GROVE RACING FORD MUSTANG

#19 MATTHEW PAYNE

#26 DAVID REYNOLDS

Grove Racing entered into a partnership with Kelly Racing in 2021, morphing into Grove Racing in 2022. After building up the team with the addition of David Cauchi as team principal, Grant McPherson as a technical director and Garth Tander as endurance co-drive, Grove Racing is looking to step up under Gen3.

Penrite remains as the naming-rights sponsor of both entries with full-time rookie Matthew Payne replacing the retiring Lee Holdsworth alongside David Reynolds. Payne drove for the team in the Dunlop Super2 Series and made his main-game debut at Bathurst in 2022, scoring a sixth place. Reynolds is in his third season with the team, hoping to get back to winning ways after a number of podiums in that time.

Alistair McVean continues his long association with Reynolds as engineer, while Jack Bell will help steer Payne through his rookie campaign.

Matthew Payne

Debut 2022

Teams Grove Racing (2022 - 2023)

Championship Best 34th (2022)

2022 Championship 34th

Bathurst 1000 Best 6th (2022)

2022 Bathurst 6th

Teams Paul Weel Racing (2007), HSV Dealer Team / Walkinshaw Racing (2008 - 2010),

Kelly Racing / Kelly Grove Racing / Grove Racing, (2011, 2021 - 2023),

Rod Nash Racing / Prodrive Racing Australia (2012 - 2015),

Erebus Motorsport (2016 - 2020)

Championship Best 3rd (2015)

2022 Championship 8th

Bathurst 1000 Best 1st (2017)

2022 Bathurst DNF