<div><figure role="presentation"><figcaption><fbs-accordion current="-1"><p>DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was altered with digital filters.) Cameron <span data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span> Waters driver of the #6 Monster Energy Racing Ford Mustang poses at Northline Speedway, Hidden Valley on August 20, 2020 in Darwin, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption></figure>
<p>NASCAR is becoming quite popular with drivers from the Australian Supercars series. Already Shane van Gisbergen and Brodie Kostecki have joined NASCAR, and Tuesday reports surfaced that another Supercars driver will try his hand in the series in 2024.</p>


<p>Cam Waters will compete in three NASCAR Cup series races next season with Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing in a Ford. According <a aria-label="to a report," data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://speedcafe.com/secret-nascar-deal-for-waters/" href="https://speedcafe.com/secret-nascar-deal-for-waters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://speedcafe.com/secret-nascar-deal-for-waters/">to a report,</a> Monster energy drink sponsorship helped make the deal happen and is expected to help fund the effort.</p>

<p>The 29-year-old has made 248 starts in the Supercars series with 11 wins. He recently re-signed with Tickford Racing in the series but has made no secret of his desire to race in NASCAR. Waters visited RFK’s shop in North Carolina earlier this year to talk about the deal which could be announced in the coming weeks.</p>


<p>SVG, as van Gisbergen is known as, sparked interest in NASCAR when he<a aria-label="won the inaugural Chicago Street Race" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://cupscene.com/supercars-star-shane-van-gisbergen-leaves-cup-regulars-wondering-just-what-happened/" href="https://cupscene.com/supercars-star-shane-van-gisbergen-leaves-cup-regulars-wondering-just-what-happened/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://cupscene.com/supercars-star-shane-van-gisbergen-leaves-cup-regulars-wondering-just-what-happened/"> won the inaugural Chicago Street Race</a> last summer driving for Trackhouse Racing in their Project 91 program. He raced in the Truck series at Indianapolis Raceway Park in August, his first oval race, finishing 19<sup>th</sup> and followed that up with a start at nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway two days later finishing 10<sup>th</sup> on the road course.</p>
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<p>In <a aria-label="September the Trackhouse announced SVG" data-ga-track="InternalLink:https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregengle/2023/09/13/shane-van-gisbergen-coming-to-america-in-nascar-development-program/?sh=566fdc52520b" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregengle/2023/09/13/shane-van-gisbergen-coming-to-america-in-nascar-development-program/?sh=566fdc52520b" target="_self" title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregengle/2023/09/13/shane-van-gisbergen-coming-to-america-in-nascar-development-program/?sh=566fdc52520b">September the Trackhouse announced SVG </a>will be competing in all three NASCAR’s top touring series in 2024 including fulltime in the NASCAR Xfinity series with Kaulig Racing.</p>
<figure role="presentation"><figcaption><fbs-accordion current="-1"><p>BENALLA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 22: (EDITORS NOTE: A polarizing filter was used for this image.) (L-R) <span data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span> Shane van Gisbergen driver of the #97 Red Bull Ampol Holden Commodore ZB and Cameron Waters driver of the #6 Monster Energy Racing Ford Mustang during the Winton SuperSprint round of the 2022 Supercars Championship Season at Winton Motor Raceway on May 22, 2022 in Benalla, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption></figure>

<p>Kostecki signed with Erebus Motorsport in partnership with Richard Childress Racing and will enter five NASCAR Cup races in 2024. Unlike SVG and Waters, Kostecki spent nearly a decade in the U.S. racing in USAC and the ARCA Menards series. He entered the Cup series race for RCR last August at Indianapolis on the road course. He started 11<sup>th</sup> and finished 22nd.</p>


<p>Team owner Richard Childress had visited Australia looking for sponsorship deals for Kostecki for 2024.</p>
<p>“One of the reasons I am coming over is to possibly talk to a couple of the sponsors that were involved with us and see if we can get the sponsorship lined up and see if we can bring [Kostecki] over again,â€ Childress <a aria-label="said at the time" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/12/supercars-brodie-kostecki-to-drive-nascar-chevy-in-2024-cup-series/" href="https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/12/supercars-brodie-kostecki-to-drive-nascar-chevy-in-2024-cup-series/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/12/supercars-brodie-kostecki-to-drive-nascar-chevy-in-2024-cup-series/">said at the time</a>. “I would like to run him in at least four, maybe five [races]. We have a few road courses but would like to also run him in an oval over here.â€</p>
<p>Both Kostecki and Waters could find a permanent home in NASCAR in the coming years. Kostecki’s contract in the Supercars series is up at the end of 2024. Waters meanwhile races for Ford. The manufacturer has talked about <a aria-label="leaving Supercars over parity issues" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://fordauthority.com/2023/10/ford-weighs-v8-supercars-exit-after-concerns-rejected/" href="https://fordauthority.com/2023/10/ford-weighs-v8-supercars-exit-after-concerns-rejected/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://fordauthority.com/2023/10/ford-weighs-v8-supercars-exit-after-concerns-rejected/">leaving Supercars over parity issues</a>. If they do leave the sport, that could open the door for Waters to join SVG fulltime in NASCAR.</p>
<p>RFK currently fields two full-time entries in the Cup series. One for team co-owner Brad Keselowski and a second for Chris Buescher. Waters holds the record for the youngest driver to race in the prestigious Bathurst 1000 in 2012 earning his start after winning an Australian reality TV show the previous year.</p>
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