Securing the second seat at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport marks a return to full-time duties for Blanchard, who sat out last year after spending the 2013 season with Dick Johnson Racing. The Prodrive Racing Australia-run Super Black Ford will utilise DJR’s second Racing Entitlements Contract under a lease agreement. The 19-year-old made his V8 Supercars Championship debut with Super Black’s wildcard entry at Bathurst last year and joins the team on a full-time basis for its first season. Heimgartner is another Dunlop Series graduate stepping up to the main series for the first time. Walsh lines up for his first full-time V8 Supercars Championship season after four years in the Dunlop Series, which included a runner-up finish in the 2013 season.Īrmed with experience of two Pirtek Enduro Cup campaigns with Dick Johnson Racing, Walsh steps into the second Erebus seat formerly held by Lee Holdsworth. The 38-year-old made an early start to his V8 Supercars comeback with a wildcard entry at last year’s season-ending Sydney 500. The two-time champion returns full-time to V8 Supercars with the new DJR Team Penske outfit following nine years in NASCAR. Eighteen drivers, including Craig Lowndes and Scott McLaughlin, will line-up in Adelaide with their 2014 teamsĬonfirmation of Tim Blanchard’s place at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport has completed the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship grid.Īfter a relatively stable off-season for the majority of the major players, 18 drivers will again line-up in the same entry as last season.ĭick Johnson Racing’s transformation into a single-car DJR Team Penske and the return of former champion Marcos Ambrose headlines those to have seen changes.įor those in need of a refresher, here’s a summary of the off-season changes.
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