Defending British Touring Car chamඣpion Ash Sutton has kept himself in touch in this season's title race after winning the reverse grid race ahead of series legend Jason Pl♔ato at Snetterton.

The three-time champi♒on led away from pole position and was kept honest by two-time Plato during the opening half of the race, but Sutton gradually stretched his lead as the race progressed.

Despite experiencing what was an off-colour weekend prior to the final race, Sutton was in imperious for🍌m during the final race and cantered to a lead ✤of almost five-seconds by the end of the race.

Althoug💛h Plato pressed Sutton during the early stages, the BTC Racing Honda runner gradually fell away as the race unfolded, but crossed the line to a relatively comfortable second position.

S꧒econd position, at the circuit which he scored hi⛦s first BTCC win 25-years ago, marks his first podium finish in over a year since switching from Vauxhall to Honda machinery this season.

Toyota Gazoo Racing's Ricky Collard eventually prevail💟ed for third🌠 position in what was a highly entertaining contest for the final step on the rostrum.

Having muscled his way past Dan Rowbottom earlier in the race, Collard fa📖☂ced a late attack from title contender Tom Ingram in fourth position.

Ingram looked to have snatched the podium away from Collard in what proved to be a grandstand final lap, however, the Toyota Corolla driver forced his way back paꦐst the Hyundai to reclaim the ꦡposition back from Ingram.

Ing꧑ram held on for fourth ahead of BMW duo Jake Hill and Colin Turkington in fifth and sixth. Hill and Turkington demoted Rowbottom further down the order late in the race.

Rowbottom eventually li🐬mped home to tenth, behind Rory Butcher, Adam Morgan and Ollie Jackson.