{"id":195935,"date":"2025-12-22T06:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/195935\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T06:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:19:12","slug":"supercars-news-team-18-announces-two-year-sponsor-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/195935\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Team 18 announces two-year sponsor extension"},"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\tAnton De Pasquale in action. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

The deal ensures the Anton De Pasquale-driven #18 Chevrolet Camaro will continue to sport the company\u2019s brands Dewalt and Cub Cadet.<\/p>\n

Team owner Charlie Schwerkolt hailed the partnership, which started with minor sponsorship before taking over a full car in 2019, initially through IRWIN Tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cStanley Black & Decker has been part of Team 18\u2019s journey for more than a decade now, and this extension means a great deal to everyone in our organisation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo reach 12 years together speaks volumes about the strength of the relationship and the value we\u2019ve built over that time.<\/p>\n

\u201c2025 was a breakthrough season for our team, and to have DEWALT and Stanley Black & Decker commit to the next phase of our story, especially as we step into the Chevrolet Racing homologation role, gives us enormous confidence heading into 2026 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Pasquale finished eighth in the 2025 drivers\u2019 championship while Team 18 was fifth in the teams\u2019 standings, a five-place jump over the previous year.<\/p>\n

\u201c2025 was a really special season for me personally and for everyone at Team 18,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing into a new environment, we set some big goals together, and to deliver three podiums, consistent front-row pace and finish eighth in the championship shows just how much work went in behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m most proud of is the consistency we built across the year and the way the team continued to lift its level.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo help drive Team 18 to its best-ever teams\u2019 championship finish and into the Finals Series was hugely rewarding, and it\u2019s something we can really build on.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s expected, but not yet confirmed, that the #20 David Reynolds Team 18 Camaro will take on major backing from Snowy River Caravans next year.<\/p>\n

That is expected to result in James Courtney co-driving with Reynolds in the Enduro Cup, leaving Lee Holdsworth to move into De Pasquale\u2019s car.<\/p>\n


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