The 45-year-old is nearing the end of his final full-time season and has publicly mooted the possibility of turning his back on driving entirely.
Courtney remains in the mix to score a role on Supercars’ TV team next season and has interests outside of racing, including a career in real estate.
However, his co-driving services have been hotly pursued.
Amid a myriad of options, it’s believed he’s most likely to join Team 18 in a deal that will also involve sponsor Snowy River Caravans
“There’s been quite a few people put stuff to me, but nothing has been done,” Courtney insisted to Speedcafe at Bathurst.
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Team owner Charlie Schwerkolt and principal Adrian Burgess were both part of Courtney’s 2010 championship winning season at Dick Johnson Racing.
Courtney enjoys a particularly close bond with Burgess, who he first worked with at Carlin Motorsport in the British Formula 3 Championship in the early 2000s.
“Adrian is the godfather of my children,” Courtney said.
“I have a crazy relationship with him. I was the one who brought him here from Europe.
“So yes, we have a great relationship and have won a championship together and all of that sort of stuff, but honestly I haven’t done anything yet.”
Team 18 will run three cars in next year’s endurance races as it adds the Craig Lowndes-led Supercheap Auto wildcard to its full-time entries.
Courtney’s final Bathurst 1000 as a full-time driver with the Blanchard Racing Team this weekend marks his last start alongside co-driver and friend Jack Perkins.
The pair teamed up at the Holden Racing Team/Walkinshaw Andretti United between 2015 and ’19 before reuniting at BRT last year.
It’s a partnership that included victory at the Gold Coast 600 in 2015 and a Bathurst 1000 podium four years later.
Perkins has adopted a helmet design inspired by Courtney’s for the occasion, surprising his friend with an example of the special lid as a gift at the circuit on Thursday.
“It’s not often I have nothing to say,” said Courtney in an emotional presentation in front of the BRT crew.
“We’ve known each other since we were kids and the first time I heard he wasn’t doing full-time driving, he was 100 percent the guy I wanted to have in the car with me.
“To be lucky enough to do so many Bathursts with a best mate, it’s been a privilege.”
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