Nathan Pretty

Nathan Pretty(born 7 July 1973) is anAustralianracecar driver.

Nathan Pretty
Pretty in 2009
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1973-07-07)7 July 1973 Albury,New South Wales
Related to	Nicole Pretty (sister)
V8 Utescareer
Debut season	2011
Car number	56
Starts	39
Wins	2
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	6th in 2011
Previous series
1998–2011 1999 2003–2004 2006 2015	AUSCAR V8 Supercar Future Touring Nations Cup Development V8 Supercar Stadium Super Trucks
Championship titles
2002	Bathurst 24 Hour

Career

He first rose to prominence racingAUSCARSuperspeedway sedans (aHolden Commodore), becoming rookie of the year in his initial season in 1994. His family based race team built a V8 Supercar Commodore in 1998 racing with his sister Nicole at the1998 FAI 1000.After racing as a privateer Pretty increasing gained more prestigious drives with other V8 Supercar teams and was a favourite of the factory supported teams,Holden Racing TeamandK-mart Racing Team.

Pretty was part of theGarry Rogers Motorsportteam that won the2002 Bathurst 24 Hourdriving alongside regular GRM driverGarth Tander,Steven RichardsandCameron McConvilledriving the controversial #427,7.0 litreHolden Monaro 427C.Out of that win Pretty gained a full-time drive in 2003 in the 24 Hour winning Monaro in theAustralian Nations Cup Championship.Pretty finished 3rd in the2003 Australian Nations Cup Championshipwhich included round wins atSymmons Plains RacewayinTasmaniaand a surprise win at the tightWinton Motor Racewayin ruralVictoria.In the 2003 championship he was joined as a teammate by legendary racerPeter Brockwho was making a full-time comeback to racing after having initially retired at the end of 1997. Following the championship, Pretty and his 2002 co-drivers went on to finish 2nd in the2003 Bathurst 24 Hourrace, finishing less than a second behind their teammates Brock,Greg Murphy,Jason BrightandTodd Kellyin the second team Monaro.

Brock formed his own team to run Monaro's for himself and his son James in the2004 Australian Nations Cup Championshipwhile Pretty remained with Garry Rogers, running the original Bathurst 24 Hour Monaro. Pretty would finish the 2004 championship as runner up to theV12Lamborghini Diablo GTRof defending series championPaul Stokell.Along the way Pretty would set the class lap record at theSandown Raceway.This would be the final year of the Nations Cup Championship as series owner Ross Palmer would be forced to closeProcar Australia.This also forced the cancellation of theBathurst 24 Hourrace.

After spending 2005 largely on the sidelines, Pretty raced for Robert Smith's team in the2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.Kelly spent three years atPerkins Engineeringracing at Bathurst and racing the teams Commodore station wagon at theBathurst 12 Hour.Pretty returned to full-time racing in 2011 in theV8 Utesseries where he has been instantly competitive. In 2015, he raced in theStadium Super Trucksat theAdelaide 500.

Pretty occasionally goes by the non-de-plume of Randy Corners where he parodies motor racing culture and racing drivers.

Career results

Results sourced from Driver Database.

TheGarry Rogers MotorsportbuiltHolden Monaro 427Cin the livery used in2004 Australian Nations Cup Championship

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1997/98	AUSCAR	NA	Holden VR Commodore	Pretty Motorsport
1999	Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown	22nd	Holden VR Commodore	Pretty Motorsport
1999	V8 Supercars	59th	Holden VS Commodore	Pretty Motorsport
2000	V8 Supercars	29th	Holden VT Commodore	Holden Racing Team
2001	V8 Brute Muster	16th	Holden SS Ute
2001	V8 Supercars	51st	Holden VX Commodore	K-mart Racing Team
2002	V8 Supercars	39th	Holden VX Commodore	Holden Racing Team
2003	Australian Nations Cup Championship	3rd	Holden Monaro 427C	Garry Rogers Motorsport
2003	V8 Supercars	56th	Holden VX Commodore Holden VY Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport
2004	Australian Nations Cup Championship	2nd	Holden Monaro 427C	Garry Rogers Motorsport
2004	V8 Supercars	51st	Holden VY Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport
2005	V8 Supercars	41st	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing
2006	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	5th	Holden VY Commodore	Smiths Trucks Racing
2006	V8 Supercars	40th	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing
2007	V8 Supercars	32nd	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team
2008	V8 Supercars	35th	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering
2009	V8 Supercars	49th	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing
2010	V8 Utes	37th	Holden VE SS Ute	Samboy Racing Team
2010	V8 Supercars	51st	Holden VE Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
2011	V8 Supercars	55th	Holden VE Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
2012	V8 Utes	3rd	Holden VE SS Ute	Monster Energy
2013	V8 Utes	2nd	Holden VE SS Ute	Milwaukee Racing
2014	V8 Utes	6th	Holden VE SS Ute	Murphy Motorsport
2015	Stadium Super Trucks	17th	Stadium Super Truck
2015	V8 Utes	9th	Holden VE SS Ute	Murphy Automotive

Bathurst 1000

Year	Car#	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
1998	60	Pretty Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	Nicole Pretty Grant Johnson	DNF	85
1999	60	Pretty Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	Andrew Fawcet	21st	134
2000	15	Holden Racing Team	Holden VT Commodore	Todd Kelly	5th	161
2001	51	K-Mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	Rick Kelly	14th	158
2002	02	Holden Young Lions	Holden VX Commodore	Rick Kelly	4th	161
2003	33	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	Allan Simonsen	DNF	42
2004	33	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VY Commodore	Allan Simonsen	10th	160
2005	50	Paul Weel Racing	Holden VZ Commodore	Owen Kelly	6th	161
2006	50	Paul Weel Racing	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel	8th	161
2007	22	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	Glenn Seton	11th	161
2008	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	Jack Perkins	8th	161
2009	15	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	Ben Collins	20th	156
2010	30	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	Mark Noske	17th	161
2011	30	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	Warren Luff	15th	161

Bathurst 24 Hour

Nathan Pretty driving the #427Holden Monaro 427Cleading teammatePeter Brockearly in the2003 Bathurst 24 Hourrace

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2002	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander Steven Richards Cameron McConville	Holden Monaro 427C	1	532	1st	1st
2003	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander Steven Richards Cameron McConville	Holden Monaro 427C	A	527	2nd	2nd

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucksresults
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	SSTC	Pts	Ref
2015	ADE 9	ADE 5	ADE 6	STP	STP	LBH	DET	DET	DET	AUS	TOR	TOR	OCF	OCF	OCF	SRF	SRF	SRF	SRF	SYD	LVV	LVV	17th	43

External links

• http:// monsterenergy /au/en/athletes/nathan-pretty-2/