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360:29 August
340:Alan Jones
336:Two races
313:Alan Jones
309:Two races
286:Alan Jones
259:Alan Jones
255:Two races
232:Alan Jones
205:Alan Jones
201:Two races
134:Colin Bond
107:Alan Jones
89:driving a
87:Alan Jones
67:Australian
669:Chevrolet
333:1 August
282:One race
228:One race
150:Chevrolet
463:Entrant
306:11 July
252:20 June
173:Circuit
160:Schedule
122:Bob Jane
111:Bathurst
39:Previous
454:Driver
444:Results
279:4 July
225:6 June
198:16 May
179:Format
126:6.0L V8
1604:points
493:Total
170:Round
124:owned
61:was a
176:Date
1844:2025
1837:2024
1831:2023
1826:2022
1821:2021
1816:2020
1811:2019
1806:2018
1801:2017
1796:2016
1791:2015
1786:2014
1781:2013
1776:2012
1771:2011
1766:2010
1761:2009
1756:2008
1751:2007
1746:2006
1741:2005
1736:1985
1731:1984
1726:1983
1721:1982
1716:1963
1711:1962
1706:1961
1701:1960
924:128
822:111
490:Bas
487:Sym
484:Sur
481:Cal
478:Wan
475:Ade
472:Lak
469:Ora
466:Win
460:Car
457:No.
451:Pos
428:/80
401:/80
374:/80
347:/80
320:/80
293:/80
266:/80
239:/80
212:/80
185:Car
98:1980
73:and
63:CAMS
57:The
51:1983
47:Next
43:1963
31:1982
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1427:13
1380:31
1372:13
1328:77
1322:13
1277:26
1271:13
1227:63
1221:13
1176:47
1170:13
1126:16
1120:13
1075:44
1069:11
1025:75
1019:11
975:52
873:18
771:78
610:28
557:10
506:27
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