towards a full NASCAR Cup sponsorship. (2015)
