Ross and Jim Stone, two New Zealand-born brothers, were the team manager and chief engineer of SBR respectively. Ross won the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship twice in the 1970s. In
1986 the Stones engineered a
Holden VK Commodore for
Graeme Crosby and in
1987 they engineered the
Nissan Skyline DR30s of Team Nissan New Zealand for Kent Baigent and Graham Bowkett. In
1988/
89 Ross engineered Andrew Miedecke's
Ford Sierra RS500, and in
1990/
91 a Sierra for Kevin Waldock's
Playscape Racing. During the same era, Jim worked for
Tony Longhurst Racing. Both were reunited at
Dick Johnson Racing in 1992 running Sierras and later Falcons overseeing victory in
1994 at the
Sandown 500 and
Bathurst 1000 endurance races. They also masterminded
John Bowe's 1995 series and
Sandown 500 wins. The Stone Brothers Racing team was originally formed as
Alan Jones Racing in 1996, with Ross and Jim each holding a one-third ownership stake along with the team's lead driver, 1980 Formula One World Champion,
Alan Jones. Racing initially under the
Pack Leader Racing identity with Paul Romano as No. 2 driver, the team had several title sponsors in 1997 before the Stone brothers bought out Jones' stake at the end of the year. Now a single car team under the name Stone Brothers Racing, the team signed
1997 Bathurst 1000 co-driver
Jason Bright to drive a
Pirtek sponsored
Ford EL Falcon for the
1998 season. The team also ran a customer car for
Larkham Motor Sport with
Mark Larkham, essentially a full team-mate to Bright. Bright and Larkham had a mixed year, with the highlight being a win in the
Bathurst 1000 with co-driver
Steven Richards, which was almost a team 1–2 result as the team displayed excellent strategy and teamwork during the day, only a battery problem slowing the car of Larkham and
Brad Jones who still managed to finish fourth. The team continued to show promise in
1999, with Bright scoring three poles, and three podiums including a win at the
Hidden Valley Raceway round. Bright left the team to pursue opportunities in the United States and Larkham Motor Sport went out on its own. The team expanded to a two-car operation for
2000, with
Craig Baird taking over the Pirtek car, and
Tony Longhurst the new
Caltex sponsored entry. In a lean year, the team's best finish was a third for Baird at the opening
Phillip Island round, although Longhurst and co-driver
David Besnard lead the
Queensland 500 for a period and late in the
Bathurst 1000 until tangling with another car. SBR then opted for some young talent for
2001, with
Marcos Ambrose and
David Besnard taking over the driving duties in the Pirtek and Caltex Falcons respectively. Ambrose won a round, took two podiums, and impressed with his qualifying speed. Besnard had a mixed year, taking one podium. Both drivers remained with the team for the 2002 season, and took two round wins between them; a
Queensland 500 victory for Besnard and
Simon Wills, and a dominant win at the final round at
Sandown for Ambrose. In
2003, Ambrose continued to drive the Pirtek sponsored Falcon, with
Russell Ingall recruited to drive the Caltex car. SBR was the dominant force, with Ambrose winning the championship and Ingall finishing seventh. Between them they won eight of thirteen rounds (6 to Ambrose, 2 for Ingall). Ambrose took 5 pole positions. Meanwhile,
Mark Winterbottom won the
Development Series in a SBR
Ford AU Falcon. This dominance continued in
2004, with Ambrose winning a second championship and Ingall finishing 2nd overall. The team recorded 6 round wins – 5 to Ambrose and 1 to Ingall. Among these round victories was a
Sandown 500 victory for Ambrose and
Greg Ritter, with Ingall and Cameron McLean finishing second. In
2005, Ingall won the championship through consistency and strategy, rather than outright speed and wins were crucial with Ingall only recording one round win. Ambrose had led the championship until he was involved in an incident in the
Bathurst 1000 with
Greg Murphy. He went on to finish third behind Ingall and
Craig Lowndes. Ambrose took victories in the first and last rounds of the year. In
2006, Ambrose left
V8 Supercars to pursue a career in
NASCAR, and Pirtek withdrew its sponsorship. Former F1 Test Driver
James Courtney was signed to drive the No. 4 car, now sponsored by
Jeld-Wen. Ingall continued in the Caltex entry, but could not defend his title – eventually finishing a disappointing eighth. Courtney improved throughout the season to finish 11th, and won Rookie of the Year. The highlight of the year was the team's performance at the
Bathurst 1000, with Courtney and
Glenn Seton third, and Ingall and
Luke Youlden coming in fourth. Ingall and Courtney continued driving for SBR in 2007, which proved to be an inconsistent season. Courtney scored round podiums in
Adelaide,
Bathurst and
Bahrain, and a pole position in Adelaide; while Ingall managed a podium on the
Gold Coast. From the
Oran Park round, SBR also entered a customer car for
Team Kiwi Racing with
Shane van Gisbergen driving. In
2008,
Russell Ingall and
Caltex both left the team, being replaced by Shane van Gisbergen and SP Tools. Courtney broke through for his first race win in the series at the team's test track,
Queensland Raceway and with David Besnard finished third at the
Bathurst 1000. In
2009, Courtney and Jeld-Wen were replaced by
Alex Davison and Irwin Tools. The team also ran a customer car for
Britek Motorsport with
Jason Bright driving. In
2010,
James Rosenberg Racing replaced Britek Motorsport with
Tim Slade driving. In
2011, the driver line-up remained. In
2012,
Lee Holdsworth replaced Alex Davison. After selling the team to
Erebus Motorsport at the end of 2012, Ross stayed on as team manager until the end of 2014, while Jim is running
Matt Stone Racing in the
Development Series with his son. Ross has since begun his own team,
Ross Stone Racing running an
Aston Martin in GT racing for
Andrew Miedecke. ==Supercars results==