South Australian Scott Pye to be announced as new V8 Supercar driver Adelaide driver Scott Pye. SOUTH Australia will have its third V8 Supercar driver on the grid in 2013 - former British Formula Ford champion Scott Pye. The 23-year-old, who last year drove in the second-tier Dunlop development series under the Triple Eight Racing banner, will tomorrow announce his elevation to the main category - starting at his home event, Clipsal 500. Clipsal organisers today sent out an alert on the impending debut of an unnamed South Australian to join Russell Ingall and Tim Slade in the hunt for the 2013 V8 Supercars crown. Barely 30 minutes earlier, Pye tweeted: ``Got some big news coming soon... watch this space. Pye finished second in the drivers championship in his maiden Dunlop Series last year with 1688 points. He won the closing event of the series, the Round 7 Sydney 500 at Homebush in December. Fellow South Aussie Nick Percat finished fourth in the championship with a catagory-best six race wins and two round victories. Percat was the 2011 Bathurst champion with Holden Racing Team veteran Garth Tander and adelaidenow.com understands the rising talent, contracted to Walkinshaw Racing, is close to negotiating a drive in the top category after being made to wait last year. If successful, Percat would take SA's number in V8 Supercars to four.