ALL CHANGE AT DJR
All change at DJR – Photo: InSyde Media
Supercars Championship dominator DJR Team Penske is bracing for major upheavals, with both Scott McLaughlin and Roger Penske set to leave.
By MARK FOGARTY
It is a given that triple V8 champion McLaughlin will switch to IndyCar next year, while Penske is poised to pull out of his Australian team.
Auto Action understands confirmation that Penske will withdraw from Supercars is imminent.
The title-winning team will revert to Dick Johnson Racing under the ownership of long-time benefactor and current team principal Ryan Story.
With McLaughlin joining Team Penske’s IndyCar effort as a fourth entry, his local replacement will be rising star Anton de Pasquale.
Amid intense speculation about Penske’s and McLaughlin’s futures in Supercars, Story maintains no decisions have been made.
“This isn’t the first time we’ve seen speculation around this,” Story said. “We certainly saw it at the end of last year as well. We’ll go through a process where we’ll review where things stand before making comment and make some announcements about that.
“There’s a lot of water to go under that bridge yet. I think, for now, we take the opportunity to revel in what’s been a very successful season for us and, certainly, take pause on that before announcing whatever comes next.”
Penske is getting out because with three championships and a Bathurst win, he has achieved his business/racing objectives here as his multi-billion dollar transport, automotive, industrial power and entertainment corporation – which also owns the IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – tries to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
He is also deeply unhappy with Supercars’ handling of last year’s Mustang controversy and DJRTP’s tainted Bathurst victory.
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