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Priaulx up for Holden at Bathurst

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BMW man and triple World Touring Car Championship champion Andy Priaulx is up for a factory drive for Holden at Bathurst this year. Rumors suggest that Priaulx is going to drive the race with Craig Baird for TWR.
“I don’t know whether I’m in the HRT car or the other team, so I’ll just have to wait to find out,” Priaulx said to Autosport.

“So I don’t know who I will be driving with, either – I think they’ve got to let the championship unfold a bit before they decide who is going to be in what.”

Tom Walkingshaw Racing CEO Craig Wilson confirms that Priaulx are in the plans for the team.

“You go to Bathurst to win. This gives us the flexibility to ensure we have the right pairings. Andy is right up there. We need to win Bathurst and we cannot afford to go there with only one option,” said Wilson to the Herald Sun.

If Priaulx joins the race he is happy to do it with HRT to be able to fight for the win and not just participate in the race.

“I must admit, I would like to be in a HRT car, and I think there’s a possibility of that. I don’t want to go there and just drive a car around. I want to go there and have a chance to do as well as I can,” said Priaulx.