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Australian Supercars star Cam Waters is set to make his return to the NASCAR Truck Series. He will compete in the Heart of America 200 for ThorSport Racing, as announced by the team on Thursday, April 18. This will be his second start in the Truck Series.
Waters, who has 11 victories in the Supercars Championship, will again drive the #66 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing, the fifth entry fielded by ThorSport Racing in the Heart of America 200 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas. The race will be held on May 4 at 3 p.m. ET.
In a post on X, ThorSport Racing made the official announcement with a caption:
“He’s Back. Cam Waters returns to ThorSport Racing to drive the No.66 TRADIE Brand Ford F-150 at @kansasspeedway”
Cam Waters, who currently drives the #6 Ford Mustang GT for Tickford Racing, made his truck debut at Martinsville, where he finished P30 after knocking out of the race on lap 176 of 200.
Waters is one of the most recent Supercars drivers to compete in NASCAR after Brodie Kostecki and Shane van Gisbergen, who made the full-time switch after winning a Cup Series race on debut at the inaugural Chicago Street race in 2023.
“It’s great to be getting another crack at racing the Ford truck” – Cam Waters on his Kansas Truck start
The 29-year-old driver is excited about the Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. It’s a transition for him from a short track like Martinsville to a faster, longer track like Kansas Speedway, which presents a new set of challenges. He is looking to adapt quickly and tackle the demands of the track.
Expressing his feelings about returning to NASCAR, Waters said in a statement:
“It’s great to be getting another crack at racing the Ford truck for ThorSport and hopefully I can adapt to the Kansas Speedway reasonably quickly. The track is almost three times long as Martinsville and has an average lap-speed of just on 180-mph, although I have heard it’s less of a bull ring than Martinsville was.
“I’ll spend some more time in the simulator to accelerate the learning and look forward to the challenge. I also appreciate some news services have already mention the Kansas race, but what nobody knew at the time was NASCAR have stringent criteria they apply to licensing for the high-speed venues, and I needed to get through Martinsville before I could be assessed for approval to run at Kansas. This has now been completed.”
