'I don't like change': Reynolds wants Team 18 extension

"I have no idea right now."

That was the blunt response of 2017 Bathurst 1000 winner David Reynolds when asked what his prospects for the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship currently look like.

It's not the first time a driver has made such an admission in the recent past, with Bryce Fullwood doing so last week amid a purple patch of form, however 2025 has been anything but a form season for Reynolds.

Sitting just 19th in the standings after a dismal start to 2025, the driver of the #20 TRADIE Energy Camaro is off contract at the end of this season, his second with Team 18.

However, Charlie Schwerkolt's team do have an option on the 40-year-old should they opt to extend the partnership for another season, something which Reynolds has voiced his strong preference for.

"Hopefully, obviously it's all to play out in the next few months, but my intention is to stay," said Reynolds on the Race for the Championship podcast.

"I don't like change, but hopefully. Obviously my results need to change, and that makes everything a lot easier."

Reynolds' seat is one of 10 that are officially available for the 2026 season, as Team 18 prepare to become the official homologation team for General Motors in the wake of Triple Eight's impending return to Ford.

Reynolds' future with the team has been the subject of much speculation throughout the season, however a shock pole position for Race 21 in Townsville came at a crucial time for the veteran.

Further fuelling speculation was GM's hunt for a star driver to head up their future beyond Triple Eight, with big plays for Cam Waters and Chaz Mostert both falling short, and Team 18 recruit Anton De Pasquale locked in on a multi-year deal.

An eight-time race winner in Supercars, Reynolds confessed that he is so intent on securing an extension to his tenure with Team 18, that he won't engage with any other teams until it's made clear his services are no longer required.

"We've got to cross that bridge when that happens. My intention is to stay, and we'll try and do everything to possible to stay, and if not we'll work on the next plan.

"You don't have two plans going at the same time because when you think about plan B guess what happens, your plan B goes to plan A without you knowing.

"You've got to put all your eggs into one basket, the main thing is the main thing and you put all your eggs in that basket, and if the basket dries out, then move all your eggs into the next basket."

Should Reynolds move on to pastures new in 2026, it would mark the sixth time Reynolds has moved teams in his full-time Supercars career.

The fan favourite hasn't been able to secure a long-term home in Supercars since debuting in a fourth Walkinshaw Commodore in 2009, infamously departing Erebus Motorsport one year into a 10-year deal at the end of 2020.

Reynolds admits that it has been frustrating to switch teams so often, and believes that he still has something to offer behind the wheel, as proven by his Townsville pole position.

"I have been, and I have no idea why. I wish my career would just go a little bit smoother from time to time, and things work out, but they never work out how you think they're going to work out.

"At the end of the day, I love what I do, I feel that when the car is good I can drive as best as anyone can, and I'm pretty easy to work with.

"Always happy, always positive, and I enjoy working a lot of different people."