Just two rounds away from the end of his full-time racing career, Mark Skaife will reach an💝other milestone in his career this weekend as the V8 Supercar Championship heads to Symmons Plains.

Skaife will make his 213th Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar Championship start in the Falken Ta♉smania Challenge, passing Holden legend Peter Brock to mo🐭ve into second position on the all-time list behind John Bowe.

The 41-year-old has al💝ready edged past Dick Johnson and Glenn Seton on the list this year but said p🌱assing Brock would take on additional significance with the death in 2006 of his former HRT team-mate and good friend.

"It's certainly humbling any time you can surpass a record of Peter's but, like when we beat his record for the most wins last year, it will be disappointing that we can't share the moment with Peter - that's one of the things that will make this event a little more emotional," he said. "I'm certainly proud to have been able to have contested so many events, but the amount has never been a priority. That's always been how many we could win and I'𒁃m🍌 humbled by how that's worked out for me, it's been fantastic."

Skaife's team-mate, Garth Tander, meanwhile said he was 💮no longer solely focused on the championship 🎐picture after a tough time in Bahrain where he dropped 292 points behind leader Jamie Whincup.

However, the two-time winner of the Tℱasmanian round vowed to leave nothing in the garage when 🎐he hit the track at Symmons Plains this weekend.

"As far as the championship goes we're just focusing on each race as they come," he said. "We're basically a round behind with two rounds to go, so rather than go there thinking about the champi𝓰onship, we'll just try to f🎶inish the year off strong. If we do a good job we potentially claw back some points, but Jamie's got it all to lose and we've got it all to gain."