Brad Jones Racing head to Townsville for round six of Supercars Championship

Percat is currently seventh with only six events remaining, but with the New Zealand round at risk due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, it could be just five left to make up the 237 points to Cam Waters in fifth place.

"We had a pretty rough start to the year and a lot of those things were out of our control, so we need to be able to make every post a winner from here on. It's very important that we don't have any dramas." Jones said.

The championship heads to Townsville this weekend for the sixth round of another COVID-interrupted season.

Races were held at Sandown in March, in place of the original date of the Australian Grand Prix, and May's Winton round was postponed and is now in limbo, but the smart money is on it being held to replace the New Zealand event in early November.

There is a strong possibility that the teams will stay on in Townsville and race there again next weekend.

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Given the BJR cars are usually well-suited to the street circuit that cuts through mid-town Townsville, Jones would relish the opportunity to race there on consecutive weekends.

"Last year we were on the front row of the grid and the cars were fast there for sure. Things change over the course of 12 months so I'm not going back there thinking that it's going to be easy, it's always tough - that's what motorsport's about - people are often at the front one year and at the back the next," he said.

"We're taking nothing for granted, our targets are the same as they always are and that is to qualify and race inside the top ten."

Percat has signed on for another multi-year contract with the Albury squad which will take him beyond 2023.

With the category moving to a new set of rules and specifications for the cars from mid-next year, Jones said having Percat stay with the team was vital.

"The rest of the group are quite young. So certainly, having someone experienced that we can work through with the engineering group that's been there and done that. Everyone needs a team leader," Jones said.

"The things that I like about Nick are his values, his ability to self-assess. He's competitive. We're in a very competitive business and he's got three guys in the team that are trying to beat him."

Despite Percat have opportunities elsewhere along pit lane, Jones said Percat was keen to re-sign.

"Nick and I started discussing this in March and wanted to get it done quickly. I think he's a great fit for the team," Jones said.

"He's more than just a driver within BJR, he's part of the family. We did a deal really on the spot to be honest.

"We have a great understanding. We both do exactly what we say we're going to do. It works great."

The cars hit the track on Friday morning for the first practice session and will have 88-lap races on Saturday and Sunday.

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