Talent from the Australian Supercars series is finding increasing access—and success—racing for American teams. Brodie Kostecki is next up, driving for RCR.
Richard Childress Racing began working with engineers on Supercars teams about three years ago
“We were looking to bring him last year and the timing wasn’t right with his schedule and our schedule, plus it was the first year on these cars,” Childress says about Kostecki, who is scheduled to make his NASCAR debut at Indianapolis in the No. 33 Chevrolet fielded by RCR.Childress noted the plans to race Kostecki this year were finalized long before Justin Marks announced that van Gisbergen would drive the Project 91 Chevrolet at Chicago.
Kostecki currently leads the Repco Supercars Championship standings by 41 points over Erebus Motorsports teammate Will Brown. Van Gisbergen, with four victories, is third in the standings, 54 points behind Kostecki, who possesses three wins.However, the 25-year-old Kostecki hasn’t confined his racing efforts to Australia and New Zealand. In 2011, he competed in the United States in the USAC Ford Focus Series, collecting 27 feature victories and three national championships.
However, if the Australian drivers come to the United States with the “right attitude and approach it like a sponge,” soaking up everything, then they’ll be successful, McLaughlin says. McLaughlin’s success with Penske’s Supercar Series team led to his ride with the organization in the United States. He initially thought he would take the NASCAR route due to his Supercars background. However, when he was asked if he was interested in Team Penske’s open-wheel operation he jumped at the opportunity.Handout“It’s just completely different to what I’ve done before,” McLaughlin says about open-wheel racing.
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