THE 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 field is nearing completion, with the latest piece of the puzzle locked in.
PremiAir Racing and Matt Stone Racing have now both finalised their rosters for the 161-lap classic, leaving a final two to four seats awaiting confirmation.
The variation in that figure is based on uncertainty around the mooted Anderson Motorsport wildcard, following Motorsport Australia’s rejection of team owner/driver Michael Anderson’s application for a Superlicence dispensation.
V8 Sleuth understands Anderson has not given up on his Bathurst dream and continues to chip away at plans in the background, with exactly two months until race day.
Excluding Anderson, 28 cars will be on the Mount Panorama grid, with Erebus Motorsport, Triple Eight Race Engineering and Matt Chahda Motorsport each entering a wildcard.
Two teams still have a vacancy, at least officially: Brad Jones Racing and Team 18.
David Wall is the favourite to retain his co-drive alongside Jack Smith in the #4 SCT Logistics ZB Commodore.
Tyler Everingham and Luke Youlden are among the other leading options who are still free agents for the Great Race.
The Repco Bathurst 1000 will take place across October 6-9.
ENTRY LIST: 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000
| No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nick Percat | Warren Luff | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden |
| 3 | Tim Slade | Tim Blanchard | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford |
| 4 | Jack Smith | TBA | Brad Jones Racing | Holden |
| 5 | James Courtney | Zane Goddard | Tickford Racing | Ford |
| 6 | Cameron Waters | James Moffat | Tickford Racing | Ford |
| 8 | Andre Heimgartner | Dale Wood | Brad Jones Racing | Holden |
| 9 | Will Brown | Jack Perkins | Erebus Motorsport | Holden |
| 10 | Lee Holdsworth | Matt Campbell | Grove Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Anton De Pasquale | Tony D’Alberto | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford |
| 14 | Bryce Fullwood | Dean Fiore | Brad Jones Racing | Holden |
| 17 | Will Davison | Alex Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Michael Caruso | Team 18 | Holden |
| 20 | Scott Pye | TBA | Team 18 | Holden |
| 22 | Chris Pither | Cameron Hill | PremiAir Racing | Holden |
| 25 | Chaz Mostert | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden |
| 26 | David Reynolds | Matt Payne | Grove Racing | Ford |
| 31 | James Golding | Dylan O’Keeffe | PremiAir Racing | Holden |
| 34 | Jack Le Brocq | Aaron Seton | Matt Stone Racing | Holden |
| 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Jayden Ojeda | Matt Stone Racing | Holden |
| 51 | Richie Stanaway | Greg Murphy | Erebus Motorsport | Holden |
| 55 | Thomas Randle | Zak Best | Tickford Racing | Ford |
| 56 | Jake Kostecki | Kurt Kostecki | Tickford Racing | Ford |
| 88 | Broc Feeney | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden |
| 96 | Macauley Jones | Jordan Boys | Brad Jones Racing | Holden |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Garth Tander | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden |
| 99 | Brodie Kostecki | David Russell | Erebus Motorsport | Holden |
| 888 | Declan Fraser | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden |
| TBA | Matt Chahda | Jaylyn Robotham | Matt Chahda Motorsport | Holden |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | Anderson Motorsport | Ford |
