Scott Pye to run DEWALT colours in season one at Team 18

Team 18’s second Holden Commodore for the 2020 Supercars Championship season has been released with the tool brand DEWALT coming onboard to back Scott Pye’s #20 entry.

Pye moved to the newly-expanded two-car team for the 2020 season, having spent three years at Walkinshaw Andretti United where he took his first race win in 2018.

Transferring to the outfit, run by Charlie Schwerkolt, Pye will be joined by the DEWALT brand in his first season with the Melbourne-based team.

Pye says that DEWALT’s sponsorship was a key factor in him joining the team which will run Triple Eight built cars through the 2020 season.

“I am really excited to be joining Team 18 and it is an incredible opportunity to represent a global brand with DEWALT,” Pye said.

“A new team, a new number in 20 on the door, a new sponsor, and a new challenge. I’m really excited to be teaming up with a new team mate in Frosty as well so i’m really pumped to see what we can achieve at Team 18 this season in the Supercars Championship.

“From the moment I started chatting with Charlie about what I was looking at doing in 2020, the decision for me became really clear when he mentioned that DEWALT was going to be the naming rights partner on the car. To represent the largest power tool company in the world is surreal.

“The car looks fantastic and the activations they’re going to have at the circuit are going to be second to none, and it reflects their investment in the sport, in this team and in myself.

“We have some pretty exciting times ahead and I’m super excited to be in this car this year with a proper package and working with a team that’s really motivated and extremely talented.”

DeWALT is a sister company of Irwin Tools who back the #18 entry of Mark Winterbottom, meaning that Stanley Black and Decker has doubled their exposure within the championship.

Schwerkolt stated that having the two major tool brands and two strong drivers in the team backs up the squad’s ambitions of strong results throughout the year.

“It is a dream for me to have a two-car team with such high calibre partners like IRWIN and DEWALT, and to bring Scott Pye on as the driver alongside Mark Winterbottom is a real coup for everyone at Team 18,” he said.

“I am thrilled to have Stanley Black & Decker supporting both cars in the team. It goes back five years ago when we started with one of their other brands in Sidchrome, and they have continually increased their investment and support to IRWIN and now DEWALT.

“DEWALT is the largest power tool company in the world, their range is incredible from saws, to drills to radios and it is all cordless lithium battery technology. We are so proud to have them, it’s powerful, it’s tough, and it is the brand to have.

“Scott Pye is a fantastic addition to Team 18, he’s going to make a great team-mate to Frosty. We’ve seen how well he can drive in the last few years and he’s on the way up for sure, it’s exciting to have him onboard.”