Cooper Murray steps in for Jack Le Brocq in Adelaide finale

Cooper Murray is going to take over Jack Le Brocq’s seat at Erebus Motorsport for this weekend’s Supercars Championship season finale.

The reason for the switch is that Le Brocq is about to become a father.

“He was learning a bit about babies and pregnancy and he was like, ‘How do we rush this along?’, so when I gave him the call at about quarter to 10 last night, he was pretty excited,” said Erebus CEO Barry Ryan.

“He’s ready to go, I think he’s been prepping this weekend no matter what… he’s got the opportunity, so he’s getting a seat fit up and he’s ready to go, he’s prepped as good as any driver can be, and we know he’s got the talent, so we’re not going to tell him to hold back.

“We’re going to tell him to go out, have a go, and represent us well.”

The 23-year-old is signed for the team ahead of the 2025 season, taking over the seat from outgoing champion Brodie Kostecki.

“I’m really excited, but first and foremost I want to wish Jack and Mackenzie a safe arrival of their little baby on the way, that’s very exciting for them,” said Murray.

“I’m going look after Car 9 for him this weekend and have some fun.

“Just get out there and get comfortable, I did three rides in this car at the ride day, so I’ll just get comfortable with it and ergonomics, and there’s a little bit of a different brake package with the master cylinders.

“It’s all the little one percenters that I’ve got to get used to, and just use today and tomorrow’s practice and execute on Sunday.

“I’ll learn as much as I can for next year so we come out strong in Sydney, but it’s going to be gruelling. 37 degrees tomorrow, 250km, all these other guys are match fit from 11 rounds prior to this, but that’s what we train for.”