A sensational Ash Sutton drive saw the NAPA Racing UK driver take victory in Snetterton Race 2, increasing his gap in the British Touring Car Championship.

While the top three opted to clear their medium tyre requirement ahead of Race 3, the rest of the grid went for the prime softs – including the likes of LKQ’s Mikey Doble who ridded himself of the primes in Race 1.

Daryl De Leon’s WSR BMW got away exceptionally and blew past Tom Ingram’s Team VERTU Hyundai, though Ingram quickly got his position back a few corners later. Much like the first race, Charles Rainford got away perfectly in his BMW.

Dan Cammish started well in his NAPA Racing Ford Focus to climb to fourth, with the Plato Racing Mercedes of Dan Rowbottom and Ricky Collard’s Hyundai joining him in improving on their starting positions.

Of course, Sutton also had a fantastic start. His NAPA Ford had already navigated up into seventh place by the conclusion of the second lap. Collard also improved one further at the start of the third tour, pipping Rowbottom through the first sector.

After a difficult Race 1 for the Steel Seal Audi of Dexter Patterson, his day got worse with a ten-second penalty for a false start.

Dan Cammish charged hard in his Ford Focus and set the fastest lap, closing to the back of De Leon with his tyre advantage.

James Dorlin peeled into the pits at the end of his third lap, with his Restart Racing Hyundai needing service and the team propping his bonnet open. Fortunately, he returned to racing on the lead lap though plenty behind.

Sutton continued his sensational start by navigating his way past Rowbottom and setting a new fastest lap on his fourth rounding of the circuit. Despite his Saturday difficulties and a lack of boost, the NAPA man is showing all the signs of being capable of taking a record-breaking title victory at the end of 2026.

The hard-charging Ford then added Collard and De Leon to his tally of overtakes, moving to fourth by the sixth lap, before getting past Cammish at the end of the back straight. At the same time, a boost-less Rainford was eclipsed by Ingram for the race lead.

As six laps remained, Ingram held a slender one second lead over Sutton and the chasing pack. It continued to fall, with Sutton over a second-a-lap quicker than the leader.

And it was this pressure that proved too much for Ingram. A huge lock-up saw Sutton sail past at turn two of the eighth lap, while Ingram fell down to P5.

Ingram’s mistake saw himself bunched into a pack with Rainford and De Leon, with both WSR BMW cars struggling. These struggles also benefitted VERTU’s Tom Chilton, whose experienced drive had brought him to fourth.

Another VERTU beneficiary was Collard, who got past Cammish for second on an action-packed eighth lap. Cammish then continued to fall as Chilton got by on the tenth tour. Despite Collard and Chilton providing celebration for Team VERTU, Ingram’s outing went from bad to worse when he was forced to retire on his tenth lap.

With two to go, the sensational WSR weekend continued to fade as both drivers found themselves scrapping in the lower reaches of the fastest ten. Chris Smiley then got past De Leon easily in his Restart Hyundai.

At the flag, an incredible drive from Sutton saw him take victory, followed at some distance by Collard and Chilton. Cammish came home fourth, with a quiet-yet-strong Adam Morgan drive behind, as Rowbottom completed a solid outing for Plato.

Gordon Shedden was another strong gainer in his Laser Tools Corolla, jumping six places to seventh. Smiley found himself in the middle of a WSR sandwich between eighth and tenth, while Lewis Selby came home 11ᵗʰ in his NAPA Ford.

Cook had a disappointing outing in his Corolla to follow behind, while Doble couldn’t improve on his Race 1 with 13ᵗʰ. Árón Taylor-Smith followed in his Laser Tools Corolla, while Aiden Moffat rounded out the points scorers in his Audi.