Drew Russell Explained

Drew Russell
Nationality: Australia
Birth Date:24 May 1988
Birth Place:Newcastle, New South Wales
Related To:Aaren Russell (brother)
Wayne Russell (father)
Current Series:Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
First Year:2007
Current Team:Novocastrian Motorsport
Car Number:58
Starts:112
Wins:0
Podiums:2
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:7th
Year:2013
Prev Series:Australian Production Car Championship
Supercars Championship
V8 Touring Car National Series
Prev Series Years:2004-06

2015
2014

Drew Russell (born 24 May 1988) is an Australian racing driver. He formerly competed in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series and raced in the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with his family team, Novocastrian Motorsport.[1]

Career summary

Production Cars

Russell started in the Australian Production Car Championship in 2004 under the guidance of his father and former V8 Supercar driver Wayne Russell driving a Honda S2000. In 2005 he finished second outright and won Class A.

V8 Supercars

In 2007, he moved into the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series completing the whole season in his family-run Novocastrian Motorsport team. He ran full time seven years in the series with a best result of seventh in 2013.

In 2015 and 2016, he raced in only one event each season.

2014 saw him switch to the third tier 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series running in six races and finishing sixth in the series.

In 2015, again in his family-run Novocastrian Motorsport team, he and his brother Aaren qualified as a wildcard for the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 finishing seventeenth.

Results

Career summary

SeasonSeriesCarTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition
2004Australian Production Car Championship - Class AHonda S2000Novocastrian Motorsport?????1277th
2005Australian Production Car Championship - Class AHonda S2000Novocastrian Motorsport20????4771st
Australian Production Car ChampionshipHonda S2000Novocastrian Motorsport208210152652nd
2006Australian Production Car Championship - Class AHonda S2000Novocastrian Motorsport8????1757th
Australian Production Car ChampionshipHonda S2000Novocastrian Motorsport820461109th
2007Fujitsu V8 Supercar SeriesHolden VX CommodoreNovocastrian Motorsport150000538th
2008Fujitsu V8 Supercar SeriesHolden VZ CommodoreNovocastrian Motorsport18000073916th
2009Fujitsu V8 Supercar SeriesFord BF FalconRace Image Motorsport
Novocastrian Motorsport
9000061913th
2010Fujitsu V8 Supercar SeriesFord BF FalconNovocastrian Motorsport18000085010th
2011Fujitsu V8 Supercar SeriesFord BF FalconNovocastrian Motorsport16000067016th
2012Dunlop V8 Supercar SeriesFord BF FalconNovocastrian Motorsport18000097111th
2013Dunlop V8 Supercar SeriesFord FG FalconNovocastrian Motorsport18000211387th
2014Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car SeriesFord BF FalconSTR Truck Bodies610052276th
2015International V8 Supercars ChampionshipHolden VF CommodoreNovocastrian Motorsport1000010852nd
Dunlop V8 Supercar SeriesFord FG Falcon100009033rd
2016Dunlop Supercars SeriesFord FG FalconSTR Motorsport1000014428th

Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLaps
2021 Commodore Shop Cardiff James Herrington
Ryan Gilroy
Holden Commodore VE SS VB211229th2nd
2022 Novocastrian Motorsport Wayne Russell
Aaren Russell
BMW M3 F80X1295th4th
2023 Novacastrian Motorsport Drew Russell
Wayne Russell
BMW M3 F80X 1122nd2nd

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Russell brothers team up for Bathurst wildcard. 18 August 2015.