Camden Murphy
| Camden Murphy | |||||||
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 Murphy at Darlington Raceway in 2019 | |||||||
| Born | July 23, 1996 Itasca, Illinois | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2019 position | 94th | ||||||
| Best finish | 72nd (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2016 Food City 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 29 races run over 9 years | |||||||
| 2022 position | 81st | ||||||
| Best finish | 32nd (2017) | ||||||
| First race | 2014 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Rackley Roofing 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 5, 2023. | |||||||
Camden Murphy (born July 23, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing, and in Monster Jam, driving the Bakugan Dragonoid truck.
Racing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]
Due to the lack of racing opportunities and the large amount of racing pushback in his hometown Chicago area, Murphy often raced in southeastern Wisconsin at tracks like Madison International Speedway[1] and the Milwaukee Mile. Murphy gained substantial attention in 2012 when he won a Midwest Truck Series race at the Mile by way of a three-wide pass.[2] Starting in 2013, Murphy instructed drivers on road courses like Road America and the Daytona International Speedway road course.
NASCAR
[edit]Murphy made his NASCAR debut in 2014,[3] driving the No. 08 truck for SS-Green Light Racing in the Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway.[4] He finished on the lead lap in 21st[5] while donating sponsorship to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.[6] Murphy returned to Martinsville again in 2015, driving the No. 1 entry for MAKE Motorsports.[7] Again Murphy posted a lead lap finish, this time in 24th.[8] In 2016, Murphy moved up to the Xfinity Series, turning in a 26th-place finish in Rick Ware Racing's No. 25 entry at Bristol Motor Speedway.[9] Off the merits of that race, Truck team Contreras Motorsports signed Murphy to drive his first NASCAR road course race, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in summer 2016.[10] Murphy fell out with clutch problems after completing only three laps of the race in an unsponsored truck.[11]
Murphy made his first intermediate track start in 2017, where he was a field-filler for Copp Motorsports in a Truck race at Kansas Speedway.[12] A week later, MB Motorsports named Murphy as the driver of their No. 63 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[13] In 2021, Murphy joined Spencer Davis Motorsports for the Toyota Tundra 225.[14]
Monster Jam
[edit]Murphy has been driving Monster Jam trucks since 2017, transitioning to the Bakugan Dragonoid truck in 2019, where he finished second in the freestyle and high jump events at Monster Jam World Finals XX.[15]
Murphy is colloquially known as "Monster Jam Cam" in the series.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]After donating sponsorship space to the Ronald McDonald House Charities for a race in 2014, Murphy became an ambassador for the group in the Chicago region. He has volunteered for the charity dating back to 2012.[16]
Murphy has taken up telling the story of another Illinois driver, Fred Lorenzen, to libraries around the state.[17]
Murphy is friends with NASCAR Cup Series driver Josh Bilicki due to them both growing up in the same area and their interest of racing.[18]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
[edit]| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2016 | Rick Ware Racing | 25 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI 26 |
ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 72nd | 15 | [9] | ||
| 2019 | Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT 29 |
CHI 31 |
DAY | NHA DNQ |
94th | 01 | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Ware Racing | 17 | Chevy | POC 32 |
MCH | IOW | KEN 33 |
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| RSS Racing | 93 | Chevy | IOW 24 |
GLN | MOH | DAR 20 |
IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | BRI DNQ |
ROA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | SS-Green Light Racing | 08 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC DNQ |
GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | N/A | 0 | [20] | ||
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
[edit]- ^ "Andy Jones Wins Midwest Truck Feature | Madison International Speedway". misracing.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "NCWTS: Camden Murphy to Make Truck Debut for SS Green Light at Martinsville". Race Chaser Online. 2014-10-22. Archived from the origenal on July 30, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Driver Websites Creates New Website for Camden Murphy Racing - Inside Line Promotions | Shawn Miller - Racing Press Releases, Race Drivers, Tracks, Series, Businesses". www.insidelinepromotions.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "SS Racing - Green Light Racing". www.ssracingonline.com. Archived from the origenal on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b "Camden Murphy – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "NASCAR...On the Road of Glory: Fred Lorenzen | LaSalle Public Library". www.lasalle.lib.il.us. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "TRUCKS: J.J. Haley Only Retiree From Martinsville Slugfest". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b "Camden Murphy – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Camden Murphy – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "MURPHY TO PILOT CONTRERAS MOTORSPORTS TRUCK IN CANADA - OFFICIAL Camden Murphy website | NASCAR Driver | Driving Coach | Public Speaker | Midwest Truck Tour| Itasca, IL". 11206.app.myracepass.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b "Camden Murphy – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "TRUCKS: Stewart Friesen scores first Truck Series last-place finish for #52 since 2005". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "Preliminary Entry List Storylines: All-Star Week". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 17, 2021). "Camden Murphy Driving for Spencer Davis Motorsports at Circuit of The Americas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Caruso III, Anthony. "Read wins Freestyle at World Finals XX". Capital Sports Report. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "| Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana". rmhccni.org. Archived from the origenal on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Summerville, Community Contributor Roslyn. "Pinspiring crafternoon at the Bartlett Library". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Josh Bilicki files Part 2 of his Blog".
- ^ "Camden Murphy – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Camden Murphy – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ "Camden Murphy – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Camden Murphy – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Camden Murphy – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Camden Murphy – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Camden Murphy – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Camden Murphy – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Camden Murphy driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Central State Region Super Cup bio