Jesse Dixon has been confirmed as the winner of the Shannons Supercar Showdown television show, scoring the final seat in next weekend’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
Dixon will partner up with Cameron Waters in the #23 Shannons/Carsales.com.au entry. The ex-Walkinshaw Racing-built Commodore VE will be prepared by Minda Motorsport, with assistance from Kelly Racing.
Last week, the car’s original driver Grant Denyer was ruled out due to a shoulder injury, replaced by Waters. CLICK HERE for Speedcafe.com’s previous story.
Dixon defeated Glen Wood and New Zealander Andre Heimgartner for the prized ride.
The pair will be the youngest-ever combination to tackle ‘The Great Race.’ Dixon, 20, and Waters, 18, undercut the previous record of Jack Perkins and Shane Price set in 2006.
Dixon has previously competed in karting, international open wheel racing, plus Australian Formula Ford and the V8 Ute Series.
Dixon has conducted a number of test days, including the driving elements within the Shannons Supercar Showdown. He will get his next drive of a V8 Supercar in the opening practice session at Mount Panorama this Friday.
See below for the complete 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 field
| # | Sponsor Name | Primary Driver | Co-Driver | Model |
| 1 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Paul Dumbrell | VE II |
| 2 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Nick Percat | VE II |
| 3 | Team Hiflex | Tony D’Alberto | Dale Wood | FG |
| 4 | Irwin Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Craig Baird | FG |
| 5 | Orrcon Steel FPR Ford | Mark Winterbottom | Steven Richards | FG |
| 6 | Tradingpost FPR Ford | Will Davison | John McIntyre | FG |
| 7 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Tim Blanchard | VE II |
| 8 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Andrew Jones | VE II |
| 9 | SP Tools Racing | Shane van Gisbergen | Luke Youlden | FG |
| 11 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | Karl Reindler | Daniel Gaunt | VE II |
| 12 | Jim Beam Racing | Dean Fiore | Matthew Halliday | FG |
| 14 | Lockwood Racing | Fabian Coulthard | David Besnard | VE II |
| 15 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | David Russell | VE II |
| 17 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Allan Simonsen | FG |
| 18 | Team Norton DJR | James Moffat | Alex Davison | FG |
| 19 | Tekno Autosports | Jonathon Webb | Scott McLaughlin | VE II |
| 21 | Wilson Security Racing | David Wall | Chris Pither | VE II |
| 22 | Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Cameron McConville | VE II |
| 23 | Shannons Racing | Cameron Waters | Jesse Dixon | VE II |
| 30 | Team iSelect | Taz Douglas | Scott Pye | VE II |
| 33 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Alexandre Premat | Jack Perkins | VE II |
| 34 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Greg Ritter | VE II |
| 47 | Lucky 7 Racing | Tim Slade | Andrew Thompson | FG |
| 49 | V.I.P. Petfoods | Steve Owen | Paul Morris | FG |
| 51 | Pepsi Max Crew | Greg Murphy | Owen Kelly | VE II |
| 55 | The Bottle-O FPR Ford | David Reynolds | Dean Canto | FG |
| 66 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Christian Klien | VE II |
| 91 | Tekno Autosports | Michael Patrizi | Jonny Reid | VE II |
| 888 | TeamVodafone | Craig Lowndes | Warren Luff | VE II |
