{"id":267821,"date":"2025-11-07T02:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/267821\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T02:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:18:14","slug":"premiair-racing-announces-supercars-2026-co-driver-line-up-bathurst-1000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/267821\/","title":{"rendered":"PremiAir Racing announces Supercars 2026 co-driver line-up, Bathurst 1000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PREMIAIR Racing has announced an unchanged Supercars co-driver line-up to take into the 2026 Ryco Enduro Cup.<\/p>\n<p>So while there\u2019s a double switch on the primary front, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-29-David-Russell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Russell<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-2680-Nash-Morris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nash Morris<\/a> will return \u2013 partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-1544-Jayden-Ojeda\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jayden Ojeda<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-2633-Declan-Fraser\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Declan Fraser<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Russell is a veteran whose late-blooming successes have carried over with him from Erebus Motorsport to PremiAir starting last year.<\/p>\n<p>In four races with Russell, PremiAir has two podiums. In 111 without him, it has none.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Enduro-Drivers-Class-Photo-EV-09-25-JM2_7855-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239386\"  \/>David Russell (right). Pic: Supplied\/Jack Martin<\/p>\n<p>Morris meanwhile is new to the main game, having only debuted in September at The Bend 500.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very pleased to be able to confirm that both David Russell and Nash Morris will be returning with PremiAir Racing for the 2026 Supercars endurance season,\u201d said team owner Peter Xiberras.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously D-Russ has been racing with us for a while now and he is a fantastic fit for our team, bringing not only a presence which is great for our team morale, but also plenty of experience and valuable insights which have helped us to continue our growth and improve our performance on many levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all greatly appreciate what he brings to the team and how he works with all of us. We are really looking forward to continuing our relationship with him into 2026, this time as co-driver to Jayden Ojeda, who we are sure will benefit from his mentorship across the enduros.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/v8-sleuth-magazine-issue-1?utm_source=SRBuyButton&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/V8Sleuth-Magazine-1_91f7f282-3ced-4ad8-9031-10de31dcd2de_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNash \u2018The Flash\u2019 Morris meanwhile is a strong up-and-coming talent and someone who throughout the 2025 endurance season really impressed us with not only his skill, but also his enthusiasm, his dedication, and how he has fit into the PremiAir Racing group as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a pleasure to work with him this year and to have him continuing on with us for another year, this time partnering fellow young gun Declan Fraser, is something that we are excited about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PremiAir is the second team to unveil its full 2026 Enduro Cup roster, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/evans-secures-walkinshaw-supra-co-drive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Walkinshaw Andretti United\u2019s confirmation of Jaxon Evans and Fabian Coulthard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ojeda will make his first start for PremiAir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/ojeda-named-as-stanaways-2025-replacement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at next week\u2019s Sandown 500<\/a> following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/supercars-richie-stanaway-axed-premiair-immediate-effect-sandown-replacement-driver-to-be-named\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the early dismissal of Richie Stanaway<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PREMIAIR Racing has announced an unchanged Supercars co-driver line-up to take into the 2026 Ryco Enduro Cup. 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