Bryce Fullwood journey into the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship wasn’t easy. 

 

The Northern Territorian admits his future was uncertain before he secured a last minute deal with Walkinshaw Andretti United to race in the main game in 2020.

 

Fullwood began his career in karting before signing with MW Motorsport and making the switch to the Dunlop Super2 Series in 2015 where he raced for four years.

 

It was a steady start to his career in Supercars’ second tier, finishing 17th in his first year before slowly progressing up the ranks, placing 14th in 2016 and then 11th in 2017.

 

However, with Fullwood looking to make the transition to Supercars, he left MW Motorsport at the end of the year to go to the reigning Super2 champions in Matt Stone Racing where a disappointing season saw him return to MW Motorsport for 2019.

 

The switch back to his old team proved to be a perfect move with Fullwood dominating the 2019 Dunlop Super2 season to win six races, place second five times and comfortably win the title by more than 400 points. 

 

Fullwood’s remarkable form in 2019 saw him rewarded with the Burson Future Star Award at the Motorsport Australia Northern Territory State Awards, although he admitted in a Motorsport Australia video interview with Greg Rust that while it was nice to be recognised, it wasn’t why he got into racing.

 

“You don’t embark on a journey like this to stand up on a stage and collect an award, but it is really nice to be acknowledged for your efforts,” Fullwood told Rust.

 

“Coming from the Northern Territory and my hometown in Darwin, it’s pretty tough to make a name in motorsport from up there.

 

“We are a little bit isolated and to have any chance in the competition, you have to fly down south. As a youngster, Melbourne was where it was at, and it was a tough journey.”

 

Despite being rewarded for his efforts, his desire to secure a drive in the main game had eluded him and with all his energy devoted to a brilliant season in 2019, his 2020 wasn’t certain until just prior to the new season.

 

Fortunately, the well-known deal with Walkinshaw Andretti United came just weeks before the start of the 2020 Supercars season and Fullwood was offered the lifeline he had dreamt about since his teenage years.

 

“Had the last minute deal with Walkinshaw Andretti United not happened, I don’t know what I would have been doing after winning the 2019 Dunlop Super2 Series,” Fullwood said.

 

“Fortunately, I put in some good performances in the Pirtek Enduro Cup and that’s what really got us out there. Yes, I have now made it to the main game, but I have to stay here, which is the hard part.

 

“If the COVID-19 situation happened last year, I might not have been in motorsport now.  I didn’t really have a backup plan because ever since I was 15-year-old, I had been flat out in going for a Supercars seat.”

 

Watch Fullwood’s full interview with Rust on the video below.