1960 – 2020 TOP 60 DRIVERS
V8X Supercar Magazine|Winter 2020 Issue 117
Who are the greatest drivers in the 60-year history of the Australian Touring Car Championship/Supercars? We rank the top 60 with an emphasis on best championship finishes, race-winning percentage and competitive longevity. Only drivers with top 10 championship finishes were considered, to emphasise championship performances over part-time or endurance campaigns. Also, results from the Bathurst 1000 and other endurance events were only factored in when they were part of the championship.
1960 – 2020 TOP 60 DRIVERS

60. BARRY SETON

ACTIVE YEARS: 1964–1978
TEAMS: Barry Seton (1964–1978)
CHAMPIONSHIP BEST: 3rd (1976)
WINNING PERCENTAGE: 0%

Barry ‘Bo’ Seton is one of a number of drivers who are better known for their results in the Bathurst 500/1000 than the Australian Touring Car Championship. While he never won a race in the championship, his class performances in Ford Escorts and Capris netted him third outright in the championship in 1976, one of four top 10 championship finishes.

59. LAWRIE NELSON

ACTIVE YEARS: 1970–1990
TEAMS: Lawrie Nelson (1970–1990)
CHAMPIONSHIP BEST: 4th (1977)
WINNING PERCENTAGE: 1.49%

Lawrie Nelson raced in the championship for a 20-year period. He scored podium places as an outright contender with a Chrysler Valiant Charger in 1973 before switching classes to race Ford Capris in Group C and then Mustangs in Group A. It was in a Capri that Nelson finished fourth outright in the championship in 1977 and won a class race in 1979.

58. BOB HOLDEN

ACTIVE YEARS: 1961–1993
TEAMS: Bob Holden (1961–1962, 1970, 1973), BMC Australia (1966), Allan Hogan (1972), Byran Byrt Ford (1974), Bob Holden Motors (1975–1993)
CHAMPIONSHIP BEST: 2nd (1982)
WINNING PERCENTAGE: 0%

Bob Holden is one of the great stalwarts of the championship, in a career that lasted from the second single-race decider in 1961 to the start of the V8 era in 1993. Holden mostly raced in the lower classes, driving Ford Escorts and Toyota Sprinters in his own entry, with the quirks of the points system netting him second place in the championship in 1982.

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