Jack Perkins (racing driver)
Jack Perkins (born 22 August 1986) is an Australian motor racing driver who competes in the Pirtek Enduro Cup. He currently co-drives with Will Brown in the No. 9 Holden ZB Commodore for Erebus Motorsport. 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 No. 11 Perkins Engineering car, the number made famous in Australian racing by his father.
| Jack Perkins | |
|---|---|
Perkins at Mike Pero Pukekohe 500 2013 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 22 August 1986 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Related to | Eddie Perkins (grandfather) George Reynolds (grand-uncle) Larry Perkins (father) |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Car number | 9 |
| Current team | Erebus Motorsport (Endurance race co-driver) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 151 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2014 position | 23rd (1848 pts) |
Perkins stepped back from full-time driving in Supercars' top category in 2015 to sign with the Holden Racing Team as a co-driver for the Pirtek Enduro Cup.
In 2019, Perkins collected his first Bathurst podium, finishing in third place alongside James Courtney in the No. 22 Holden ZB Commodore for Walkinshaw Andretti United.