Glenn Seton started his motorsport career in karts in 1979, and took two Australian Junior Championships (1980, 1981) in the category.

He then moved into cars and made his debut in the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1984. A second-generation racer, he drove at Surfers' Paradise in father Bo’s Ford Capri.

In 1986, he joined the Nissan team, taking the wheel of a Group A Nissan Skyline. It took him only two years to make an impact – the following year he was runner-up in the Championship. He also took second at Bathurst, driving with John Bowe.

In 1989 he set up Glenn Seton Racing to drive a Ford Sierra with sponsorship from Peter Jackson. It was a slow start but the results started happening in 1990 when he won the Sandown 500 and was second in the Nissan 500 at Eastern Creek to clinch the Australian Endurance Championship. The same year he won the Group A support race at the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide.

In 1992, Seton took out the Winfield Triple Challenge at Eastern Creek , the first of a hattrick of titles for this event. The following year Seton took his first touring car championship in 1993 and was runner-up for the next two years before taking the crown again in 1997.

In 1993 and 1994, it was victory in the Triple Challenge again. 1994 was a year of solid performances ending with pole position at Bathurst and second place in the Championship to old friend and rival, Mark Skaife. In 1995, Seton was second in the Championship to former teammate John Bowe.

GSR went into the 1996 season with Ford Credit as a new sponsor. It was to be a better year with a number of pole positions, including Bathurst and the inaugural Melbourne Grand Prix support race, and some strong podium finishes.

The year 1997 was one of Seton’s best. With 10 race victories to his credit, he dominated the season and won the Championship again, four races clear of his closest rival.

Glenn Seton Racing became Ford Tickford Racing at the start of 1999. Last year Seton had several strong results including a number of podium finishes, but the Championship (he finished fifth in the points score) and a Bathurst win eluded him.