For the second year running the pair will join Will Brown and Brodie Kostecki respectively for the two-driver Supercars enduro.
The deal will see Russell make his 13th start in the Great Race, he and Kostecki having sealed their maiden Bathurst podiums with third last year.
“It was great to be able to achieve a podium last year at Bathurst,” Russell said.
“It gives you confidence because you know that you’ve put in the hard yards but you have to continue to work hard and that’s definitely what we’ll be doing this year.
“Going back-to-back with Erebus is definitely beneficial because I have an understanding of the characteristics of the car and understand how Brodie and the team work.
“The partnership last year was great so I’m really looking forward to working closer with the team and heading back to the Mountain later in the year.”
For Perkins and Brown, meanwhile, there is a sense of unfinished business after their race was ruined by power steering issues…
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