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Seven rookies will contest the full Dunlop Series this season, kicking off at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.
V8 Supercars has released a 28 car entry list for the February 26-March 1 event, which will see the second-tier class contest two 19 lap races.
Fresh faces locked in for the full season are Jesse Dixon (Image Racing), Renee Gracie (Paul Morris Motorsport), Shae Davies (Matt Stone Racing), Simon Evans (Super Black MWM), James Golding (Dragon-GRM), Bryce Fullwood (Paul Morris Motorsport) and Kurt Kostecki (RSport).
Davies and Golding continue with the teams they debuted with at last year’s Sydney 500, with the latter’s Dragon Motorsport Holden prepared by Garry Rogers Motorsport.
Kostecki moves to RSport after a one-off appearance with MW Motorsport in Sydney, while fellow 16-year-old karter Bryce Fullwood makes the leap to V8 Supercars with PMM.
Fullwood tested his car, previously raced by the now banned Brett Stewart, at Queensland Raceway yesterday and will be engineered by John Faulkner throughout the season.
Adding to the list of young talent for Adelaide are Kumho V8 Touring Car Series driver Matt Chahda, who lines up for Rsport, and Jamie Sharp, who is driving Josh Kean’s ex-Walkinshaw Holden.
Kean has moved from his own team to Brad Jones Racing, while fellow South Australian Dan Day has also forgone his own outfit for the second seat alongside Dixon at Image Racing.
Former Image driver and Nissan V8 Supercars regular Taz Douglas will drive with local team THR Developments in Adelaide, piloting one of its two ex-Kelly Racing Holdens.
Several teams have meanwhile taken advantage of the Dunlop Series’ independent number pool for the new season, with over a third of the field now sharing a number with a V8 Supercars Championship counterpart.
Entry list: Dunlop Series, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
No. | Team name | Driver | Car | Full season |
1 | Eggleston Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell | VE II | Yes |
2 | Street Fighter Performance Upgrades | Dan Day | FG | Yes |
3 | Jamie Sharp Racing | Jamie Sharp | VE II | No |
4 | Arcoplate / Penrite | Kurt Kostecki | VE II | Yes |
5 | Team ENZED PRA | Cam Waters | FG | Yes |
7 | Challenger / Schweppes Aust | Brett Hobson | VE II | Yes |
8 | Brad Jones Racing | Andrew Jones | VE II | Yes |
10 | Hayman Reese | Jesse Dixon | FG | Yes |
11 | Rsport Race Engineering | Matt Chahda | VE II | No |
14 | Brad Jones Racing | Macauley Jones | VE II | Yes |
16 | Bryce Fullwood Racing | Bryce Fullwood | VE II | Yes |
21 | Wynns Racing | Josh Kean | VE II | Yes |
28 | MW Motorsport | Jack Le Brocq | FG | Yes |
35 | Matt Stone Racing | Todd Hazelwood | FG | Yes |
38 | Eggleston Motorsport | Ant Pedersen | VE II | Yes |
42 | Ice Break Racing | Chris Pither | FG | Yes |
45 | THR Developments | Taz Douglas | VE II | No |
46 | THR Developments | Chelsea Angelo | VE II | No |
50 | Matt Hansen Racing | Matthew Hansen | VE II | Yes |
54 | Eggleston Motorsport | Garry Jacobson | VE II | Yes |
55 | Fujitsu Racing | Renee Gracie | FG | Yes |
58 | Plus Fitness / Go Karts Go | Aaren Russell | FG | Yes |
62 | Warrin Mining Volvo CE | Adam Wallis | VE II | No |
67 | United Racing | Paul Morris | FG | Yes |
75 | Battery World Racing | Aaron McGill | VE II | Yes |
90 | Dav Bridge | Shae Davies | FG | Yes |
99 | Gippsland Body Builders GRM | James Golding | VE II | Yes |
111 | Super Black Racing | Simon Evans | FG | Yes |
List updated February 24.
