26 cars on 2016 V8 Supercars grid confirmed
The V8 Supercars organisation has confirmed 26 cars on the grid for the 2016 season as the entries closed today.
”It’s fantastic to be able to lock in 26 entries for next year already. It’s a tremendous endorsement of V8 Supercars and there’s never been a better time to be involved in the sport,” said James Warburton, CEO of V8 Supercars.
The grid is increased with one entry compared to 2015, as Triple Eight Race Engineering has successfully tendered for a new Racing Entitlements Contract. The team will run three Holden Commodores next season for Jamie Whincup, Craig Lowndes and newly signed Shane Van Gisbergen.
Another change includes DJR Team Penske expanding to two cars for 2016, taking over Super Black Racing’s leased REC. Super Black Racing has indicated their intention to remain in the championship.
“We’ve just enjoyed one of the biggest Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 events in history and now look forward to next week’s Castrol Gold Coast 600 with an expected attendance of up to 200,000 fans over the weekend. We recently announced a revamped and expanded calendar for next year that will build even more momentum for the sport and we look forward to a strong finish to 2015 and an even bigger year in 2016,” said Warburton.
