Dale Wood will get his chance to tackle the iconic 161-lap Supercars enduro for the 13^th time in his career this October after being revealed as Rick Kelly's co-driver for the Bathurst 1000.

While it will be just the second time 37-year-old has partnered with Kelly - they ran eighth last year - Wood was one of the team's founding drivers back in 2009.

"Myself and Dale are good mates away from racing, so last year we didn't quite know how we'd work together in a racing sense, but it turned out really well, his match fitness and engineering understanding were outstanding, he was able to actually provide a lot of feedback on the setup during his practice sessions, which was a big advantage, and in a lot of those sessions he was the quickest co-driver out there," Kelly said.

For Wood, who has been in lock down in Victoria during the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing the partnership was welcomed news.

He knows the lead up to Bathurst will be different to his past campaigns - the 1000 is the only enduro on this year's Supercars calendar and the COVID situation will require a quarantine period when arriving in New South Wales.

But he's still excited.

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"For me at the moment there's no better combination than being back racing with my best mate at Bathurst, that's going to be pretty cool," he said.

"Us guys from Victoria have been sitting around for a long time now not being able to do our sport so for us we're chomping at the bit to get to Bathurst.

"It'll be different how that looks with preparation leading into the event ... we'll be spending a couple of weeks in hotel rooms. It's going to build some extra excitement leading into Bathurst because we just haven't been able to do the sport."

Wood will also have to adjust to driving a Mustang given the team has made the switch to Ford this season after previously campaigning Nissan Altimas.

But he feels his time in lock down and steering a Mustang for the first time are challenges he can overcome.

"There's a bunch of us that are pretty fortunate that we're now very experienced at Bathurst, I feel like the time out of racing won't be an issue at all," he said.

"The biggest challenge for me will just be getting to terms with the Mustang, I was comfortable in the car last year, so there will be a small adjustment to that."

The 2020 Bathurst 1000 will be held on 15-18 October.