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MELBOURNE - Reigning V8 Supercar champion Garth Tander has joined five-time champion Mark Skaife at the Holden Racing Team.
The path was cleared for Tander to sign with HRT after Todd Kelly made the switch to Jack Daniels Racing to drive alongside up-and-comer Shane Price.
Tander, who secured the 2007 championship with Holden's Toll-HSV Dealer Team last weekend, is expected to take the No 1 at HRT for the first time since Skaife carried the number as champion in 2002.
Tander said he was looking forward to driving with Skaife in 2008.
"Having driven with HRT at Sandown and Bathurst last year I know how professional an outfit they are," he said in a statement.
"Hopefully Mark and I can push each other to greater heights next year.
"I'll certainly miss the guys who helped me win the championship at the Dealer Team and, of course, Rick Kelly who has been so consistently strong on the track over the last two years."
- AAP
