Holden V8 Supercar hero Greg Murphy will take his place on the grid in the Castrol EDGE Commodore for this weekend’s L&H Phillip Island 500.
Murphy made the call to race in Sunday’s Bathurst warm-up after practice late this afternoon.
“I think I’ll stick it out, the back’s no problem at all and the leg situation with the nerve doesn’t feel any different to what it did this morning [before I jumped into the car] so I think it will be alright,” Murphy said.
The four-time Bathurst winner underwent surgery just over two weeks ago to fix a bulged disc in his back suffered when he was on a family holiday in Fiji recently.
Murphy’s decision to race means Kiwi Daniel Gaunt, who tested with the team last week and was in the Castrol team garage today, misses out on a drive this weekend.
Rookie Tim Blanchard will co-drive with Murphy. The pair set the 21st best time in today’s practice, changing weather conditions experienced throughout the day.
