Eaton out of Perth Super2 field
29 Apr 2019
British driver Abbie Eaton will not contest the second round of the Dunlop Super2 Series this weekend at the PIRTEK Perth SuperNight.
Eaton made her debut in the class with Matt Stone Racing in Adelaide last month, in a one-off deal with a view to continuing.
However the 27-year-old has not been able to raise the funds for Round 2, with MSR scaling back to two cars for Ash Walsh and Joel Heinrich.
A best finish of 14th for Eaton came in the opening race of the campaign, followed by a DNF in Race 2 and 18th in Race 3.
Eaton has long held an ambition to race in Supercars, and completed tests with MSR and Walkinshaw Andretti United late last year before eventually securing an Adelaide drive.
She undertook a test day at Barbagallo in a Radical sportscar in late March as part of preparations for the race meeting, while she searched for budget.
I’m afraid I won’t be out in Perth for @Super2Series next weekend due to a lack of budget.
— Abbie Eaton (@AbbieEaton44) April 27, 2019
Thanks to Blackwoods, @mismotorsport, @MSR_Supercars, my team & all involved in giving me a little taste of what @supercars is all about.
Back to the drawing board 😔🤔 pic.twitter.com/T3NlGKI7cW
Eaton's absence is the only change to the entry list from Adelaide, with 19 drivers heading to Barbagallo Wanneroo Raceway.
Justin Ruggier was another one-off competitor when the season got underway, but is continuing with Eggleston Motorsport in Perth.
Ruggier is ninth in the points, the best of the three Eggleston Holdens with Will Brown 13th and Dean Fiore 15th, the latter currently on a deal covering the first two events.
Bryce Fullwood leads the way for MW Motorsport, by 20 points over Brodie Kostecki with Zane Goddard third.
Dunlop Super2 Series running Perth starts on Thursday, with 26-lap twilight races scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
2019 Dunlop Super2 Series Perth entry list
