Matt Campbell gets his first chance in a V8 Supercar after starring in a Porsche
MOTORSPORT: Promising Warwick motor racing driver Matt Campbell will join Nissan Motorsport for the V8 Supercar endurance races this year.
In a press statement yesterday, Nissan Motorsport said Campbell would drive alongside Todd Kelly in the #7 carsales Racing Altima.
Campbell was officially welcomed into the team at a test at Winton Raceway, north of Melbourne, today.
Nissan said in its statement that Campbell first demonstrated his potential during the pre-season test in February.
The 21-year-old currently sits second in the Porsche Carrera Cup after winning the final two rounds at Bathurst and Gold Coast last year.
His first drive alongside Kelly will be in September’s Sandown 500.
Campbell, a former recipient of the Will Power Young Achiever of the year award, has been on the radar for Todd Kelly and Nissan Motorsport for some time.
The Warwick driver flew to Melbourne on Monday and will return tomorrow to his hometown where he works as a builder in between motor racing commitments.
He has won three Daily News/Warwick Credit Union Sports Star monthly awards down the years for his motor racing and hockey success. He was a regular in Darling Downs hockey teams during his school years.
