Jason Plato took victory in the thirꦿd Dunlop ꦡMSA British Touring Car Championship race of the weekend at Croft to head into the summer break on a high

Nick Foster initially led having started from pole in his eBay Motors BMW but, after an early safety car period, lost the lead tꦜo Andy Neate at Tower. Foster droppedꦑ down the order as a result while Neate held top spot through a Safety Car period after a shunt involving Liam Griffin and Lea Wood at Tower.

Plato held foไurth on the restart but soon worked his way up to second behind his team-mate and moved ahead into the lead and then pulled away to secure his 70th BTCC victory. Behind him, Tom Onslow-Cole and Andrew Jordan completed the podium, with Neate dropping down the order when others battled through.

Matt Neal was fourth and holds a one point lead in the staಞndings, with Rob Collard and Gordon Shedde꧃n rounding out the top ten.

Plato'sꩵ win mean he sits third in thಞe standings going into the summer break, 29 points off top spot.