Camden Murphy

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Camden Murphy (born July 23, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 70 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports, and in Monster Jam, driving the Classroom Crusher truck.

Born (1996-07-23) July 23, 1996 (age 29)
Itasca, Illinois, U.S.
2019 position94th
Best finish72nd (2016)
Quick facts Born, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career ...
Camden Murphy
Murphy at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2019
Born (1996-07-23) July 23, 1996 (age 29)
Itasca, Illinois, U.S.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
7 races run over 2 years
2019 position94th
Best finish72nd (2016)
First race2016 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Last race2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
29 races run over 9 years
2022 position81st
Best finish32nd (2017)
First race2014 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2022 Rackley Roofing 200 (Nashville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish90th (2025)
First race2025 General Tire 150 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish48th (2025)
First race2025 General Tire 150 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics up to date as of July 18, 2025.
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Racing career

Early years

Murphy's American Ethanol Truck Series No. 85 at Rockford Speedway in 2015

Due to the lack of racing opportunities and the large amount of racing pushback in his hometown Chicago area, Murphy often raced in southeastern Wisconsin at tracks like Madison International Speedway[1] and the Milwaukee Mile. Murphy gained substantial attention in 2012 when he won a Midwest Truck Series race at the Mile by way of a three-wide pass.[2] Starting in 2013, Murphy instructed drivers on road courses like Road America and the Daytona International Speedway road course.

NASCAR

Murphy's No. 17 car at Pocono Raceway in 2019

Murphy made his NASCAR debut in 2014,[3] driving the No. 08 truck for SS-Green Light Racing in the Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway.[4] He finished on the lead lap in 21st[5] while donating sponsorship to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.[6] Murphy returned to Martinsville again in 2015, driving the No. 1 entry for MAKE Motorsports.[7] Again Murphy posted a lead lap finish, this time in 24th.[8] In 2016, Murphy moved up to the Xfinity Series, turning in a 26th-place finish in Rick Ware Racing's No. 25 entry at Bristol Motor Speedway.[9] Off the merits of that race, Truck team Contreras Motorsports signed Murphy to drive his first NASCAR road course race, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in summer 2016.[10] Murphy fell out with clutch problems after completing only three laps of the race in an unsponsored truck.[11]

Murphy made his first intermediate track start in 2017, where he was a field-filler for Copp Motorsports in a Truck race at Kansas Speedway.[12] A week later, MB Motorsports named Murphy as the driver of their No. 63 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[13] In 2021, Murphy joined Spencer Davis Motorsports for the Toyota Tundra 225.[14]

ARCA Menards Series

In 2025, it was announced that Murphy would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Dover Motor Speedway, driving the No. 70 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports.[15][16] As it was a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series East, it also served as his debut in the East Series. He went on to finish second behind eventual race winner Brenden Queen.

Monster Jam

Murphy has been driving Monster Jam trucks since 2017, transitioning to the Bakugan Dragonoid truck in 2019, where he finished second in the freestyle and high jump events at Monster Jam World Finals XX.[17] Murphy now drives the Classroom Crusher truck, and made his debut in San Diego, California, on January 11, 2025, where he placed first overall.[citation needed]

Murphy is colloquially known as "Monster Jam Cam" in the series.[citation needed]

Personal life

After donating sponsorship space to the Ronald McDonald House Charities for a race in 2014, Murphy became an ambassador for the group in the Chicago region. He has volunteered for the charity dating back to 2012.[18]

Murphy has taken up telling the story of another Illinois driver, Fred Lorenzen, to libraries around the state.[19]

Murphy is friends with NASCAR Cup Series driver Josh Bilicki due to them both growing up in the same area and their interest of racing.[20]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2016 Rick Ware Racing 25 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
26
ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 72nd 15 [9]
2019 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT
29
CHI
31
DAY NHA
DNQ
94th 01 [21]
Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy POC
32
MCH IOW KEN
33
RSS Racing 93 Chevy IOW
24
GLN MOH DAR
20
IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM
38 BRI
DNQ
ROA
2023 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC
DNQ
GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO N/A 0 [22]
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Camping World Truck Series

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ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

More information ARCA Menards Series results, Year ...
ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2025 Nitro Motorsports 70 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV
2
IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL 90th 42 [29]
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ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2025 Nitro Motorsports 70 Toyota FIF CAR NSV FRS DOV
2
IRP IOW BRI 48th 42 [30]
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CARS Pro Late Model Tour

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CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CPLMTC Pts Ref
2025 Wilson Motorsports 20 Toyota AAS CDL OCS ACE NWS
11
CRW HCY HCY AND FLC SBO TCM NWS 57th 32 [31]
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ASA STARS National Tour

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

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ASA STARS National Tour results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ASNTC Pts Ref
2025 Wilson Motorsports 20 Toyota NSM FIF DOM HCY
8
NPS MAD SLG AND OWO TOL WIN NSV 47th 52 [32]
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* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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