{"id":565463,"date":"2026-03-26T11:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/565463\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:09:17","slug":"cameron-mcleod-to-race-le-mans-winner-in-mustang-cup-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/565463\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron McLeod to race Le Mans winner in Mustang Cup Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCameron McLeod qualified on pole position for the Mustang Challenge Le Mans Invitational. Image: Jack Martin<\/p>\n

McLeod, a Ford Racing development driver, has been confirmed as the 15th driver on the Motorcraft Mustang Cup Australia grid at Phillip Island.<\/p>\n

Mustang Cup Australia will form part of the Shannons SpeedSeries program on March 27-29.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to race a Dark Horse R at Phillip Island, racing the same Dark Horse R and wearing the number I raced with at Le Mans,\u201d said McLeod.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to give a massive thanks to Ford who have helped put this together.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was awesome to see so many drivers announced in the last fortnight, so I knew I really wanted to do this. There are some really high-caliber drivers who will be very tough to beat.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I can display the pathway from Mustang Cup to GT4, then to GT3, and finally to LMDh, it will show the possibilities the Ford Driver Development Team can achieve.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great honour to be in the second batch of drivers and the only Australian.\u201d<\/p>\n

McLeod will do double duties at Phillip Island, competing in Mustang Cup Australia and Monochrome GT4 Australia in another Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n

Across the weekend, the 21-year-old will contest four races.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll also be driving the Ford Mustang GT4 this weekend, and I think it will help my overall results,\u201d said McLeod.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s essentially the same package and both will have very similar characteristics, so I don\u2019t think there will be a significant difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ford Racing Global Customer Racing manager Chris Ward will attend the inaugural Mustang Cup Australia meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo see Cam McLeod compete in the Motorcraft Mustang Cup Australia here at Phillip Island is almost like a closing of the Ford Racing circle,\u201d said Ward.<\/p>\n

\u201cCam enjoyed victory at the very successful Le Mans Invitational last year, then this past January, he was put under an intense driver training program before being announced as a member of the Ford Driver Development Team for 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be exciting to watch him compete in this brand-new championship in Australia, and really shows the possibilities that Ford is offering our drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n


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