12/24/2023 0 Comments V8 supercars holden replacementSmith had previously competed for Brad Jones Racing in the Super2 Series and at selected Supercars rounds as a wildcard in 2019. Jack Smith made his full-time début in the championship with the team. He replaced Tim Slade who will join DJR Team Penske as a co-driver. Todd Hazelwood left Matt Stone Racing to join Brad Jones Racing. Goddard and Kostecki will share a car as part of the new SuperLite program, allowing both drivers to compete in five rounds of the series each before teaming up for the Enduro Cup. Zane Goddard and Jake Kostecki graduated from the Super2 Series and make their championship débuts driving for Matt Stone Racing. Courtney departed the team after one round. Chris Pither returned to the championship on a full-time basis, racing with Team Sydney by Tekno. Scott Pye joined Team 18 and Walkinshaw Andretti United named reigning Super2 champion Bryce Fullwood as Pye's replacement. Jack Le Brocq left Tekno Autosports and joined Tickford Racing, where he replaced Mostert. Courtney moved to Team Sydney by Tekno, with his seat at Walkinshaw Andretti United filled by Chaz Mostert. Walkinshaw Andretti United fielded a new line-up in 2020 after James Courtney and Scott Pye left the team. Nathan Herne from the Australian TA2 Racing Series was originally signed in Ojeda's place however his entry was blocked as Motorsport Australia denied him of the required licence. Rogers' team later returned to the championship with a single wildcard for the Bathurst 1000 – signing Super2 Series drivers Tyler Everingham and Jayden Ojeda. Team principal Garry Rogers cited escalating costs of competing and a model that required them to purchase parts rather than develop them as the reasons for his decision to withdraw. Matt Stone Racing acquired a second REC from Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace the one it had been leasing from Britek Motorsport. Two of the team's RECs were purchased by Team 18 and Matt Stone Racing, with both expanding to two car entries. Kelly Racing scaled down from a four-car team racing Nissan Altimas to a two-car team with Ford Mustangs. Brad Jones Racing continued to operate a fourth car on behalf of Tim Blanchard Racing. īrad Jones Racing expanded to a three-car team, after acquiring an REC that was formerly owned by Britek Motorsport and had been leased to Matt Stone Racing. It entered two Triple Eight-built Holden ZB Commodores. A second Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) was acquired from Supercars management. Tekno Autosports relocated to Western Sydney and expanded to a two-car operation under the Team Sydney by Tekno brand. The following teams and drivers competed in the 2020 championship. Holden was represented by factory-backed team Triple Eight Race Engineering respectively. Ford successfully defended the manufacturers' championship. DJR Team Penske successfully defended the teams' championship. Scott McLaughlin successfully defended his drivers' championship with one event remaining, winning the title for the third consecutive year. The series reverted to having only two manufacturers, Ford and Holden, for the first time since 2012 with Nissan no longer being represented on the grid. Due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of rounds were rescheduled or cancelled. It was the twenty-second running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fourth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. The 2020 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) was a motor racing series for Supercars. DJR Team Penske (photographed in 2019) successfully defended the teams' championship. Super2 Series Scott McLaughlin secured the drivers' championship for the third consecutive year.
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