The scope for additional entries has been halved at a number of events, with only a single wildcard eligible for Tasmania, Perth, Sandown and Newcastle.
Last year those events (bar Newcastle, which wasn’t on the schedule) all had two wildcard allocations.
Other cuts for 2022 include SMP (from four down to two) and the Gold Coast (two down to zero).
Winton (four) and Hidden Valley (two) are the same as last year, while, as has been the case in the past, wildcards aren’t eligible for Albert Park, Townsville or the trip to New Zealand.
The only lift in allocations is the Bathurst 1000, which has gone from four to six wildcard slots.
The stricter limits appear to be based on lower garage availability, with the regular Supercars grid growing by one car due to Tickford’s re-expansion, while Supercars will also need garage space for demo runs of its Gen3 prototypes.
The situation could create fierce competition for one-off spots on the grid.
Tickford Racing is thought to be looking at…
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