WPS Racing
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| Manufacturer | Ford |
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| Team Principal | Craig Gore |
| Team Manager | Mark Larkham |
| Race Drivers | Jason Bargwanna and Max Wilson |
| Chassis | BA Falcon |
| Debut | 2004 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Round wins | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| {{{Last_season}}} position | {{{Last_position}}} |
WPS Racing is a motorsport team currently participating in the V8 Supercars competition in Australia sponsored by Wright Patton Shakespeare, a financial management company. The team was founded in early 2004 by Queensland-based businessman Craig Gore, who decided to start his own team instead of sponsoring an existing team.
[edit] History
Originally, the team was called Gibson Motorsport and was owned by Fred Gibson and ran an AU with Holden star Craig Lowndes and current Channel Ten V8 Supercar and Formula 1 commentator Neil Crompton. After Lowndes and Crompton left, they were replaced by youngster Greg Ritter. After a few disappointing rounds, the team folded. It was bought by Aussie Finace giant Craig Gore and his WPS company.During their first season in 2004, the team decided to have more of a developmental year than to chase the championship and had only one driver, David Bensard who managed one race win. 2005 saw the introduction of a second driver, Craig Baird who teamed up with Bensard to finish eighth in that year's Bathurst 1000.
In 2006, WPS Racing merged with Larkham Motorsport and took on two new drivers: former Bathurst champion Jason Bargwanna and Brazilian Max Wilson.
