End of an Era

Mark Winterbottom will retire from full-time racing at the end of the 2024 season, teammate David Reynolds, shared his thoughts.

“Mark’s had an incredible career, 21 years in the sport, at the top of his game and anyone who can withstand this job at this level has done an incredible job.  He’s such a good person, such a good driver, he’s won the championship.”

“Part of the reason I joined the team was to be teammates with him.  [I’m] sad to only spent a year with him.”

On track, Reynolds was able to finish second in Thursday’s practice, with James Courtney going two tenths quicker at the checkered flag.

“Obviously my car rolled out onto the track really well,” Reynolds said.

“It’s a Thursday, so the track’s really green.  Obviously the times aren’t very quick compared to last year. 

“In the first run my car was jet, it was amazing.  Then my subsequent runs after that, kind of made the car a little bit worse.  I think we’ve got a great base to start the weekend.”