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Supercars Indigenous Round returns with powerful cultural liveries

Joseph Guenzler -

All 24 teams in this year's betr Darwin Triple Crown will showcase bespoke liveries created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, as the Supercars Indigenous Round returns to Hidden Valley Raceway from June 20 to 22.

The only official Indigenous Round in Australian motorsport, the event combines high-performance racing with First Nations art, language, and storytelling.

Each car has been transformed into a moving canvas, offering unique expressions of Country, culture, and identity.

Among the featured artists is Jedess Hudson, a proud Ewamian and Western Yalanji woman from Far North Queensland, who designed two cars for Erebus Motorsport.

Ms Hudson collaborated with her cousin Jay Hobbs from Smyth Studio on the #9 Tyrepower Camaro, driven by Jack Le Brocq.

"This is my fourth year designing for the Indigenous Round," Ms Hudson told National Indigenous Times.

"Each year brings a new story to tell through art, and seeing those designs come to life on the track is always a powerful experience."

Cooper Murray's #99 livery design by Jedess Hudson. (Image: supplied)

Her design for the #9 car, Power Through Connection, features circular motifs representing meeting places and community, with pathways symbolising knowledge shared across Country.

Ms Hudson's second design, Fuelled by Fire, appears on Cooper Murray's #99 Snap-on Camaro.

Featuring bold pink and purple tones, it honours the strength and resilience of women, as well as team owner Betty Klimenko.

"Motorsport isn't typically a space where you'd expect to see Indigenous art," she said.

"These rounds open the door for deeper representation and new collaborations."

Shell V-Power livery designs for Brodie Kostecki #38, Will Davison #17 by Kurun Warun. (Image: supplied)

Shell V-Power Racing also partnered with Guditjmara artist Kurun Warun, also known as Tio, whose kangaroo hunting story adorns the Mustangs of Brodie Kostecki and Will Davison.

"It's a kangaroo hunting story...I learnt this dance out in the desert," he said.

"It's grown over the years as my family's grown.

"It's all about teaching the young ones how to survive out in the bush."

His design reflects intergenerational teaching, featuring family figures passing on knowledge through dance and story.

The 2025 round will also include cultural activations, trophies designed by Larrakia artists, a Welcome to Country on the grid, and the return of Racing Together – a program supporting young Indigenous drivers and mechanics.

The full suite of liveries confirms a growing tradition of Indigenous inclusion within motorsport's biggest national stage.

Chaz Mostert #25, Ryan Wood #2 liveries designed by Monica Taylor. (Image: supplied)

2025 Supercars Indigenous Round – teams and artists

Tickford Racing

Thomas Randle #55, Cam Waters #6, Rylan Gray #5

Artist: Joshua James

Matt Stone Racing

Nick Percat #10, Cameron Hill #4

Artist: Billy-Jay ('BJ') O'Toole

Brad Jones Racing

Andre Heimgartner #8, Bryce Fullwood #14, Macauley Jones #96

Artist: Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation

Jaxon Evans #12

Artist: Nakita Russell-Watling

PremiAir Racing

Richie Stanaway #62, James Golding #31

Artist: Sheldon Harrington

Triple Eight Race Engineering

Will Brown #1, Brock Feeney #88

Artist: Christopher Brumby (Taminmin College)

Shell V-Power Racing (Dick Johnson Racing)

Brodie Kostecki #38, Will Davison #17

Artist: Kurun Warun

Erebus Motorsport

Jack Le Brocq #9, Cooper Murray #99

Artist: Jedess Hudson (in collaboration with Jay Hobbs for #9)

Walkinshaw Andretti United

Chaz Mostert #25, Ryan Wood #2

Artist: Monica Taylor

Team 18

Anton De Pasquale #18, David Reynolds #20

Artist: Leah Cummins

Grove Racing

Matt Payne #19, Kai Allen #26

Artists: Ella & Jamelia - MITS students

Blanchard Racing Team

James Courtney #7, Aaron Cameron #3

Artist: Presten Warren

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