IRWIN Racing is pleased to announce that Steven Richards will join Mark Winterbottom in the #18 Holden Commodore for the Pirtek Enduro Cup in the 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.
Winterbottom is excited to share the driver’s seat with Richards again who he was previously partnered with for six years at Ford Performance Racing where they claimed the Bathurst 1000 Trophy together in 2013, marking the first Bathurst victory for Winterbottom and one of five for Richards.
“Form guide wise to pick up the current Bathurst Champion as a Co-Driver that’s as good as you can get! Richo and I have been mates for years and we’ve had a lot of cracks at Bathurst together and had some really strong Enduro Campaigns but unfortunately only have one win to go against our names together.”
Winterbottom expressed how crucial experience will be in the upcoming Enduro Cup with the Bathurst 1000 now listed as the first Enduro Races on the calendar.
“Leading into the Enduro’s this year with Bathurst being Round 1 I think experience will be even more crucial than ever and Richo has that experience with a Triple Eight Car so he is the perfect asset to pick up with his ability, knowledge and talent,” Winterbottom said.
“I think the credibility of the Team is really good at the moment and people can see good things are happening.
“To land him is another benefit for the team, he’ll play a role all year, come to tests, come into the workshop and he’s another smart head we’ll have at the team.”
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