Walkinshaw confirms switch

Motorsport: One of the longest and most successful partnerships in Supercars is set to end with Walkinshaw Andretti United confirming it will race Ford Mustangs from next year.

The decision means the exHolden factory team will receive manufacturer support for the first time since 2016 as it races two of the Gen3 nextgeneration Mustangs in the 2023 Supercars championship.

The move ends a decorated threedecade association with Holden, including 27 years competing as the Holden Racing Team.

British driver and Walkinshaw founder Tom Walkinshaw was at the helm when HRT rose to become a powerhouse in the 1990s.

The team lost its factorybacking ahead of the 2017 championship before Tom Walkinshaw's son and successor, Ryan, partnered with Andretti Autosport and United Autosports to form WAU. — AAP