Racing History
The newly formed team made its racing debut at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in March 2009. In Race One, Reynolds finished 13th, whilst Dumbrell finished 17th, after running much higher in the early stages. Dumbrell again finished 17th in Race Two, whilst Reynolds failed to finish. Dumbrell finished 15th in the championship at seasons end with several top six finishes while Reynolds finished 22nd, showing pace and promise but no real results. Whilst stablemates Holden Racing Team won the teams prize, tenth was a disappointing teams result for Walkinshaw Racing.
Walkinshaw Racing is also the manufacturing facility for the Holden Racing Team and is responsible for the engine program, sub assembly, CNC machining, composites and design. In 2010, Walkinshaw Racing supplied chassis and components to Brad Jones Racing, Tony D'Alberto Racing, Garry Rogers Motorsport and Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport .
The 2010 season saw Bundaberg Red expand its sponsrship to both of the Walkinshaw Racing cars. Fabian Coulthard and Andrew Thompson were signed to replace both 2009 drivers. The 2010 season was disappointing for the team as both drivers have struggled for results with the Walkinshaw prepared cars, an issue that even the Holden Racing Team have not been immune from. Coulthard finished a disappointing 24th, with Thompson even more disappointing in 30th, behind McConville and Luff who completed only part of the season. The team downsized to a single car for Coulthard in 2011 with continued support from Bundaberg Rum, the race number was also changed from #24 to #61. Coulthard was replaced with veteran Russell Ingall in 2012, With Supercheap Auto replacing Bundaberg Rum as title Sponsor, the race number was also changed once again from #61 to #66.
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