NAPA Racing UK star Ash Sutton produced one of the finest opening laps in living memory as he blasted his #116 Ford Focus from fourth on the grid into a commanding lead, from which the four-time champ romped on to take his third Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship victory of the season.

Pole-sitter Tom Ingram seemed to make a solid start but no sooner had the Team VERTU racer reached turn one that Sutton had surged in-between team-mate Dan Cammish and One Motorsport's Josh Cook, before he weaved inside his title rival on the run through Allard.

Sutton never looked back, immediately pulling a gap as he maintained station back to Ingram and Cook until the finish – the latter two also comfortably taking second and third respectively.

There was post-race drama, however, when Cook's #66 machine was excluded from the final result for failing the ride height checks.

Retrospectively, it was the fight for the final podium position that produced the most entertainment as NAPA Racing UK's Dan Rowbottom and Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport's Jake Hill swapped positions on a number of occasions. Both endured a wild moment with fluid on the circuit dropped from Mikey Doble's Vauxhall, as Rowbottom took a trip across the grass on the exit of Allard, but the score was settled late on as the the #32 Ford secured the position.

Hill unfortunately slipped back another place as the BMW faded slightly late on, with NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish fighting back to claim fourth.

Senna Proctor has starred on his return to the series this weekend as the Team VERTU driver snatched sixth.

James Dorlin continued to be the Toyota flag bearer with eighth for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA, whilst Restart Racing's Chris Smiley, WSR's Daryl DeLeon and Restart Racing's Daniel Lloyd completed the top ten positions.

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2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Thruxton – Race 2 – Classification: