PremiAir Racing is pleased to announce that Richie Stanaway will compete with its team under the #62, a number previously sported by his father, Neville Stanaway.
Stanaway actually started his racing career using this number, but excitingly, this will be the first time he is able to race under it professionally.
This will be the first time since the end of 2017 that the #62 has been run in the Supercars championship. It was most famously previously used by Jim Richards during his title-winning 1985 season on his BMW 635 CSi. It was also associated with the late Wayne Russell, who raced with it during the nineties.
It also happens to be the number with which fictional character Ricky Bobby competed in the movie, Talladega Nights.
“I am really excited to roll out on the track with PremiAir Racing for the 2025 Supercars season with the #62 emblazoned on the side of my Camaro,” Stanaway said.
“I started out racing with the #62, following in the footsteps of my dad who is a leading super stock competitor at home in New Zealand, so to have the chance now to race with it professionally for the first time really does mean a lot to me.
“I would like to thank Peter Xiberras for encouraging me to select a race number that meant something personally to me and allowing me this opportunity.
“As we count down to the new season, I couldn’t be more pleased with how my early inductions with this great team of people have gone and I am so thrilled with our plans for the coming year.”
Stanaway replaces the retired Tim Slade at the Arundel-based outfit which once again is set to field two PremiAir Racing Camaros in what will be its fourth full-time season as part of the Championship – the #62 for Stanaway, and the #31 for returning driver, Jimmy Golding.
“The final countdown to the start of the 2025 season is well and truly on and I have been very impressed with how Richie is already slotting into our team and how he is preparing alongside Jimmy for what is set to be a huge year ahead,” Xiberras said.
“I am really pleased also that we have been able to give him the opportunity to race with his dad’s number when he rolls out with us this year.
“Wherever possible I like to encourage my drivers to select a race number that has personal meaning to them, and I am so glad we have been able to facilitate this for Richie ahead of the start of the new season.
“As we get ready for our fourth year in this intense category, we are buoyed by the significant gains we made over the past year and with a fantastic team behind us and Jimmy and Richie at the wheel, I am confident we have many more gains ahead of us to come – watch this space.”
The 2025 Supercars Championship season will commence at the 2025 Sydney 500 across February 21-23. For the full 2025 championship calendar, visit www.supercars.com
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