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SVG Part II? Richard Childress Racing Adds Australian Supercars Driver Brodie Kostecki for Indy

Mike Pryson
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SVG II? RCR Signs Supercars Driver for NASCAR RaceDaniel Kalisz - Getty Images

Give Richard Childress Racing credit. It knows a good thing when it sees it.

On Tuesday, just two weeks after Shane van Gisbergen shocked the NASCAR Cup Series field with his win for Trackhouse Racing at the Grant Park 220 Chicago street race, RCR announced that it will field another Repco Supercars (formerly Australian V8 Supercars Championship) driver for a one-off road-course effort.

Brodie Kostecki will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in the No. 33 MobileX Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the Verizon 200 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Aug. 13. Kostecki is currently second in the Repco Supercars points standings (van Gisbergen is fourth in that series' standings).

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“I am thrilled to be making my NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Brickyard,” said Kostecki. “It’s an honor to compete at such an iconic venue and against some of the biggest names in motorsports. I’m incredibly grateful to RCR for giving me this opportunity, and I’m determined to make the most of it.”

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Bodie Kostecki is currently second in the Australian Supercars series points championship.Daniel Kalisz - Getty Images

Kostecki is no stranger to racing in the U.S.

He moved to the United States in 2011 to compete in the USAC Ford Focus Series, winning three national championships and earning 27 feature wins. At just 15 years old, Kostecki won his first Late Model Series race at Rockingham Speedway in 2013, topping current NASCAR drvers Ty Dillon and Bubba Wallace and becoming the first non-American to win at the track.

Kostecki has made a total of 16 starts in the ARCA Mendards Series East, earning two pole awards, one top-five and four top-10 finishes.

“Brodie Kostecki is a young, promising driver and we’re looking forward to seeing what he can do in the No. 33 MobileX Chevrolet with Richard Childress Racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course,” said Richard Childress, chairman and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. “Brodie’s background in the V8 Supercar Championship will suit him well in NASCAR Cup Series racing, especially on Indy’s road course configuration.