At the end of June 2024, an option lapsed that would have otherwise tied rising star Kai Allen to Dick Johnson Racing. At the time, Allen was the defending Super2 champion, and he went on to take third in the series and also raced at Sandown and Bathurst for DJR as an endurance co-driver, alongside Will Davison.
What was strange about this relationship, however, was what happened next. It was confirmed that Allen would move to join rival Ford team Grove Racing for 2025, and he did so with the vocal blessing of DJR management.
