{"id":485141,"date":"2026-02-17T06:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/485141\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T06:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:04:14","slug":"supercars-news-jack-perkins-scores-triple-eight-mustang-co-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/485141\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Jack Perkins scores Triple Eight Mustang co-drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJack Perkins will reunite with the #11 when he joins Jackson Walls at The Bend and Bathurst. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

Perkins joins the squad as its first endurance co-driver in the team\u2019s new relationship with Triple Eight after months of speculation linking the parties.<\/a><\/p>\n

The opportunity means that the second-generation driver will achieve 21 Bathurst 1000 starts, ensuring Walls can tap into valuable experience in his maiden Supercars endurance campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited for Jack Perkins to be joining Objective Racing for this year\u2019s endurance season,\u201d said Walls.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s awesome to have someone like Jack join the team, he\u2019s reliable, fast when he needs to be, and always does a great job.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a huge amount of experience with this style of racing, I\u2019m looking forward to the valuable guidance he\u2019ll provide at these two events and throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perkins noted the importance of being able to share his level of experience with a rookie driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to be working with Jackson, who\u2019s been very competitive in Porsche Carrera Cup and Super2. I\u2019m keen to support him as a co-driver and as a voice in the garage for his first year,\u201d said Perkins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last two rookies I\u2019ve co-driven with were Will Brown and Scott McLaughlin, who\u2019ve gone on to be incredibly successful in their careers and there\u2019s a similar feel with Jackson and Objective Racing this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very thankful to Jackson, Andrew [Jones], Jamie Whincup and Earl Evans for giving me this opportunity and can\u2019t wait to drive with Objective Racing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Triple Eight recruit Walls outlines goal for rookie season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Walls, and his father Tony, have had a long association with #11 on their race cars, a number that holds high significance with the Perkins name too.<\/p>\n

Jack\u2019s father Larry Perkins used #11 in more than 300 Australian Touring Car Championship\/Supercars races, and for three victories each in the Bathurst 1000 and Sandown 500.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be in car #11 at Bathurst will be very special for me personally and indeed my family. Dad won three Bathurst\u2019s with car #11 in the nineties and that number is synonymous with the Perkins name,\u201d Perkins said.<\/p>\n

Jack Perkins himself used #11 in three full-time Supercars seasons from 2007 to 2009.<\/p>\n

The last time Perkins used the number was during the Sandown Super2 round in 2023, on a retro livery that included #11 on the doors, although the Commodore was officially entered as #70.<\/p>\n

Perkins will hit the track with Objective Racing at The Bend 500 from September 11-13, and the Bathurst 1000 from October 8-11.<\/p>\n


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