Bathurst winner sensationally quits team

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Triple Eight Race Engineering has confirmed Garth Tander volition not contention for the squad successful the 2023 Bathurst 1000.

It comes disconnected the backmost of his 5th Bathurst 1000 win, which helium claimed with three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen.

Tander's aboriginal has already been confirmed with Grove Racing signing the seasoned connected a two-year deal.

It volition people the archetypal clip Tander has ever raced a Ford successful his illustrious career.

"With the imminent accomplishment of Gen3 coming successful 2023, I'm excited to get started and assistance the squad wherever I can," said Tander.

"I would besides similar to convey everyone astatine Triple Eight Race Engineering for the past 4 years.

"To person the accidental to triumph Bathurst successful 2020 and 2022, with SVG, added different section to my vocation and that's thing I americium precise grateful for."

Tander made 24 starts successful the Great Race, winning his archetypal rubric successful 2000 with Garry Rogers Motorsport successful what was lone his 3rd commencement alongside Jason Bargwanna.

His 2nd triumph came astir a decennary later, driving for the mill Holden Racing Team with Will Davison.

He didn't person to hold agelong for this 3rd title, winning the 2011 variation again with the Holden Racing Team but with rookie Nick Percat.

Tander joined Triple Eight Race Engineering successful 2019 alongside Shane van Gisbergen, finishing runner-up that twelvemonth earlier winning the 2020 running.

The brace claimed their last triumph unneurotic this year, winning successful Holden's last showing astatine Mount Panorama.

"GT has been a well-respected subordinate of the Triple Eight squad for the past 4 years, and we indispensable admit his singular publication to the squad which includes 2 Bathurst 1000 wins," said Triple Eight Race Engineering squad main Jamie Whincup.

"Although we're disappointed that helium has decided not to renew his declaration for adjacent year, we indispensable respect his decision."

It means van Gisbergen volition person a caller co-driver for the 2023 season.

Exactly who mightiness articulation the Kiwi remains to beryllium seen. Although the New Zealander suggested Scott McLaughlin mightiness similar to articulation him.

McLaughlin asked, "Do you privation to contention Bathurst together?"

To which van Gisbergen replied, "That would beryllium each right. Well, you are a Chevy operator now."

Whincup confirmed the squad would beryllium looking locally and overseas for a imaginable replacement.

It has utilized the services of Porsche racers Matt Campell and Earl Bamber earlier arsenic good arsenic 2019 Bathurst 1000 victor Alex Premat successful caller years.

"The hunt for his replacement is successful afloat plaything and I'm looking guardant to speaking with drivers some home and overseas to find the champion acceptable to co-pilot #97 alongside SVG for adjacent year's Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000," Whincup concluded.

The 2023 Bathurst 1000 volition spot the all-new Gen3-specification Supercars contention for the archetypal clip astatine Mount Panorama.

Next play gets underway connected the streets of Newcastle connected March 10-12.

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