Jason Bargwanna returns to racing in TCR Australia

Jason Bargwanna will make a return to the driver’s seat in the 2020 TCR Australia Series. The winner of the 2000 Bathurst 1000, Bargwanna will drive a Peugeot 308 prepared and run by Garry Rogers Motorsport Customer Racing. 
The deal is a two-year commitment that will include Bargwanna teaming up with his 18-year-old son Ben later in the year at the Bathurst International, a two-driver 500km TCR endurance race.
Jason Bargwanna’s career highlight was victory at the Bathurst 1000 alongside Garth Tander in 2000. He collected seven race victories in the Supercars Championship, and since retiring from full-time driving, has acted as the Driving Standards Advisor for Supercars as well as winning two New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championships.

“It is really exciting to confirm that I’m making a return to the driver’s seat, and even more exciting that it is going to happen in an emerging class like TCR,” said Bargwanna. “I’ve been involved in motor racing for a long time, and TCR has lit a fire inside me. There is so much energy and hype and genuine excitement around the category. It’s a category that makes sense and I can’t wait to get back into race mode. One of my motivations is to team-up with my son Ben for the new endurance race at Bathurst. Having the chance to race alongside your own son in the same car is rare. We’ve seen the likes of the Setons, Johnsons and the Richards families do it at Bathurst, and I feel privileged to be able to share a car at such a special track. This TCR program is a two-year commitment for us.”