Glenn Seton will team up with Jason Bargwanna to form an experienced driver combination in the #11 Rock Holden Commodore at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 this October.

Seton and Bargwanna have a combined total of 39 Bathurst 1000 starts, equal with the Car #888 pairing of Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife as the most experienced pairing in the 2010 edition of 'The Great Race'.

Seton will join Bargwanna in the #11 Rock Holden Commodore entry for the L&H 500 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on September 10-12 and the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 on October 7-10.

Seton was announced as a part of Kelly Racing's endurance driver line-up in May as the two-time Australian Touring Car Champion chases an elusive first Bathurst 1000 victory.

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Rock Racing driver Jason Bargwanna has scored his second top 10 finish of the season in the final race of the Sucrogen Townsville 400 in far north Queensland today.

Bargwanna finally got to turn his strong pace in Townsville this weekend into a good result with 10th place after bad luck cost him early in yesterday's race.

Stratco Racing driver Tony Ricciardello also had a solid day in Townsville, equalling his best finish for the season with a 20th place finish today.

Ricciardello piloted the #16 Stratco Commodore to its third 20th place finish of the season at the 2.86-kilometre circuit, surviving battles with several more experienced drivers along the way.

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Rock Racing driver Jason Bargwanna has suffered from poor luck despite strong car speed in the opening race of the Sucrogen Townsville 400 in far north Queensland today.

Bargwanna qualified in 15th place aboard the #11 Rock Commodore, but contact from behind at the first corner knocked the rear diffuser loose on his car.

Forced to pit to have crew members removed the flailing bodywork, Bargwanna was behind the eight ball right from the start due to the extra pit stop, and with no Safety Car periods during today's race had his work cut out making up the lost ground.

To his credit, Bargwanna never gave up in finishing in 22nd place and was able to show the improved pace of the Rock machine this weekend as the 11th fastest car in today's race in terms of fastest lap time.

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Jason Bargwanna has made a strong start in practice for the Sucrogen Townsville 400 today aboard the #11 Rock Commodore. 

Bargwanna, working on a new set-up direction this weekend, spent most of today's practice sessions in the top 10 on the timesheets.

He was 10th, seventh and sixth fastest in the first three practice sessions of the day but was forced to sit out the majority of the fourth and final session as his gearbox jammed.

Denied the chance to make a final green tyre run in the final stages, Bargwanna fell to 22nd on the overall times, but carries confidence into the weekend.

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Rock Racing driver Jason Bargwanna will forge his own set-up direction at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 in far north Queensland this weekend as the V8 veteran looks to improve his pace.

Bargwanna has worked closely with team-mates Todd and Rick Kelly and Tony Riccardello so far this year, as all four Kelly Racing drivers shared set-up knowledge and data.

That level of cooperation will continue, but for Bargwanna and Race Engineer Stuart McDonald, Townsville will see the #11 Rock Commodore head in a more independent direction on car set-up.

While the driving styles of the Kelly brothers and Bargwanna are similar, Bargwanna will adopt a different set-up this weekend as he aims to tailor his car to more specifically to his own driving style.

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