ဣJason Plato took victory in the thꦆird Dunlop MSA 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 to Andy Neate at Tower. Foster dropped 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 heldಞ fourth 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 other🦄s battled through.

Matt Neal was fourth and holds a one p💃oint lead in the standings, with Rob Collard and Gordon Shedden rou💮nding out the top ten.

Plato's win mean he sits third in the sta♏ndings going into the summer b♈reak, 29 points off top spot.