DICK Johnson Racing this afternoon becomes the first team to chalk up 1100 Supercars Championship starts.
It will star Brodie Kostecki on the front of the row of the grid for the occasion, with Rylan Gray 16th when the start lights are extinguished at 2:35pm AEST (4:35pm local).
So, how has DJR fared in previous milestone occasions? V8 Sleuth looks back at each 100-race interval.
100th race: 1992 Amaroo Park, Race 2
#18 John Bowe 10th (started 6th)
#17 Dick Johnson 12th (started 5th)
200th race: 1996 Mallala, Race 2
#18 John Bowe 2nd (started 2nd)
#17 Dick Johnson 9th (started 8th)
300th race: 2000 Perth, Race 2
#18 Paul Radisich 5th (started 6th)
#17 Steven Johnson 8th (started 9th)
400th race: 2003 Queensland Raceway 300
#17 Steven Johnson 12th (started 15th)
#18 Max Wilson 24th (started 18th)
500th race: 2006 Phillip Island, Race 3
#17 Steven Johnson 22nd (started 15th)
#18 Will Davison DNF (started 7th)
600th race: 2009 Homebush, Race 2
#18 James Courtney 1st (started 2nd)
#17 Steven Johnson 10th (started 24th)
Pic: an1images.com / Dirk Klynsmith
700th race: 2013 Austin, Race 4
#12 Chaz Mostert 15th (started 20th)
#17 Tim Blanchard 23rd (started 28th)
800th race: 2016 Phillip Island, Race 1
#12 Fabian Coulthard 3rd (started 9th)
#17 Scott Pye 26th (started 10th)
900th race: 2019 Queensland Raceway, Race 2
#17 Scott McLaughlin 1st (started 1st)
#12 Fabian Coulthard 18th (started 11th)
1000th race: 2022 Bathurst 1000
#100 Anton De Pasquale/Tony D’Alberto 7th (started 11th)
#17 Will Davison/Alex Davison DNF (started 5th)
DJR ran a special one-off livery to celebrate its 1000th championship race. Pic: Nathan Wong
