Waters changes number for milestone
By Thomas Miles
Date posted: 10 August 2025
Cameron Waters has joined James Courtney in marking his milestone with a special race number at Queensland Raceway.
Waters will switch his familiar #6 with #300 as he raises a triple ton in the Ipswich Super440 finale.
All but seven of his 300 starts have arrived at Tickford, with the Mildura star effectively being a one-team man.
“I feel very fortunate to be bringing up my 300th race start this weekend,” Waters said.
“I love racing no matter if it’s on dirt or bitumen, but to have raced for this long in Supercars is very special.
“It is very cool seeing the number 300 go on the car for the Sunday race to mark the milestone.
“The support that Tickford, sponsors, friends and family have played in my career has been huge in getting me to this point today.
“I am super pumped to keep pushing for years to come and work on bringing more success to Tickford Racing.”
Waters arrived on the Supercars scene as a baby-faced 17-year-old, having won the Shannons Supercars Showdown TV show to get a Great Race drive in 2011 with Kelly Racing alongside Grant Denyer.
He returned to Bathurst a year later in the same entry alongside fellow TV show winner Jesse Dixon.
After a year away in 2013 Waters received a full Enduro Cup seat next to Jack Perkins at the then Tickford-affiliated Charlie Schwerkolt Racing.
In the same year Waters’ connection with Tickford (then FPR) started in the Super2 series where he finished second before taking the title the following year in 2015.
In addition to a stunning Super2 crown, where he won 10 of 16 races, Waters also made 10 Supercars starts alongside and then filled in for an injured Chaz Mostert.
This led to a full-time seat in the Monster Mustang in 2016, which he has never left, almost a decade later.
After finding his feet in 2016 where he finished 19th, Waters broke through at the 2017 Sandown 500 and has eventually overtaken the likes of Mark Winterbottom and Mostert as the undisputed Tickford team leader in the iconic Monster Mustang.
The 2020 season saw him become one of the best in the field, finishing second to only Scott McLaughlin. The following season, he claimed multiple wins for the first time.
As Shane van Gisbergen broke records in 2022, Waters proved he was the best of the rest as one of the few who could take the fight to the dominant Kiwi.
Since the start of the Gen3 era he has been Ford’s spearhead, taking regular wins scattered across the seasons despite enduring some tough moments.
This year, Waters started with a bang, taking a hat-trick at the Sydney 500, marking his championship credentials.
Across 300 races and 14 years, Waters has risen from a hungry, young raw teenager to one of the biggest stars in the sport with a career that expands well beyond Supercars from sprintcars to NASCAR.
“Cam’s record speaks for itself when you look back over his amazing career in Supercars. At Tickford, we have been amazed with how Cam continues to develop that competitive edge he brings every round,” Tickford Racing Managing Director Rod Nash said.
“He has really grown in his time at Tickford into a top talent that features on today’s grid and has delivered fantastic results for the organisation.
“We look forward to continuing the support for Cam and pushing forward as a team to deliver the best results.
“Cam is a great Sportsman and really gives back what he has been given to date and it’s a pleasure for the team to continue to work hard with him to make him the champion he deserves to be.”
2025 Ipswich Super440 (All Times AEST)
Friday 8 August
Practice 1 – 1: Broc Feeney 1:09.2078 2: Anton De Pasquale +0.1965 3: Cameron Hill +0.2271
Practice 2 – 1: Will Brown 1:08.4927 2: Broc Feeney +0.1419 3: Ryan Wood +0.2088
Saturday 9 August
Qualifying Race 23: 1 Broc Feeney 1:08.1301 2 Will Brown +0.1119 3 Ryan Wood +0.1866
Qualifying Race 24: 1 Broc Feeney 1:19.8014 2 Ryan Wood +0.4782 3 Will Brown +0.9097
Race 23 – 39 laps 1 Broc Feeney 2 Kai Allen +0.4739 3 Ryan Wood +1.1230
Race 24 – 39 laps 1 Will Brown 49:05.3349 2 Broc Feeney +0.8842 3 Ryan Wood +9.8118
Sunday 10 August
10:20am, Qualifying Part 1 – Race 25 (10 mins)
10:40am, Qualifying Part 2 – Race 25 (10 mins)
11:40am, Qualifying Part 3 – Race 25 Top Ten Shootout (30 mins)
3:15pm, Race 25 – 63 laps (200 km)
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