The Holden Racing Team has not only announced that Todd Kelly and Mark Skaife will drive togeth🅠er at Sandown and Bathurst, but also confirmed that Kelly has signed a contract to stay with 🌊the team for the next two seasons.

The V8 paddock was alive with rumors that Kelly wo🌳uld find a seat elsewhere in the field, possibly even filling Marcos Ambrose's vacant position at the dominant Stone Brothe🌺rs Racing outfit. Instead, he has signed on to stay with HRT.

"This is the result I wanted," Kelly said, "To me, the Holden Racing Team representඣs the pinnacle♏ of motor sport in Australia.

"I have always said that I wanted to drive for the team that would give me the best opportunit🍃y to win a championship and I believe tha⭕t is what I'm going to get."

Lead driver and team owner Skaife said the decision to re-sign Ke🌱lly was si෴mple.

"We wanted the best available driver on t💎he market, and right now that's Todd Kelly," he said.

"He has shown outstanding form this year and really made sure we couldn't look past him. At 25, it's likely that he still has his best form i🐈n front of him so🌳 we're delighted to have him back for the next two years."

Meanwhile, Skaife's decision to pair up with Kelly sees the꧂ team hold what is undoubtedly the strongest driver line-up going into this year's endurance events.

Most൩ teams, including arch-rivals Stone Brothers Racing, are choosing to split their two full-time drivers, and pair them with men from o🉐utside the series, in a hope to salvage as many points as possible from the blue riband events.

Both Skaife and Kelly have seen solid form this year, and this talent, combined with the speed of the icon🌟ic HRT Commodore, should give Holden the best possible opportunity to maintain their recent r𒁃un of Bathurst victories.