www.gmconnects.com is the site I used to track the order (same as camarotracking that was listed above). You can also track on Chevy.com (Owners section) but you won't get individual status updates and it is very vague. At GMConnects you can enter your e-mail address and sign up to get updates- so for example when the car is built, you can receive notification.
I made the same decision you did; I live in NY so I couldn't get the RS package as it is my daily driver and I need all season tires. I was originally looking for a 2LT but I decided I preferred cloth over leather. So I loaded my 1LT up with nice goodies, stuff that I really wanted
I LOVE the car and you will too. Believe it or not I also came from a Mazda3i - 2006 to be exact. It was tough selling that car (it was my first car) but trust me the Camaro is loads more fun.
Good luck and keep us posted; the wait will be tough but it really does move fast. I ordered on 8/21 and the car was built 9/22 and I just got it last week, 10/7. Since you're on the East Coast (not far from Oshawa where the cars are built) hopefully the shipping process won't take long.
Edit: Also, I should mention that I was worried about gas in the Camaro compared to my Mazda3. I know nobody buys a Camaro for gas mileage but it's still a concern to me (even though I wouldn't have any other car). From 1/4 tank the Mazda took 10 gallons and the Camaro seems to be taking 13. So it's not much of a difference, in case you're wondering. My first tank I averaged 19mpg and this one (2nd) I'm averaging 22 so far - and that's with lots of red lights and stop and go traffic. It's slowly getting better!!