PremiAir hands Super2 rookie Bathurst debut

Super2 rookie Cameron Hill will make his Repco Bathurst 1000 debut with PremiAir Racing.

PremiAir Racing confirmed Friday that Hill, 25, will share the #22 Coca-Cola Commodore with Chris Pither.

Hill is one of the more accomplished drivers in the Super2 field, having won last year's Carrera Cup title.

He also won this year’s Bathurst 6 Hour, and is the 2015 Australian Formula Ford Series winner and 2017 Toyota 86 Racing Series runner-up.

Hill remarkably won April's 6 Hour despite starting 60th.

The Canberra-born driver impressed Triple Eight, which handed him a Super2 seat for 2022.

Through three rounds, Hill is second overall, just 69 points behind teammate Declan Fraser.

'What better way to make my debut'

Hill is the seventh current Super2 driver announced for Bathurst; Hill joins Declan Fraser, Matt Payne, Aaron Seton, Matt Chahda and Jaylyn Robotham as debutants.

"This will be my first main game race, and what better way to make my debut," Hill said.

"While it may be my first time at Bathurst in a Supercar, I’ve got plenty of laps under my belt.

"I’ve also raced in the Bathurst 12 Hour, in Carrera Cup, and the Toyota 86 Racing Series.

"For me, this is going to be an incredible experience, and I’m looking forward to being on the mountain.

"Hopefully, between Chris and I we can achieve a great result."

It comes after Hill tested a PremiAir Commodore at Queensland Raceway in May.

Pither will make his 12th Bathurst start, having made his debut in 2007.

For Hill, it will be Great Race start No.1; it will also come on the same weekend he makes his first Super2 Bathurst starts.

"It's very hard to get your first opportunity in the Supercars Championship," Pither said.

"Cam’s been going well in Super2, this year, so he deserves the opportunity.

"Racing in the Bathurst 1000 for the first time is a special experience, I look forward to sharing with him.

"I know he'll do a great job."

PremiAir Racing Team Principal Matt Cook added: "We are very excited to have Cam coming on board with Chris to co-drive the PremiAir Coca-Cola Racing Supercar.

"Cam currently drives for Triple Eight Race Engineering in Super2 and our cars are Triple Eight cars.

Carrera Cup success in 2021

"The transition should be pretty seamless for him and we are hoping he can do some big things here with us."

Hill will join Pither at Queensland Raceway next Tuesday for a test day.

Just five combinations on the 29-car grid remain unconfirmed, including the sister PremiAir car.

PremiAir Racing is expected to announced James Golding's co-driver in the coming days.

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