As Bryce Fullwood approaches the end of his current contract with Brad Jones Racing, he says he remains uncertain about his future.

“I’ll tell you straight – I’ve got no idea,” he told Supercars Travel Race for the Championship podcast, when asked whether he would still be with BJR in 2026.

He is still in discussions with BJR, and a potential continuation with the team could see him behind the wheel of a Toyota in 2026 as the Japanese giant joins the category.

“Whether I’m in a Toyota or not, I think it’s exciting for the sport,” he says.

He admits he needs results to secure a potential Toyota seat with BJR, but he’s not pinning all of his hopes on retaining the BJR drive.

“It’s that time of year… everyone’s talking to everyone,” Fullwood says.

 “I’m sure Brad’s talking to plenty of people. I’m talking to plenty of people.”

He describes the 2025 Supercars season as one of the most competitive he’s experienced, calling it “the most challenging” since he entered the series. Now in his sixth year at the top level, Fullwood finds himself in the thick of a hotly contested championship fight, with the top 10 “a revolving door” due to the intense competition.

Fullwood, who is currently 14th on the Series table, is hoping good results at Queensland Raceway, The Bend and Bathurst – where he will co-drive with Brad Vaughan – will see him make the top 10 and stay in the title chase as the Championship heads into its ‘Finals’ stage. He is 132 points outside the top 10 at the moment.

Fullwood’s rise from Darwin karting kid to Supercars driver was anything but traditional. Initially discouraged from motocross by his mum, he took up karting and eventually won nearly every state title, along with an Australian championship, before racing overseas.

“We came third in Las Vegas, flying over with an engine in our suitcase,” he laughs.

He bypassed the traditional Formula Ford path, instead jumping straight into Super2 at just 16.

“(That was) super scary now that I think about it,” he says.

His eventual progression to the main game was built on perseverance, standout performances, and a belief that he should succeed “because I was good enough, not because I didn’t get the opportunity.”

Reflecting on his time in the category, Fullwood says the racing has never been better.

“The competition’s fierce. Even back-to-back qualifying sessions can produce different results,” he explains.

“You actually get to race a bit more now, without being so scared of penalties.”

He remains focused on pushing toward more consistent podiums.

“I’ve not been that pleased with our performance in Supercars to date,” he admits.

“But I feel like we’re starting to get somewhere.”

Still proudly flying the colours of long-time sponsor Middy’s, Fullwood credits the family-owned business for their enduring belief in him.

“They’ve backed me when I didn’t believe in myself,” he says.

Whatever 2026 holds, Fullwood is determined to make his mark in the sport he never thought he’d be part of – but now can’t imagine leaving.

Supercars are heading to Townsville for round eight of the championship, the penultimate round of the Sprint Cup, this weekend.

Last time out in Darwin Kai Allen impressed with a pair of podiums in his Penrite Racing Mustang – while his teammate Matt Payne also picked up two podiums – and the youngster is keen to do the same again. It’s all in this week’s episode of Supercars Travel Race for the Championship podcast.

“We didn’t really expect that,” said Allen of the Darwin podiums.

“We are only half way through the season and to get podiums this early is unreal. I think the team at Penrite Racing are doing an absolutely unbelievable job… the engineers and the mechanics, everyone in the team has been working tirelessly and doing a nearly perfect job.

“For Matty to get a podium in the first race and for me to back it up in the second race and for us both to get a podium in the last race at Darwin was very cool.

“It goes to show that if you keep working hard and putting the effort in then you will get results.”

And he can’t wait to get to Townsville.

“We go straight into the race on the Friday night, which is a massive unknown,” Allen said.

“We’ll be ready; we will try hard and I can’t wait to carry that momentum on from Darwin. Townsville is one of my favourite tracks so I’m very excited to head back up there to the Reid Park track and if we can roll out a very fast car like what Matty had last year and nail all of the one-percenters I’m sure we can get some good results.”

Supercars drivers take on the States

Meanwhile, a number of Supercars drivers headed to the US last weekend.

Jack Perkins impressed on his NASCAR Xfinity debut on the streets of Chicago, qualifying fifth before being punted out of the race early in stage one. Perkins’ performance will put him in great stead for his second attempt at Portland in late August.

A familiar face, won that race with Kiwi Shane Van Gisbergen winning his second straight Xfinity race in Chicago, after qualifying on pole.

Van Gisbergen swept the weekend, winning the Cup race, while Will Brown’s Cup cameo ended on lap three, after he was caught in a huge pileup that left him nowhere to go after he qualified in 19^th.

Also in this week’s Supercars Travel Race for the Championship, Mark Fogarty is joined by Big Hair Nev and Legends of Bathurst Editor, James Crocker, to discuss the hot topics in Supercars land.

Jack Perkins, son Supercars’ legend Larry, is excited about taking on a pair of Xfinity Series road races in the US starting this weekend at Chicago.

Perkins received a last-minute call up for Sunday’s event having already secured a drive in the race at Portland in August.

Perkins’ drives in the second tier NASCAR series come hot on the tail of him signing to co-drive in this year’s endurance races – The Bend 500 and Bathurst 1000.

The son of a gun will share a Blanchard Racing Team Mustang with James Courtney. It will mark his 20^th start in the Great Race.

Perkins caught up with Mark Fogarty in this week’s episode of Supercars Travel Race for the Championship podcast.

“It has turned into a busy year racing, which is awesome,” Perkins told Foges.

“And to think I read on the press release that it’s my 20th Bathurst, kind of makes me feel like a pretty old man, if I’m honest, but it’s going to be exciting to get back up to Bathurst.”

The event will also be the last, as a full-time driver at least, for the retiring Courtney and could even be his last ever as the 2010 Supercars champion has indicated he may walk away from racing all together to focus on his fledgling career as a real estate agent.

Perkins says he would love to help Courtney get a good result on what could be the latter’s final Bathurst 1000 attempt.

“It would be really cool to have a good, solid run with James,” he said.

“You know, you can’t shoot for the stars with your expectations, but we’ve put in a lot of effort behind the scenes and it’d be just great to finish it all off on a nice positive note, whether that’s a top five, top ten, a podium, whatever it may be… (but) anything can happen in this game as it’s a bloody competitive championship.”

Perkins described his Xfinity drives as a “pinch myself” moment.

“You know, we went over to the States last year and I was luckily enough to go with Earl Evans from Shaw and Partners and Steve Blackmore from Southern Cross Truck Rentals to Sonoma to watch Will Brown, who they were supporting in the NASCAR Cup Series race there,” Perkins said.

“And we loosely started chatting to a couple of teams about potentially doing something in the Xfinity Series instead of what we’ve done here in Australia in the last few years with a Super2 program.”

Perkins will race in the Xfinity Series with Joe Gibb Racing’s Toyota outfit. Fellow Australian James Small works with the team and put Perkins’ name forward.

Small is the son of Les, who was a famous mechanic on the Australian Touring Car scene when Jack’s dad Larry was racing.

“I was thankful that James was able to recommend me,” Perkins said.

Despite not having a full-time drive in Supercars, Perkins believes he still has a long career ahead of him.

“I’m still in my 30s, so I feel like I’ve still got a little bit to give as a driver,” he told Foges.

“I’ve got to take the opportunity that I’ve got and it’s not something I take lightly. I work pretty hard behind the scenes. I’ve been incredibly hard on the fitness side this year.”

Perkins has even been developing his NASCAR skills on a simulator even though it’s not something that comes natural.

“I’ve never really been a simulator guy, because I feel like it’s not really me. When I was younger, the simulators weren’t very good and now obviously they’re quite good and the young kids use them to their advantage,” he said.

“But I was able to buy a little simulator off Facebook Marketplace, which was more about preparing me for the sim over in America as opposed to preparing me for the race itself.

“So, when I was able to get over to the Joe Gibbs and the Toyota Racing Development simulator, at least I knew the track and had done some sim time here… (it was) a great benefit to me to be able to hit the ground running on the sim and that side of things.”