DJR is one of two teams to have had a wildcard application for the two Supercars endurance races, the Sandown 500 and the Bathurst 1000, approved by the Supercars Commission.
While the applications still technically need to be approved by the Supercars Board, the Commission's decision to tweak the superlicence rules to facilitate the entries is a solid sign that both DJR and Blanchard Racing Team will be able to field additional entries if they want.
The DJR wildcard is understood to be centred on young gun Kai Allen, who was second in Super3 last year and took a career-first Super2 win in Townsville last weekend.
DJR has both of its regular drivers locked in until the end of the 2024 season, however, a forward-thinking approach is understandable given that will be Will Davison's 19th season in Supercars.
According to ex-Australian Football League coach Noble, the potential wildcard is undoubtedly an opportunity to assess young driving talent.
He also sees it as a valuable succession planning tool outside of the cockpit.
"Look, right back from when I chatted to [DJR co-owners] Ryan [Story] and Brett [Ralph] about coming into the sport, I was a big advocate for succession planning and talent development," he told Autosport.
Source: Autosport