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Seton was not able to find a 2006 full-time drive, so he joined [[Stone Brothers Racing]] for the two V8 Supercar endurance races with [[James Courtney]]. Brake issues hampered the #4 SBR Falcon at Sandown where it finished ninth. At Bathurst they finished third. Seton moved from Ford and joined his childhood friend and old Nissan Skyline team mate [[Mark Skaife]] and for the first time in Seton's career, to drive in a [[Holden Commodore VE]] with the [[Holden Racing Team]] as an endurance driver for 2007. He finished 13th in the Sandown 500 with [[Tony Longhurst]] and 11th in the [[2007 Bathurst 1000|Bathurst 1000]] with [[Nathan Pretty]]. Seton again joined the Holden Racing Team in 2008, driving the #2 car with [[Craig Baird]]. The pair came 14th at the [[2008 L&H 500|Phillip Island 500]] and were running strongly at the [[2008 Bathurst 1000|Bathurst 1000]] until a late race clash with Warren Luff put them out of the race. He made his final Bathurst appearance with [[Jason Bargwanna]] in [[2010 Bathurst 1000|2010]]. |
Seton was not able to find a 2006 full-time drive, so he joined [[Stone Brothers Racing]] for the two V8 Supercar endurance races with [[James Courtney]]. Brake issues hampered the #4 SBR Falcon at Sandown where it finished ninth. At Bathurst they finished third. Seton moved from Ford and joined his childhood friend and old Nissan Skyline team mate [[Mark Skaife]] and for the first time in Seton's career, to drive in a [[Holden Commodore VE]] with the [[Holden Racing Team]] as an endurance driver for 2007. He finished 13th in the Sandown 500 with [[Tony Longhurst]] and 11th in the [[2007 Bathurst 1000|Bathurst 1000]] with [[Nathan Pretty]]. Seton again joined the Holden Racing Team in 2008, driving the #2 car with [[Craig Baird]]. The pair came 14th at the [[2008 L&H 500|Phillip Island 500]] and were running strongly at the [[2008 Bathurst 1000|Bathurst 1000]] until a late race clash with Warren Luff put them out of the race. He made his final Bathurst appearance with [[Jason Bargwanna]] in [[2010 Bathurst 1000|2010]]. |
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Seton is currently involved in the Australian Speedway scene and has travelled to the US with 2007/08 and 2009/10 [[Australian Super Sedan Championship|Australian Super Sedan Champion]], [[Jamie McHugh]]<ref>{{Cite web |
Seton is currently involved in the Australian Speedway scene and has travelled to the US with 2007/08 and 2009/10 [[Australian Super Sedan Championship|Australian Super Sedan Champion]], [[Jamie McHugh]]<ref>{{Cite web| last =McHugh Motorsport Media Release| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Australian Champ Taking on America| work =| publisher =Speedway Sedans Australia| date =| url =http://www.supersedan.com.au/newsrelease02082010.asp| format =| doi =| accessdate =20 August 2011| deadurl =yes| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110219182201/http://supersedan.com.au/newsrelease02082010.asp| archivedate =19 February 2011| df =dmy-all}}</ref> |
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In 2013 Seton won the [[2013 Great Southern 4 Hour]], sharing a [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10]] with Bob Pearson. |
In 2013 Seton won the [[2013 Great Southern 4 Hour]], sharing a [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10]] with Bob Pearson. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=31372176 Seton joining Holden] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070218073050/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=31372176 Seton joining Holden] |
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* [http://www.bathurstafterdark.com/cgi-bin/GM/archives/00000015.shtml Bathurst stats] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050414234344/http://www.bathurstafterdark.com/cgi-bin/GM/archives/00000015.shtml Bathurst stats] |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 06:20, 6 January 2018
Glenn Seton | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 5 May 1965 |
Supercars Championship career | |
Championships | 2 (1993 & 1997) |
Races | 209 |
Wins | 17 |
Podiums | 54 |
Pole positions | 9 |
2011 position | 61st (113 pts) |
Glenn Seton (born 5 May 1965) is an Australian
Seton, father of Courtney and Aaron Seton and husband to Jayne Seton, retired from full-time racing after the
Career
He raced for his father's team, in 1983 driving a Ford Capri, then Nissan Motorsport from the 1984 Australian Endurance Championship until his last year with the team in 1988, driving first in a Nissan Pulsar EXA in the 1984 Castrol 500 at Sandown in Melbourne, and then at the 1984 James Hardie 1000, both times alongside Christine Gibson, the wife of his future boss Fred Gibson. His best year with Nissan came in 1987 driving the Nissan Skyline RS DR30 when he would finish second behind Jim Richards in the ATCC. Teamed with John Bowe, Seton would then finish second in the 1987 James Hardie 1000 which that year was part of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship.
1988 would be a frustrating year for Seton. Nissan introduced the new
Following this, Seton and his father Bo left the Nissan team at the end of 1988 to set up
At the end of 2002, Seton sold the team to
Seton was not able to find a 2006 full-time drive, so he joined
Seton is currently involved in the Australian Speedway scene and has travelled to the US with 2007/08 and 2009/10 Australian Super Sedan Champion, Jamie McHugh[1]
In 2013 Seton won the
When Glenn Seton was growing up, his motor racing idol was a former team mate of his father's, Allan Moffat.
Career results
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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1984 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 13th | Ford Capri Mk.III | Barry Seton |
1986 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 10th | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
|
Peter Jackson Nissan Racing |
Australian Endurance Championship | 12th | |||
South Pacific Touring Car Championship | 8th | |||
1987 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 2nd | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing |
1988 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 14th | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R
|
Peter Jackson Nissan Racing |
Australian Drivers' Championship | 14th | Ralt RT4 Nissan | Dave Thompson
| |
1989 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 7th | Ford Sierra RS500
|
Peter Jackson Racing |
1990 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 7th | Ford Sierra RS500 | Peter Jackson Racing |
Australian Endurance Championship | 1st | |||
1991 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Ford Sierra RS500 | Peter Jackson Racing |
1992 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 5th | Ford Sierra RS500 | Peter Jackson Racing |
1993 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 1st | Ford EB Falcon
|
Peter Jackson Racing |
1994 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 2nd | Ford EB Falcon | Peter Jackson Racing |
1995 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 2nd | Ford EF Falcon
|
Peter Jackson Racing |
1996 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 3rd | Ford EF Falcon | Ford Credit Racing |
1997 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 1st | Ford EL Falcon
|
Ford Credit Racing |
1998 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 6th | Ford EL Falcon | Ford Credit Racing |
1999 | Shell Championship Series | 4th | Ford AU Falcon
|
Ford Tickford Racing |
2000 | Shell Championship Series | 5th | Ford AU Falcon | Ford Tickford Racing |
2001 | Shell Championship Series | 16th | Ford AU Falcon | Ford Tickford Racing |
2002 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 24th | Ford AU Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
2003 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 15th | Ford AU Falcon Ford BA Falcon
|
Ford Performance Racing
|
2004 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 15th | Ford BA Falcon | Ford Performance Racing |
2005 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 15th | Ford BA Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing
|
2006 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 35th | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing |
2007 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 38th | Holden VE Commodore
|
Holden Racing Team
|
2008 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 52nd | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
2010 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 61st | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing |
Australian Mini Challenge | 6th | Mini John Cooper Works Challenge
|
Pizza Capers | |
2011 | Touring Car Masters (Class C) | 11th | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop
|
Speed FX Racing |
2012 | Australian Touring Car Masters Series (Class A) | 27th | Ford XY Falcon GTHO
|
Falcon Fire Protection |
2013 | Australian Production Car Championship | 5th | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | Pro-Duct Racing |
Touring Car Masters
|
26th | Ford XY Falcon GT | Falcon Fire Protection | |
2015 | Touring Car Masters (Pro Masters Class) | 7th | Ford Mustang | Thunder Road Racing Australia |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
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1987
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Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
|
MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL
|
BAT ovr:2 cls:2 |
CLD ovr:5 cls:2 |
WEL Ret |
FJI | NC | 0 |
† Not eligible for series points
Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DC | Points |
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1988 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R
|
BAT Ret |
WEL | PUK | FJI | NC | 0 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Car # | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1983 | 55 | Barry Seton | Barry Seton | Ford Capri Mk.III | B | 134 | DNF | DNF |
1984 | 16 | Nissan Motor Co. | Christine Gibson | Nissan Pulsar EXA | Group C | 76 | DNF | DNF |
1986 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | George Fury | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
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B | 114 | DNF | DNF |
1987 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | John Bowe | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
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1 | 157 | 2nd | 2nd |
1988 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Anders Olofsson | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R
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A | 0 | DNF | DNF |
1989 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | John Goss Tony Noske |
Ford Sierra RS500
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A | 140 | 20th | 17th |
35 | Tony Noske Alain Ferté |
Ford Sierra RS500
|
A | 92 | DNF | DNF | ||
1990 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Drew Price | Ford Sierra RS500
|
1 | 77 | DNF | DNF |
1991 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra RS500
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1 | 146 | 9th | 8th |
1992 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon
|
A | 84 | DNF | DNF |
1993 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon
|
A | 147 | DNF | DNF |
1994 | 1 | Peter Jackson Racing | Paul Radisich | Ford EB Falcon
|
A | 82 | DNF | DNF |
1995 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | David Parsons
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Ford EF Falcon
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152 | DNF | DNF | |
1996 | 30 | Ford Credit Racing | David Parsons
|
Ford EF Falcon
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152 | 15th | 15th | |
1997 | 1 | Ford Credit Racing | David Parsons
|
Ford EL Falcon
|
L1 | 121 | DNF | DNF |
1998 | 5 | Ford Credit Racing | Neil Crompton | Ford EL Falcon
|
OC | 160 | 5th | 5th |
1999 | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | Neil Crompton | Ford AU Falcon
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161 | 5th | 5th | |
2000 | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | Neil Crompton | Ford AU Falcon
|
158 | 13th | 13th | |
2001 | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | Steven Richards | Ford AU Falcon
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161 | 9th | 9th | |
2002 | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | David Besnard Owen Kelly |
Ford AU Falcon
|
102 | DNF | DNF | |
2003 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing
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Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon
|
161 | 2nd | 2nd | |
2004 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing
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Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon
|
161 | 2nd | 2nd | |
2005 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Dean Canto | Ford BA Falcon
|
158 | 9th | 9th | |
2006 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | James Courtney | Ford BA Falcon
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161 | 3rd | 3rd | |
2007 | 22 | Holden Racing Team
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Nathan Pretty | Holden VE Commodore
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161 | 11th | 11th | |
2008 | 2 | Holden Racing Team
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Craig Baird | Holden VE Commodore
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146 | DNF | DNF | |
2010 | 11 | Kelly Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore
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132 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Sandown 500 results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1986 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | George Fury | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
|
B | 129 | 1st | 1st |
1987 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | John Bowe | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
|
B | 86 | DNF | DNF |
1988
|
Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Anders Olofsson | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R
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A | 1 | DNF | DNF |
1989 | Peter Jackson Racing | John Goss | Ford Sierra RS500
|
A | 159 | 4th | 4th |
1990 | Peter Jackson Racing | George Fury | Ford Sierra RS500
|
Div.1 | 161 | 1st | 1st |
1991
|
Peter Jackson Racing | Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra RS500
|
A | 146 | DNF | DNF |
1992 | Peter Jackson Racing | Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon
|
3A | 18 | DNF | DNF |
1993 | Peter Jackson Racing | Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon
|
V8 | 124 | DNF | DNF |
1994 | Peter Jackson Racing | Paul Radisich | Ford EB Falcon
|
V8 | 158 | 9th | 9th |
1995 | Peter Jackson Racing | Allan Grice | Ford EF Falcon
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161 | 2nd | 2nd | |
1996 | Ford Credit Racing | David Parsons
|
Ford EF Falcon
|
161 | 2nd | 2nd | |
1997 | Ford Credit Racing | David Parsons
|
Ford EL Falcon
|
150 | 11th | 11th | |
1998 | Ford Credit Racing | Neil Crompton | Ford EL Falcon
|
OC | 145 | 4th | 4th |
2003 | Ford Performance Racing
|
Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon
|
139 | 16th | 16th | |
2004 | Ford Performance Racing
|
Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon
|
152 | 18th | 18th | |
2005 | Dick Johnson Racing | Dean Canto | Ford BA Falcon
|
159 | 12th | 12th | |
2006 | Stone Brothers Racing | James Courtney | Ford BA Falcon
|
160 | 9th | 9th | |
2007 | Holden Racing Team
|
Tony Longhurst | Holden VE Commodore
|
160 | 13th | 13th |
External links
References
- ^ McHugh Motorsport Media Release. "Australian Champ Taking on America". Speedway Sedans Australia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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