Jack Perkins (racing driver)
| Jack Perkins | |
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Perkins at Mike Pero Pukekohe 500 2013
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| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Born |
22 August 1986 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Related to |
Larry Perkins (father) Eddie Perkins (grandfather) |
| V8 Supercars | |
| Years active | 2006–2016 |
| Teams |
Perkins Motorsport Kelly Racing James Rosenberg Racing Paul Morris Motorsport Garry Rogers Motorsport Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden Racing Team Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport |
| Starts | 132 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 23rd in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2005 2006–11 2010 |
Victorian Formula Ford Australian Formula Ford V8 Supercar Aussie Racing Cars |
Jack 'Perko' Perkins (born 22 August 1986) is an Australian V8 Supercar driver who previously drove for Charlie Schwerkolt Racing in the International V8 Supercars Championship. He is the son of retired Australian race driver and former team owner Larry Perkins, in whose team Perkins Engineering, he drove between 2006 and 2008. Initially competing as an endurance race only driver in 2006, in 2007 Perkins graduated to the full-time drive in the #11 Perkins Engineering car, the number made famous in Australian racing by his father. He currently drives for Walkinshaw Racing as a co-driver alongside James Courtney in the Pirtek Enduro Cup series.
The Perkins Engineering team run by his father Larry, ran a two-car Fujitsu Development Series racing program in 2006, leading to Perkins getting the drive in the second #78 car, with Shane Price getting the lead drive in #77. The cars were largely unsponsored, though had a clear association with the main series Jack Daniel's-sponsored Perkins Engineering cars. Perkins and Price were also immediately earmarked to drive the #11 Perkins Engineering car in the 2006 endurance races.
Price was generally faster than Perkins during the Fujitsu series, but Perkins managed to finish third in the championship standings, just behind Price, who was narrowly defeated by Adam Macrow for the title.
In the Sandown 500, Perkins – together with Price – brought the #11 Jack Daniel's Commodore home in 24th position, after Perkins qualified the car in 20th position.
Come the SuperCheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Price took over the qualifying duties, and placed the car in 27th position for the race. Perkins started the race, which ended at the end of the first lap, when race favourite Mark Skaife suffered a slipping clutch off the start line, which caused his #2 Holden Racing Team Commodore to fall to the tail of the field. Perkins, arriving blind over the hump in Mountain Straight ploughed into the back of Skaife's ailing car, putting it out on the spot. Perkins limped around to the pits missing a front left wheel, and with an hydraulic brake line on fire. It did not continue in the race.
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