The team were seeking a placement for Earl Bamber and they didn't waste any time, moving quickly to bring Campbell on board.

Bamber confirmed that he wouldn't be able to attend this year's Bathurst 1000 due to scheduling conflicts.

Campbell will look to make Heimgartner's final start with Kelly Grove Racing one to remember, with the regular series driver moving on from the #7 Ned Whisky Mustang at the end of this season.

This will be the third start in the Bathurst 1000 for former Carrera Cup series champion Campbell at Mount Panorama.

He is also no stranger to working with the Braeside team.

Campbell made his Bathurst debut alongside Todd Kelly in 2016.

The following year Campbell earned a coveted co-drive alongside Shane van Gisbergen at Triple Eight Race Engineering.

If not for a late series of offs for van Gisbergen, Campbell may well have won the Great Race at his second attempt.

He would later be able to put some of that disappointment behind him, scoring a Gold Coast podium with van Gisbergen.

Campbell has also won the Bathurst 12 Hour twice in class, and won overall with Earl Bamber Motorsport in 2019.

He has also won the 24 Hours of Dubai and the 24 Hours of Le Man in GTE Am Class in 2018.

Team co-owner Stephen Grove was delighted to lock in Campbell, who will join Kelly Grove Racing in Sydney in mid-November.

"Once it was confirmed Earl couldn't make the event due to the conflict in his racing schedule, it was vital that we found somebody of a very high calibre to replace Earl, and we know we have that in Matt Campbell," Grove explained.

"We're all very excited to have him come back and race with us at the Bathurst 1000."

Campbell will make his third Great Race start on December 5.

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