Action Express Racing team manager Gary Nelson has been preparing for the upcoming departure by Acura Team Penske-bound Dane Cameron, and says the identity of his replacement is becoming more clear.

“We’re close, but we’re not ready to make any announcements on who’s going to fill that spot,” Nelson told RACER. “We’ve had a few weeks to sort out our thoughts and we have some exciting plans in place.”

Cameron joined AXR in 2015 as teammate to Eric Curran in the Whelen Engineering-sponsored Corvette Daytona Prototype. Their budding relationship flourished as the No. 31 Corvette challenged the sister No. 5 AXR Corvette for IMSA’s Prototype championship, and by 2016, Cameron and Curran toppled teammates Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi to earn their first title in the red and white car.

Adding to the 2014 GT Daytona championship Cameron earned while driving for Turner Motorsport, his value as a front-running sports car driver drew the interest of rival brand Acura and Team Penske, where he’ll partner with Juan Montoya next season in an ARX-05 DPi.

“First, I’d like to say that Dane, along with Eric, have made significant contributions to the success of our team, Nelson added. “Our championship last year was very memorable, and we enjoyed having Dane drive along with Eric for all they’ve achieved for us.”