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Cooper Murray earns first PremiAir podium at Sandown
Cooper Murray finished third at Sandown, earning the first podium of his career and PremiAir Racing’s first podium since January.
Murray joined PremiAir from Erebus Motorsport and made his debut with the team at the Gold Coast 500.
He has reached three Shootouts in two rounds with PremiAir, showing early promise alongside the podium result.
Team principal Roland Dane has identified Murray as his choice to partner rookie Jayden Ojeda in 2027.
Dane previously led Triple Eight, and Murray said PremiAir uses similar processes and that he feels at home there.
Murray says he is looking forward to the rest of this year and next, while the team will aim to build on its Sandown result.
Cooper Murray finished third at Sandown on Sunday, earning his first career podium and PremiAir Racing’s first podium since Roland Dane became team principal.
The result came two rounds into Murray’s time with PremiAir, after he joined the team at the Gold Coast 500.
Murray made three Shootouts across those two rounds.
He said he had gelled with the team straight away and that the car had performed strongly at Sandown.
Murray said PremiAir uses processes similar to those Dane implemented at Triple Eight.
- Who
- Cooper Murray, driving for PremiAir Racing.
- What
- He finished third at Sandown, earning his first career podium and the team’s first podium under Roland Dane.
- When
- Sunday; the article was published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Sandown.
- Why
- Not stated
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Roland Dane became PremiAir’s team principal.
Murray raced as a wildcard for Triple Eight.
Murray began racing with PremiAir.
Murray had made three Shootouts and scored his first career podium at Sandown.
- Sandown result
- Third place for Cooper Murray
- Team milestone
- PremiAir’s first podium since Roland Dane became team principal
- Murray’s Shootouts
- Three across two rounds with PremiAir
- Next season pairing
- Dane identified Murray as PremiAir’s pick to partner incumbent rookie Jayden Ojeda in 2027
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What people are saying
It’s obviously very cool to get the first podium. The monkey’s off the back; it’s the hardest one
To do it with PremiAir Racing only two rounds in is pretty cool as well. I’ve gelled with the team straight away.
I’m feeling really at home, really enjoying going racing and really looking forward to the rest of this year and then into next year.