1995 Australian Suzuki Swift Series

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The 1995 Kumho Tyres Suzuki Cup was the first running of the series. It was based around nine rounds following the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship and Australian Super Touring Championship trail. Over 32 cars entered the series which was won by speedway driver Adam Clarke. The series was supported by Suzuki importer ATECO and launched the careers of NASCAR Truck driver Clarke, V8 Supercar drivers Warren Luff, Phillip Scifleet, Damian White and Anthony Robson as well as Formula 3000 competitor Andrej Pavicevic and A1 Grand Prix driver Christian Jones.

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The series started at Oran Park in April, finishing ate the Bathurst 1000 weekend in October.

Rd.SupportCircuit / StateDateWinner
1Australian Super Touring Championship Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales 2 April ?
2Australian Touring Car Championship Lakeside Raceway, Queensland 23 April ?
3Australian Touring Car Championship Winton Raceway, Victoria 21 MayAdam Clarke
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9Bathurst 1000 Bathurst, New South Wales 1 Oct ?

Drivers

No.Driver
2 Warren Luff
3Glen Mason
4Paul Burfitt
6Paul Roman
7Joshua Dowling
10Chris Oxley
12Michael Simpson
13Anthony Robson
15Ric Shaw
17 Andrej Pavicevic
18Darren Palmer
19Jon Muir
20Brett Howard
21Nigel Stones
22 Phillip Scifleet
23Barrie Nesbitt
24Tania Gulson
25Richard Buttrose
27 Christian Jones
29Bruce Field
30Toby Hagon
31Damian White
32Adam Clarke

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