Team 18 unveils Cub Cadet colours for Ipswich, Gold Coast and Sandown

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Team 18 has revealed a new look for Anton De Pasquale’s #18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, with Cub Cadet stepping up as naming rights partner for the Ipswich Super440, Gold Coast 500 and Sandown 500.

The fresh livery marks a collaboration with DEWALT, also part of the Stanley Black & Decker family of brands, and sees Cub Cadet take the spotlight for three of the next five rounds. DEWALT will continue as naming rights partner at the endurance events at The Bend and Bathurst, and for the season finale in Adelaide.

While the design retains the familiar DEWALT scheme, the base colour has been adapted to reflect Cub Cadet’s yellow, replicating their range of lawn mowers. DEWALT remains prominently featured on the roof and rear quarter panel.

Cub Cadet is supported by a passionate dealer-base of over 230 local, metropolitan and regional outdoor power equipment retailers across Australia, many of whom also have an engaged interest in the Supercars Championship.

This is the second time Cub Cadet has took on naming rights after featuring last season at Tasmania, Sandown and the Gold Coast. The launch of the new livery coincides with Cub Cadet’s rollout of its 2025 spring range of outdoor equipment.

The 2025 Cub Cadet Racing livery was designed by Nick Moss and brought to life using PPG paint and vinyl from Graphic Art Mart, with application by Team 18’s Team Manager and in-house Sign Writer, Mitch Croke.

De Pasquale currently sits seventh in the Supercars Championship standings, having claimed back-to-back podiums at Darwin and Townsville. He will debut the Cub Cadet colours at Queensland Raceway for the Ipswich Super440 on 8-10 August.

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Anton De Pasquale – Driver, #18 Cub Cadet Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

“The Cub Cadet Chevy looks fantastic. It’s a clean, simple design, very similar to our DEWALT livery but the yellow really pops and gives it a fresh identity. It looks just like one of their mowers, though I’m hoping I won’t have to test its grass-cutting abilities!

“It’s great to show off another Stanley Black & Decker brand onto the car. We’ve had a strong relationship with them over the last ten years, so it’s cool to see Cub Cadet join the program after the success of last year’s campaign.

“I’m looking forward to getting back to Queensland Raceway. We haven’t raced there in a while, but I’ve done a lot of laps there in testing. We’re working hard at the workshop to roll out strong and lock ourselves into a solid position ahead of the enduros.”

Charlie Schwerkolt – Team Owner, Team 18

“It’s fantastic to have Cub Cadet back on board as naming rights partner for three huge events at Ipswich, the Gold Coast and Sandown. As we head into spring, it’s the perfect time to showcase their leading range of outdoor equipment when people are getting back into their gardens.

“The Cub Cadet Chevy looks sensational, hopefully it stays on the black stuff and doesn’t cut any actual grass!

“We’ve built an incredible partnership with Stanley Black & Decker over the past ten seasons, and we’re proud to continue that relationship by bringing Cub Cadet to the forefront. We’re working hard behind the scenes and aiming to deliver some great results for them.”

Matt Francis  – Partnerships & Activation manager, Stanley Black & Decker

“It’s that time of year where we get to show off another of our fantastic brands. Coming into the spring season, it’s a great opportunity to showcase the Cub Cadet brand and provide some great deals to our distributers and customers.

“Cub Cadet has enjoyed the visibility on the car over the past two years now, but it is also great to partner with Anton all throughout the year with branding on his helmet this year.”