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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCam Waters at Sonoma in 2024. Image: Ford Performance <\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCam Waters at Sonoma in 2024. Image: Ford Performance <\/p>\n
SVG and his Supercars-inspired skills are again the talk of the NASCAR world after a stunning come-from-behind win at Watkins Glen last weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n But as it stands there\u2019ll be no current Supercars drivers making cameos Stateside this year, reversing a trend from recent seasons.<\/p>\n Van Gisbergen modestly declared after his breakout win on debut in Chicago in 2023 that \u201cany of the top 10 in Supercars are good enough to come and do what I just did\u201d.<\/p>\n Brodie Kostecki, Will Brown and Cam Waters all made Cup Series starts on road courses in the 12 months that followed.<\/p>\n All turned up with no pre-event testing and fell short of SVG\u2019s incredible benchmark, which occurred amid the perfect storm of circumstances on the rain-hit Chicago streets.<\/p>\n Brown returned to the US for the Chicago Cup race and Portland Xfinity road course last year, where a multi-car accident and mechanical woes quashed any hope.<\/p>\n Teammate Broc Feeney has been pushing for a NASCAR chance for some time, but not even dominant Supercars form and newfound connections with Ford have gotten him on the grid.<\/p>\n Waters has been the most prolific US visitor, with two Truck starts on ovals in 2024 and a return via the Lime Rock road course last year adding to his single Sonoma Cup outing.<\/p>\n Cam Waters, driver of the #60 AUKUS\/BuildSubmarines.com Ford, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway in 2024. Image: Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d love to go back if all the stars align but it\u2019s just so much money to make it happen,\u201d Waters told Speedcafe, having also been the victim of a multi-car crash during his 2024 Cup outing.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m definitely trying and I\u2019d never say never but I\u2019ve got nothing lined up. It\u2019s something I want to do, but I haven\u2019t been able to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Even off the back of SVG\u2019s success, there\u2019s no free rides for Supercars stars.<\/p>\n While deals vary, it\u2019s said that a weekend in the NASCAR Cup Series requires around $400,000 USD ($550,000 AUD) in sponsorship.<\/p>\n The O\u2019Reilly Series is around $250,000 USD ($345,000 AUD) and the Truck Series $100,000 USD ($138,000 AUD).<\/p>\n Then there\u2019s the issue of car availability.<\/p>\n Cup Series opportunities are naturally the hardest to come by, while there was notably not a single Ford entry in the O\u2019Reilly race at The Glen.<\/p>\n Although nothing has materialised as yet, Ford Racing boss Mark Rushbrook told Speedcafe earlier this year the Blue Oval remains keen to export its Supercars talent.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way we want to go racing is to share across series where it makes sense,\u201d he said, noting Feeney\u2019s strong performance for GT squad HRT in the Bathurst 12 Hour.<\/p>\n \u201cNASCAR teams understand [the strength of Supercars drivers] because of what Shane has been able to do.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an incredible talent, I\u2019m disappointed he\u2019s racing a Chevy.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the world is seeing the talent that\u2019s [in Supercars], it\u2019s just a matter of finding those avenues and what the drivers really want to do or where they want to go.\u201d<\/p>\n Waters was among many from the Supercars fraternity in Australia who watched van Gisbergen\u2019s latest success on TV.<\/p>\n He went door-to-door with SVG on a number of occasions during their time together in Supercars and hopes to one day do so again.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d love to be able to go and race Shane again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s awesome to see him over there doing what he\u2019s doing. It\u2019s sick.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously he\u2019s got all of Australia and New Zealand cheering for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Watkins Glen took place during a five-week gap in the Supercars schedule.<\/p>\n Only two Cup road courses remain this year, the new San Diego event that clashes with Supercars in Darwin on June 21, and Sonoma the following weekend.<\/p>\n The Lime Rock Truck Series event in which Waters finished third in 2025 is this year being held in July and clashes with Supercars\u2019 Townsville fixture.<\/p>\n Get the latest NASCAR news, stats, and US racing coverage at Speedcafe US<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Cam](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2156694690.jpg\")
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