Team 18 driver David Reynolds speaks with media at the Bathurst 1000. Image: InSyde Media
The off-contract 2017 Bathurst 1000 winner looked like he would be dropped amid General Motors’ push to sign Grove Racing incumbent Matt Payne and install him at Team 18.
Payne ultimately committed himself to the Grove team.
Last year, Reynolds expressed some uncertainty about his future but by September said an extension was a formality and he was ultimately re-signed in October.
In fact, it was on this day exactly a year ago that Team 18 announced the deal on the eve of the Bathurst 1000.
With the 2027 season looming, Reynolds finds himself in familiar territory.
“I don’t know,” said Reynolds of his predicament.
“You guys usually tell me before I get told. My phone’s on – no, not really – I don’t know.
“I’m just taking every [it] race by race and we’ll see what happens.
“I’m always relaxed about everything and I’m always stressed about everything.”
Reynolds has languished relative to his younger, less experienced teammate Anton De Pasquale.
De Pasquale sits sixth in the standings and has been a two-time race winner.
Reynolds has just one podium to De Pasquale’s five and is outside of Finals Series contention, 15th in the drivers’ championship.
Whether Reynolds stays or goes is unclear. There is still a view that Payne will land at Team 18 in 2028, so keeping Reynolds on another year may be the most straightforward option.
However, there are plenty of talented, young drivers waiting in the wings who Team 18 could entertain as options – like its Enduro Cup wildcard Bayley Hall or stand-in co-driver Harri Jones.
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