PremiAir Racing

Last updated
PremiAir Racing
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Team PrincipalStephen Robertson
Race Drivers23. Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway
31. Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding
Race Engineers23. Andrew Gilliam [1]
31. Romy Mayer [2]
Chassis Camaro ZL1-1LE
Debut2022
Drivers' Championships0
Round wins0
Pole positions1

PremiAir Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in ANDRA Top Fuel and the Supercars Championship, where it fields two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s under the commercial title Nulon Racing. The team is owned by Peter Xiberras, the managing director of PremiAir Hire and himself a Top Fuel drag racing champion. [3]

Contents

History

Top Fuel

PremiAir Racing has competed in ANDRA Top Fuel events since 2014. [4]

Supercars

In January 2022, PremiAir Racing bought Tekno Autosports' Supercars Championship team, six weeks prior to the 2022 Supercars Championship's scheduled commencement date at Sydney Motorsport Park. [5] Tekno, branded as Team Sydney since 2020, had competed in the series since 2011 as an independent team. [6] On the 21st of June 2022, PremiAir Racing terminated the contract of Garry Jacobson effective immediately after the Darwin Triple Crown. [7] On July 5, it was announced that James Golding would replace Jacobson for the remainder of the season. [8]

On October 14, PremiAir confirmed the departure of Chris Pither at the end of the 2022 season. [9] A week later PremiAir revealed that Tim Slade would be signing on to the team for the 2023 season, replacing Chris Pither. [10] Later, PremiAir confirmed that James Golding would continue with the team for the 2023 season. [11]

Results

Car No. 23 results

YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334PositionPts
2022 Chris Pither 22 Holden SMP
R1

23
SMP
R2

20
SYM
R3

20
SYM
R4

13
SYM
R5

16
MEL
R6

24
MEL
R7

16
MEL
R8

19
MEL
R9

21
BAR
R10

24
BAR
R11

15
BAR
R12

17
WIN
R13

26
WIN
R14

24
WIN
R15

22
HID
R16

23
HID
R17

22
HID
R18

20
TOW
R19

19
TOW
R20

18
BEN
R21

24
BEN
R22

12
BEN
R23

18
SAN
R24

25
SAN
R25

16
SAN
R26

21
PUK
R27

13
PUK
R28

19
PUK
R29

16
BAT
R30

21
SUR
R31

16
SUR
R32

9
ADE
R33

19
ADE
R34

16
20th1257
2023 Tim Slade 23 Chevrolet NEW
R1

22
NEW
R2

9
MEL
R3

20
MEL
R4

13
MEL
R5

8
MEL
R6

15
BAR
R7

7
BAR
R8

24
BAR
R9

8
SYM
R10

6
SYM
R11

7
SYM
R12

25
HID
R13

10
HID
R14

11
HID
R15

18
TOW
R16

18
TOW
R17

23
SMP
R18

6
SMP
R19

12
BEN
R20

16
BEN
R21

18
BEN
R22

22
SAN
R23

9
BAT
R24

13
SUR
R25

21
SUR
R26

Ret
ADE
R27

16
ADE
R28

16
19th1497
2024 BAT1
R1

17
BAT1
R2

17
MEL
R3

15
MEL
R4

10
MEL
R5

8
MEL
R6

10
TAU
R7

Ret
TAU
R8

21
BAR
R9

12
BAR
R10

22
HID
R11

12
HID
R12

13
TOW
R13

23
TOW
R14

17
SMP
R15

15
SMP
R16

12
SYM
R17

8
SYM
R18

10
SAN
R19

12
BAT
R20

SUR
R21

SUR
R22

ADE
R23

ADE
R24

19th*933*

Car No. 31 results

YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334PositionPts
2022 Garry Jacobson 76 Holden SMP
R1

18
SMP
R2

Ret
SYM
R3

16
SYM
R4

Ret
SYM
R5

20
MEL
R6

9
MEL
R7

6
MEL
R8

10
MEL
R9

15
BAR
R10

18
BAR
R11

14
BAR
R12

24
WIN
R13

19
WIN
R14

26
WIN
R15

16
HID
R16

22
HID
R17

18
HID
R18

22
26th513
James Golding 31 TOW
R19

23
TOW
R20

21
BEN
R21

19
BEN
R22

23
BEN
R23

14
SAN
R24

13
SAN
R25

9
SAN
R26

19
PUK
R27

17
PUK
R28

10
PUK
R29

11
BAT
R30

12
SUR
R31

19
SUR
R32

Ret
ADE
R33

Ret
ADE
R34

10
25th708
2023 Chevrolet NEW
R1

18
NEW
R2

4
MEL
R3

22
MEL
R4

21
MEL
R5

19
MEL
R6

16
BAR
R7

14
BAR
R8

11
BAR
R9

11
SYM
R10

14
SYM
R11

9
SYM
R12

16
HID
R13

14
HID
R14

6
HID
R15

20
TOW
R16

20
TOW
R17

12
SMP
R18

12
SMP
R19

16
BEN
R20

14
BEN
R21

23
BEN
R22

15
SAN
R23

15
BAT
R24

10
SUR
R25

17
SUR
R26

6
ADE
R27

13
ADE
R28

20
16th1569
2024 BAT1
R1

18
BAT1
R2
5
MEL
R3

23
MEL
R4
16
MEL
R5
12
MEL
R6
11
TAU
R7

7
TAU
R8
5
BAR
R9

14
BAR
R10
16
HID
R11

4
HID
R12
4
TOW
R13

16
TOW
R14
10
SMP
R15

14
SMP
R16
9
SYM
R17

14
SYM
R18
13
SAN
R19

3
BAT2
R20

SUR
R21

SUR
R22
ADE
R23

ADE
R24
6th*1514*

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