NASCAR Debutee Cam Waters’ Worst Fears Come True as Wrecker Drivers “Lose Their SH*T” Amidst Heartbreaking Martinsville DNF

With about 20 laps to go in the NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville, Cameron ‘Cam’ Waters’ debut weekend went up in literal smoke as radiator fluid steamed out of his heavily damaged #66 ThorSport Racing Ford. But how had the rising Australian rookie found himself in such an unfortunate position?

Cam Waters’ intuition proves lethal for his Martinsville debut

The Long John Silver’s 200 was a rather lackluster race for the most part, with a couple of minute spins troubling some drivers early in the race. With that said, all hell broke loose towards the closing stage. Trying their best to squeeze past each other on the restart with 36 to go, the trucks of Cam Waters, Jack Wood, Daniel Dye, Jake Garcia, and more collided and triggered the big one.

Waters managed to recover from the incident after making it out of the DVP Clock, but that relief wouldn’t last for long. Following the caution triggered by the wreck, Cam Waters was fighting tooth and nail with the #99 of Layne Riggs when a major pileup ahead caught them off-guard. Waters slammed into Jake Garcia, resulting in major damage to the #66. Unlike the previous incident, the damages sustained by the #66 were fatal this time around.

Just like that, Waters’ race had unfolded for the worst in under 20 laps, making his part-time debut in the NCTS a bittersweet moment. Immediately after the DNF-inducing crash, Cam Waters was fuming as he shared with the team; “Is this when everyone starts to lose their sh**?” to which he got a reply that wasn’t too pleasing: “Yeah, this is when the wrecker drivers earn their money.”

Waters’ frustrations were justified after considering the weekend he was having. Not only did the #66 qualify in 22nd out of 34 trucks, but also entered the top 15 for a brief period in the final stage. Still, Waters was rather optimistic after the race as he reflected; “I learned so much. There at the end, I just had nowhere to go and knocked the radiator out of it. It is a shame, but I was having fun and learning and had some awesome battles, too.”

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While it’s safe to say that the Repco Supercars driver had a rude awakening by NASCAR’s wreckers, the 29-year-old had been warned.

Despite the tragic end, Waters had a lot of ‘fun’ at ‘wild’ Martinsville

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As an established Supercars Championship contender, Cam Waters is no stranger to high-stakes racing. But there’s nothing that can quite prepare a driver for the carnage that NASCAR brings to the table. With that said, Waters’ Supercars rival, Shane van Gisbergen, was amongst the first to point out the grim reality to him. And he wasn’t the only one. So by the time the Long John Silver’s 200 kicked off, Waters had lowered all his expectations.

He shared after the race with Motorsport.com, “I didn’t really have any expectations. I have watched a lot of races and knew it was going to be pretty crazy. Shane (van Gisbergen) and Marcos Ambrose told me it was going to be wild out there and even all the drivers when I got here said the same thing.” Still, Waters held his own for much of the race, running as high as twelfth toward the end of the second stage.

Reflecting on what was an impressive outing apart from the tragic end, Waters was going home rather satisfied. Not only did he manage to get a taste of NASCAR carnage, but he also held his own for quite some time. Waters concluded, “It was definitely wild, but I loved it. It was a lot of fun. Everyone was kind of into each other a bit and the racing is pretty hard.”

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After taking a look at the optimism that Cam Waters brings to the table, it’s only a matter of time before we see the Supercars veteran return for seconds.