A living legend in his native New Zealand, Greg Murphy is very much a fan favourite on both sides of the Tasman. Making the move across to a Castrol Edge Racing Commodore run by Paul Morris Motorsport, Murphy is looking to move back to the front of the field after a couple of tough seasons.

First coming to notice in Australia in open wheelers, Murphy spent two seasons driving Audis for Brad Jones Racing in Super Touring before moving to the Holden Racing Team in 1997 in V8 Supercar racing.

Winner of the Sandown 500 in 1996 and 1997 alongside Craig Lowndes, Murphy found himself without a drive in 1998 and, after attempting to create a career overseas, the Kiwi focused his attentions on Australia and spent two seasons with Gibson Motorsport before the Kmart Racing Team was established in 2001.

The Kiwi had plenty of great results with the team, including back-to-back Bathurst wins with Rick Kelly in 2003/2004, and finished runner-up in the championship in 2002/03 before heading to two largely unsuccessful seasons with Supercheap Auto/PWR Racing.

He moved to Tasman Motorsport – later known as Sprint Gas Racing – for 2007 and success has generally eluded Murphy ever since, with the team closing down at the end of last season. But as one door closes, another opens and Murphy will line up alongside Russell Ingall in a two-car team from PMM this year.