Bathurst champ loving Supercars 2nd chance

Granted a second chance as a Supercars full-time driver, Lee Holdsworth is determined not to waste the opportunity.

The 39-year-old will make his debut for Penrite Racing in this year's championship at the season-opening Sydney SuperNight event this weekend.

A regular on the Supercars grid for the past two decades, Holdsworth was without a full-time seat in 2021.

However just weeks after being Chaz Mostert's co-driver in the pair's Bathurst 1000 triumph last year, his deal with the two-car Ford outfit in 2022 was announced.

It's a career lifeline Holdsworth is revelling in.

"It's amazing to be back on the grid," he said.

"It was a fantastic way to finish 2021 and then had a pretty good Christmas present getting this drive.

"Not many people get a second chance but I'll certainly take it with both hands and try and run with it and see whether we can get some runs on the board."

Whether Holdsworth and the rest of the Supercars grid gets much on-track action this weekend is in the hands of the weather gods.

Rain is forecast for both Saturday and Sunday at Sydney Motorsport Park with up to 35mm predicted on Sunday.

Holdsworth, who said the uncertainty is a minor concern compared to those suffering flooding in Queensland and NSW, said wet conditions will make for unpredictable racing across the weekend.

"Three hundred kms is a long way around here in the dry, let alone the wet," he said.

"It'll be a race of survival if it rains and just need to keep it on the black stuff and try and bring it home in a decent position."

The Sydney SuperNight begins on Friday with two practice sessions before a 77-lap race under lights on Saturday evening and a second 77-lap race on Sunday afternoon.