Jason Bargwanna by Phillip Whelan

Always seems to be happy and with a smile on his face. Despite his out going nature he takes on motor racing with fierce determination.

Early days saw Jason racing mini-bikes and all sorts of open-wheelers.

His entry to V8 Supercars started in 1997 when he joined the Holden Young Lions program. The highlights for Jason in 1997 was claiming provisional pole position at Bathurst, unfortunately two days later in the warm-up for the race he smashed head on into a wall at "Forest's Elbow". That ended H.Y.L. race day and his career with the Holden team.

Garry Rogers however took Jason on in 1998 and was reward by some fine performances. His best effort was a debut win in the Valvoline Commodore at Calder Park. That year he also finished with a third place at Bathurst with legend Jim Richards.

Jason Bargwanna and Garth Tander won the 2000 FAI 1000 at Bathurst, in terrible weather conditions, proving to be a strong driving pair.

Career Highlights

2004

- 5th place Bathurst 1000

2000

- 1st Bathurst 1000 Classic
- 2nd Adelaide 500
- 2nd Queensland 500

1999

- 2nd Queensland 500
- Pole Position at Winton Round

1998

- 3rd Bathurst 1000 Classic

1997

- 2nd Australian Drivers Championship.

1996

- 2nd Australian Formula Ford Championship.

1994

- 5th Bathurst 12 Hours

1992

- 1st in class Bathurst 1000.

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