Zach Bates

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Zachary Richard Bates (born 8 April 2004) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Supercars Championship for Matt Stone Racing. He is the son of former rally driver and V8 Supercars regular Rick, Bates was runner-up in the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series and the 2024 Super2 Series champion. Zach is the nephew of four-time Australian Rally Champion Neal Bates. He is also the cousin of three-time Australian Rally Champion Harry Bates, and cousin of Lewis Bates, also an Australian Rally Champion. Bates made his debut in the 2025 Supercars Championship in wildcard entries for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He raced the full 2026 Supercars Championship season for Matt Stone Racing. He qualified in pole position for the 2026 Bathurst 1000 and finished third with codriver Aaron Seton.

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