Davison at peace after exiting 'dog eat dog' Supercars arena

Will Davison says he is “at peace” to meet the end of his full-time Supercars career, after what has been a long career in a “beautiful” sport.

Davison made his final full-time Supercars round count, racing from 25th to 11th, 23rd to 17th and 14th to 13th. No driver passed more cars than Davison in Adelaide.

Now confirmed at Penrite Racing for the 2026 enduros, Davison has certainty on his racing plans. That also seemed the case just weeks ago, before he made way for Rylan Gray at Dick Johnson Racing.

Where contemporaries James Courtney and Nick Percat enjoyed ‘retirement tours’ of sorts, Davison’s exit was only confirmed before Sandown, giving him two rounds to put his head down.

In a fitting moment, Courtney and Davison — former roommates and long time rivals — celebrated their careers together at Turn 9, doing burnouts before coming into pit lane for the final time.

Davison spoke on Supercars’ Cool Down Lap podcast presented by Moza Racing post-race, and suggested he wasn’t far off calling time, before the call to part ways came.

“It's been a pretty emotional few days,” Davison said.

“It's a very different feeling. I'm not really sure how I feel. Like I thought I was pretty ready, ultimately I don't have a choice. What’s done is done.

"I'm proud of a lot of the work I've done, a lot of the effort and passion that I've put into the sport. The friends I've made. The reaction’s been pretty incredible in a sport that often doesn't give you back that much. It's dog eat dog.

“So, just to feel appreciated and respected has been really nice, because I'm pretty hard on myself. It’s been a long road. There's been some amazing people in this pit lane that I've worked with.”

Davison paid tribute to “best wife in the world” Riana Crehan, who organised a commemorative helmet to mark her husband’s final full-time Supercars start.

The helmet, which was presented to Davison on the morning of the Adelaide finale, carried a series of images from his decorated career.

The special presentation left Davison "completely shocked” and a “bit numb.”

However, he quickly locked in for action, and while he was emotional as the laps wound down, Davison finally felt at ease.

"Ultimately it's a beautiful sport. It's really tough, but it really is a beautiful sport,” he said.

"It was pretty emotional in the car there today. It's my office. It's my second home, so I don’t know what it's like without it yet. I'm only a few hours out, but I'm at peace.”