The Holden Racin🅘g Team has not only announced that Todd Kelly and Mark Skaife will drive together at Sandown ꦐand Bathurst, but also confirmed that Kelly has signed a contract to stay with the team for the next two seasons.

The V8 paddock was alive with rumors that Kelly would find a seat elsewhere in the field, possibly even filling M🍷arcos Ambrose's vacant position at the dominant Stone Brothers Racing outfit. Instead, he has signed on to stay with HRT.

"Thiꦚs is the result I wanted," Kelly said, "To me, the Holdไen Racing Team represents the pinnacle of motor sport in Australia.

"I have always said that I wanted to drive for the team that would give me the best o🧔pportunity to win a championship and I believe that is what I'm going to get."

Lead driver 🐠and team owner Skaife said the decision to re-sign Kel♛ly was simple.

"We wanted the best available driverღ on the market, and right now th🍒at's Todd Kelly," he said.

"He has shown outstanding form this year and really made sure we couldn't look past him. At 25, it's likely that he still has his best form in fro🥀nt of him so we're delighted to have him back for the next two years."

Meanwhile, Skaife's dec🦄ision to pair up with Kelly sees the team hold what is undoubtedly the strongest driver line-up going into this year's endurance events.

Most 💎teams, including arch-rivals Stone Brothers Racing, are choosing to split their two full-time drivers, and pair them with men from outside the series, in a hope to salvage as many points as possible from the blue riband events.

Both Skaife and Kelly have seen solid form this year, and this talent, combined with the 🉐speed of the iconic HRT Commodore, shou𝄹ld give Holden the best possible opportunity to maintain their recent run of Bathurst victories.