Reigning Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki will be a part of Dick Johnson Racing in 2025, taking the place of Group 18-bound Anton de Pasquale.
At almost the identical time the announcement was made, there was additionally affirmation that rising star Cooper Murray will step as much as be a part of Erebus Motorsport to exchange Kostecki.
“I’m excited to hitch the Shell V-Energy Racing Group, a group with such a wealthy historical past of success,” stated Kostecki, who will accomplice veteran Will Davison within the group.
“This partnership represents a brand new chapter for me, and I sit up for working alongside Will and all the group.”
Group co-owner Dick Johnson was smiling on the information that the 26-year-old, who missed the opening rounds of the 2024 season, is becoming a member of his group.
“Brodie is likely one of the prime drivers within the sequence and we’re excited to convey him on board the Shell V-Energy Racing Group,” Johnson stated.
“He’s a powerful younger man and I’ve actually obtained a tender spot for anybody who has as a lot mechanical sympathy and understanding of the automotive as he does.
“With the mix of Will and Brodie, we sit up for chasing wins and returning to the highest subsequent season.”
Anton De Pasquale, Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang GT
Picture by: Edge Photographics
On the identical time, Murray, at present racing in Super2, has signed a multi-year cope with Erebus, the reigning championship-winning squad.
“It’s a really thrilling time for me and the Erebus Motorsport group. We’re all trying ahead to working collectively within the years to come back. I’ve been working in direction of this second since I began racing karts once I was 10, so I’m able to profit from it,” stated Murray.
Murray will be a part of Jack Le Brocq within the pair of Erebus Chevrolet Camaros subsequent yr.
“With the signing of Cooper, we’re reaffirming our dedication to growing younger expertise,” group proprietor Betty Klimenko stated.
“With Jack now taking a management function in our group, it’s the right time to introduce a younger driver who can be taught and develop alongside him.”
The information, significantly Kostecki’s new deal, has been anticipated for a while. DJR had Super2 Champion Kai Allen in its secure when the teen was launched earlier this month, and his new cope with Grove Racing had already been confirmed.
Within the short-term all of the drivers on the transfer have the remainder of the 2024 season on which to focus, beginning with subsequent month’s Sandown 500 and the Bathurst 1000. Kostecki will likely be partnered by Todd Hazelwood within the races; Murray will be a part of Craig Lowndes in a Triple Eight wildcard entry; and Allen and Davison will get an early begin on their 2025 partnership in DJR’s #17 Ford Mustang.
