Supercars has confirmed Craill as its full-time play-by-play caller having started the 2026 season with a rotating roster.
The category cleaned house ahead of the new season, controversially dropping long-time duo Neil Crompton and Mark Skaife.
Skaife was replaced by Garth Tander, while Chad Neylon, Craill and Matt Naulty all had two-event trials in the lead role.
Craill was the favourite to land the gig for the remainder of the campaign following his efforts across Taupo and Ruapuna in April.
A resident of South Australia’s Barossa Valley, Craill was already well familiar to motorsport fans as the caller of the Bathurst 12 Hour, Carrera Cup, SpeedSeries and more.
“An opportunity like this is something you work towards for your entire career and it’s unlike anything I ever expected to be able to do, so it’s absolutely not something you take for granted,” Craill said.
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“My personal motorsport heroes weren’t just the drivers I followed when I was growing up, but the iconic broadcasters who told their stories. They’re the reason I initially set out in this career and why I love our sport so much.
“To have the opportunity to follow in their footsteps is very surreal and I’ll be doing everything I can to make sure I do justice to them, the people I work with in the incredible TV team who have supported me and our sport overall.”
Craill is to be joined by Tander in the commentary box, while Neylon and Naulty will retain other roles in the broadcasts, including support commentary.
Supercars has flagged plans for “occasional guest commentary including former champions James Courtney, Mark Winterbottom, and others”.
Courtney and Winterbottom have so far this season been added to the box as a third voice in races over 200km.
The mysterious “and others” is likely a reference to positions in the Enduro Cup races, where Courtney and Winterbottom will both be on co-driver duties.
Supercars boss Barclay Nettlefold said earlier this year he hopes Crompton and Skaife will consider cameos in the broadcast, having earlier declined enduro roles.
The Supercars Championship continues with the NTI Townsville 500 on July 10-12, where Craill will take up his now permanent place in the main chair.
“It is an incredible time to be coming into the seat, with the level of racing and the depth of competition Supercars are enjoying at the moment,” Craill added.
“I love the racing and I love the contests, but most of all I love our sport for the stories it produces and there’s no shortage of those unfolding around us at this stage of the season.
“We’re going into every weekend with little clue of who’s going to win the trophies and that is the best possible thing for us, for the people at the track and everyone watching at home.”
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