SUPER2 BATHURST RACE TO RETURN TO POINTS IN 2018
By Bruce Williams
Date posted: 28 September 2017
Just 15 cars have entered this years Super2 series Bathurst race – Photo: Rhys Vandersyde
Just 15 cars will take to the track for this years 250 kilometer non-points Super2 series race at Mt Panorama next weekend with a number of regular competitors opting to skip the race.
The shortage of cars entered for this year’s second tier series mini enduro at Bathurst, has prompted organisers to make arrangements to return the race to points paying status in 2018.
For 2017, the Super2 race had been removed from the championship to encourage teams to enter as wildcards in the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. However, due to a number of factors, there has been wildcard entries for this years main race.
Some Super2 regulars, including Garry Jacobson and Richard Muscat have elected to sit out of the 250km race to focus their attention on their co-driver duties in the 1000km race. While others, including Anton de Pasquale, Shae Davis and Adam Marjoram will sit out due to budget constraints focusing their attention on the final round in Newcastle.
“It’s clearly a disappointing outcome for our fans,” Supercars CEO James Warburton told Supercars’ official website.
“We’ll be re-establishing Bathurst as a championship round to rectify the situation in 2018.”
Five drivers will do the double with Paul Dumbrell, Todd Hazelwood, Macauley Jones, Jack Perkins and Jack Le Brocq all lining up for both the Bathurst 250 and the 1000.
Dunlop Super2 Series – Mt Panorama, Bathurst – Entry List
| Team |
Num |
Driver |
Co-driver |
Car |
| Dragon Motor Racing |
4 |
Jack Perkins |
|
VF Commodore |
| Dragon Motor Racing |
98 |
Jordan Boys |
|
VF Commodore |
| Brad Jones Racing |
8 |
Andrew Jones |
|
VF Commodore |
| Brad Jones Racing |
14 |
Macauley Jones |
|
VF Commodore |
| Brad Jones Racing |
21 |
Jack Smith |
|
VF Commodore |
| Matt Stone Racing |
35 |
Todd Hazelwood |
|
VF Commodore |
| Matt Stone Racing |
57 |
Bryce Kostecki |
|
FG Falcon |
| MW Motorsport |
16 |
Bryce Fullwood |
|
Nissan Altima |
| MW Motorsport |
28 |
Jack Le Brocq |
|
Nissan Altima |
| The Chahdas |
18 |
Matt Chahda |
|
VF Commodore |
| Eggleston Motorsport |
38 |
Will Brown |
|
VF Commodore |
| Eggleston Motorsport |
54 |
Nathan Morcom |
|
VF Commodore |
| Eggleston Motorsport |
88 |
Paul Dumbrell |
|
VF Commodore |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport |
99 |
Mason Barbera |
|
VF Commodore |
| Kostecki Brothers Racing |
55 |
Kurt Kostecki |
Jake Kostecki |
VF Commodore |
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