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Kelly reveals unraced Nissan Altima liveries

6 days ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

RICK Kelly has revealed a couple of unused liveries from Nissan’s time with Kelly Racing in Supercars. The manufacturer partnered with the family-owned and run squad to field a fleet of Altimas from the start of the Car of the Future era in 2013 until the end of 2018.
Local look for Erebus rookie at Wanneroo

6 days ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

COOPER Murray will carry major backing from a pair of Western Australia-based companies for this weekend’s Supercars round in Perth. The #99 Erebus Camaro will roll out in a bold blue and black livery, with WA-owned Vibe Petroleum serving as the car’s primary partner at Wanneroo. Also rejoining the team in PowerPlay, the electric kart racing chain that backed the team on multiple occasions last year, including a full-car livery at last year’s Sandown 500.
NASCAR return no 'distraction' for Supercars champ

6 days ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

WILL Brown insists that his upcoming NASCAR Cup Series cameo is no distraction from his day job in Supercars. The reigning series champion will make his second career Cup Series start at the Chicago street race in July, securing a drive with Kaulig Racing in its #13 Chevrolet. Brown goes to the United States with the full support of his Triple Eight Race Engineering team.
Season-best oval qualifying for SVG at Nashville

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

SHANE van Gisbergen has posted his best oval qualifying result of his rookie NASCAR Cup Series season at Nashville. The Kiwi will start the Cracker Barrel 400 from 23rd on the 39-car grid in the #88 Trackhouse Chevrolet, which this week carries primary backing from Red Bull. It also represents his best Cup Series qualifying result outside of road courses and superspeedway ovals, with two 17ths at Talladega last year his best qualifying efforts on ovals of any kind.
When Holden rivals forgot the parity 'sandbagging' script

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

WHENEVER the word ‘parity’ pops up, the word ‘sandbagging’ usually isn’t too far behind. It’s often used as an accusation aimed at a driver, team or manufacturer, suggesting they have an unfair performance advantage that they’re trying to mask, lest it get taken away by series officials. Rarely is it admitted to – at least, not until many years after the fact!The Supercars version of the VE Commodore, when it was introduced in 2007, was a leap forward in several areas.
Blanchard secures final co-driver for Supercars enduros

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

JACK Perkins will return to partner James Courtney in his final full-time drives in Supercars’ endurance races. The third-generation racer will share the #7 Snowy River Caravans Ford Mustang with long-time friend Courtney, who is set to call time on his full-time Supercars career after 2025. The pair will embark on their seventh enduro campaign together although only their sixth ‘Great Race’ as partners, Courtney having missed the 2015 race through injury.
TV team shuffle for QR SpeedSeries round

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

A PAIR of familiar faces will join the TV broadcast team for this weekend’s Shannon SpeedSeries round at Queensland Raceway. Charlie Barlow and Cameron van den Dungen have been drafted into the on-air team, joining regular callers Greg Rust, Richard Craill and Supercars racer Thomas Randle. The shuffle has been triggered by other commitments for Bella McWilliam and Chris Stubbs, the latter committed to working on Stan Sport’s coverage of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland-Garros.
Supercars ‘Track to Town’ returns in Australia for 2025

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

SUPERCARS will hold its first ‘Track to Town’ parade on home soil for 2025 ahead of next month’s Darwin Triple Crown. The popular parade, which involves the full field of Gen3 Supercars driving from the racetrack to the centre of the city, was conducted in Australia for the first time by Supercars at the Hidden Valley round last year. On Thursday afternoon, the regular 24-car main game plus Tickford Racing wildcard runner Rylan Gray will cruise from the circuit to the Esplanade.
The Aussie links between Brown’s two NASCAR tilts

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

WILL Brown may be driving for a different team for his second shot at a NASCAR Cup Series race, but he certainly won’t be building relationships from scratch. The reigning Supercars champion made his debut last year at Sonoma with Richard Childress Racing but, with no room at the team this year, will race at Chicago in July with Kaulig Racing.
Shane van Gisbergen to miss Mexico Xfinity Series race at Hermanos Rodríguez

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

SHANE van Gisbergen won’t be doing double duty when NASCAR heads to Mexico City next month. While he will line up for the inaugural Cup Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on June 15 in his usual #88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, he won’t be on the grid for the Xfinity Series race the day before.