Lowndes to stay in #888 in 2025

By Thomas Miles

Date posted: April 12, 2024

Craig Lowndes will continue racing the #888 Supercheap Auto Triple Eight Race Engineering wildcard until at least the end of 2025.

Last year Lowndes signed a two-year contract extension that saw his time at Triple Eight extend into an unprecedented second decade.

It is now confirmed that his 2025 drive will also be in a Supercheap Auto wildcard with the program to continue a further year.

In 2024 he will share the Supercheap Auto #888 Camaro with rising Super2 talent Cooper Murray at both the Sandown and Bathurst enduros.

Before then Murray will get the chance to race at the Darwin Triple Crown with the driver announced at a special wildcard livery reveal in Melbourne on Friday night.

Since 2022 Lowndes has been the master alongside an apprentice with Declan Fraser and Zane Goddard enjoying his guidance over the last two years, with the first attempt recording a record wildcard result of eighth.

He is now looking forward to sharing his knowledge with Murray after the successful launch in Melbourne.

“Supercheap Auto have again put on a great show and have really outdone themselves with bringing the fans closer to the sport at this amazing launch at Grazeland,” he said.

“The crowds and the atmosphere here have really ignited my excitement to kick off our 2024 campaign.

“Teaming up with Cooper, I’m excited to make this year’s entry bigger and more super.

“I’m keen to get to our first test day at Queensland Raceway in May so we can start getting comfortable in the car and familiarising ourselves with our team of engineers and mechanics before a gruelling enduro campaign kicks off at Sandown.

“It’s fantastic that Cooper will be racing in Darwin, and I congratulate everyone for making this possible again in 2024.

“Any laps in these cars are invaluable, and hopefully he gets more comfortable with the car and the team before I jump in later in the year.”

At the event it has also become clear that the already contracted Lowndes will stay in the Supercheap Auto wildcard in 2025.

The new deal will bring the seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner into his 50s and ensure he is the first non team owner to spend more than two decades at the one team.

Each year aside from 2021 since Lowndes arrived at Triple Eight in 2005 he has raced in the famous #888 and that will remain the case in 2025.

Lowndes is enjoying the “mentor” role and is happy to carry it on at the next two Great Races.

“I’m also thrilled to announce that I have signed on to continue with the program for the 2025 enduro season,” Lowndes said.

“Since we started, it has gone from strength to strength and I’m looking forward to continuing that.

“Taking the ‘Mentor’ role and teaming up with up-and-coming talent in our sport is something that I really enjoy.

“I want to thank both Triple Eight and Supercheap Auto for their support.”

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Lowndes to stay in #888 in 2025

Before then Murray will get the chance to race at the Darwin Triple Crown with the driver announced at a special wildcard livery reveal in Melbourne on Friday night.

“Teaming up with Cooper, I’m excited to make this year’s entry bigger and more super.

The new deal will bring the seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner into his 50s and ensure he is the first non team owner to spend more than two decades at the one team.

“Since we started, it has gone from strength to strength and I’m looking forward to continuing that.

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