Aron Taylor-Smith won his first BTCC race since the Rockingham event of 2016 from 13th on the grid as rain created chaos for Race Two at Brands Hatch.
The Irishman worked his way up the field as chaos ensued ahead as Ricky Collard and Ash Sutton traded paintwork for the lead – Collard would eventually take third behind Sutton’s Ford as a red flag ended the race after 21 laps.
What the race lacked in distance it made for with action with passing all over the field, Charles Rainford the unfortunate driver to bring out the red flag after making the early running up to fifth along with Sam Osborne.
The race was immediately neutralised as Lewis Selby’s NAPA Ford spun off at a greasy Druids hairpin, and as the cars trundled round behind the Safety Car the rain got heavier.
What followed was an advert for the British Touring Car Championship as Collard attacked and passed Sutton for the lead, and Rainford attacked and passed Cammish, who fell to 14th via two trips to the gravel, for fourth at Druids.
Rainford would launch attacks on Ingram on successive laps around the outside at Paddock Hill but the 2025 champion stood firm for two laps before Rainford eventually got ahead.
Ingram would re-pass Rainford and make contact with Sutton later in the race, giving way to the crazy end to the race as contact between Ingram and Rainford at Druids on lap 22, before Daniel Rowbottom’s Mercedes collided with Sam Osborne’s NAPA Ford, brought about the red flag and a premature end.
Aiden Moffat ended up an eventful fifth place ahead of LKQ Cart Parts with Power Maxed Racing teammate Mikey Doble, while Josh Cook continued his weekend recovery with seventh via a trip through the gravel when fourth.
Completing the top 10 were James Dorlin for Restart Racing, Dexter Patterson for Steel Seal Racing with Power Maxed and Daryl De Leon’s WSR BMW.
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