The return of Marcos Ambrose means that all bar one of the 10 Clipsal 500 victors from the event’s 16-year history will be on the grid for the 2015 event.
Craig Lowndes (1999), Garth Tander (2000, 2010), Jason Bright (2001), Ambrose (2004, 2005), Jamie Whincup (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011), Rick Kelly (2007), Will Davison (2012), Shane van Gisbergen (2013) and James Courtney (2014) will line up among the 25-car field.
The only other Clipsal 500 winner, Mark Skaife (2002, 2003), will also be in Adelaide as part of the FOX Sports TV team.
Team BOC’s Jason Bright, aged 41, becomes the oldest driver on the grid following the retirement of 2005 V8 Supercars Champion Russell Ingall.
Craig Lowndes now becomes the second oldest (aged 40) while 19-year-old Super Black signing Andre Heimgartner is the youngest on the grid.
The average age of the grid in Adelaide is 30.6 with 14 drivers in their 30s and eight in their 20s.