Richie Stanaway will return for Sandown

Garry Rogers Motorsport has confirmed that Richie Stanaway will return for the Supercars Championship races at the Sandown 500.

“We dealt with the issue that was relevant at the Gold Coast and you move on from there,” said team manager Barry Rogers to supercars.com.

“It was never that he was gone for the rest of the year. We had a good chat about it and he knows our expectations. People make mistakes, you deal with the issue and move on.”

The 27-year-old was sidelined for the Gold Coast races by the team as he missed an autograph session.

“You can talk about it forever and ever, but he took a fairly hefty punishment for what happened and he’s moved on from it and we’ve moved on from it. Now it’s about doing our very best for the final two rounds for the year,” said Barry Rogers.

“Really, if you said from niggly little things, was a straw that broke the camel’s back type situation. Something had to be done, Garry made a call, it’s done and dusted now.

“We want Richie in the car, we’ve dealt with what we have had to deal with and now we’ve moved on.”