He was the 1951 NASCAR Modified champion and the 1953 AAA Eastern Division Sprint Car Rookie of the Year.
Campbell was killed practicing for an AAA Midwestern Division sprint car race at Salem, Indiana on July 17, 1954.
By the end of 1947, he was the champion of the newly formed American Stock Car Racing Association (ASCRA).
In 1953 he won five AAA sprint car races after getting a late start in August.
He was leading the AAA Eastern Division in points at the time of his death.