Team 18 reveals new-look Lowndes/Hall wildcard Camaro
Team 18 reveals Craig Lowndes/Bayley Hall wildcard Camaro
Rising star Hall locked in for Ipswich wildcard in August
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Team 18 has taken the covers off the Craig Lowndes/Bayley Hall Supercheap Auto Chevrolet Camaro that will contest this year’s Ryco Enduro Cup.
Supercars Hall of Famer Lowndes will make his Team 18 debut alongside rookie Hall at The Bend in September, marking his first non-Triple Eight start since 2004.
Lowndes joined Team 18 from Triple Eight, after opting to remain in the General Motors family.
The #15 Camaro was unveiled at a special launch event at Team 18’s Mount Waverley headquarters on Saturday morning, with De Pasquale, David Reynolds, James Courtney and Lee Holdsworth also in attendance.
The #15 livery — which featured dark blue and chevrons — is a departure from previous Supercheap Auto wildcard liveries, previously carried by Triple Eight between 2021 and 2025.
It comes after Team 18 reunited Lowndes with his championship-winning #15, with the #888 remaining with Triple Eight Race Engineering.
Team 18 also confirmed the decorated Richard Hollway will engineer the car, linking him back up with Lowndes following their successful Holden Racing Team days.
“It’s fantastic to be back with Supercheap Auto for this year’s Wildcard program. Every year the program keeps growing, and to now be doing it with Team 18 is really exciting,” Lowndes said.
“I think the livery looks fantastic. The red and yellow of Supercheap Auto are always iconic, but this has a really nice modern feel to it and I think it’ll stand out on track.
“Bayley’s earned this opportunity. He’s shown strong pace in the Carrera Cup and has built a good foundation. This program is about giving young drivers that next step, and I’m looking forward to helping him get the most out of it.”
Hall was also formally confirmed for his Supercars debut at the Repco Sprint Cup finale in Ipswich on August 21-23.
The young driver will resume his Super2 campaign in Darwin in June, and is set to undertake double duties at this October's Repco Bathurst 1000.
“I'm pumped to lock in my my debut in Supercars at Queensland Raceway,” said Hall, who is also contesting this year’s DUNLOP Super2 Series.
"I still remember QR was the first track I ever watched a Supercars race and I proceeded to grow up at that track racing my first competitive car race there in 2018.
"It's even more special to be running #15 this year considering that was Craig's debut competition number, and I feel privileged to be debuting in Supercars with the same number as the legend himself."
The 2026 Supercars season resumes in New Zealand from April 10-12.
