Barry Seton (known as 'Bo') is an Australianracing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 (500-mile race, about 800 km) in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth driving a Ford Cortina GT500. He Has competed in the Bathurst 500 (and later 1000 km) 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984, and completing the race in fifteen of those. Bo Seton no longer competes at the top level, but still competes in some historic touring car races. For his last two Bathurst starts, his co-driver was his son, Glenn Seton, now also a regular touring car or V8 Supercar driver. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... The Bathurst 1000 is a 1000 km motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Ford Cortina was a medium sized car sold by Ford of Britain. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glenn Seton (May 15, 1965â) is an Australian racing driver. ... Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct automobile racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ... V8 Supercars in action V8 Supercar is the main motor racing series in Australia. ...
Although he has never won the Bathurst 1000 like his father Bo Seton did in 1965, Glenn has started from pole position in 1994 and 1996, and finished second twice.
In late 2005, Seton was sacked from Dick Johnson Racing halfway through his two year contract.
Seton was not able to find a 2006 full-time drive, so he joined Stone Brothers Racing for the two V8 Supercar Endurance races, including the Bathurst 1000.