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Ashley Sutton completed a hat trick
on his first appearance in TCR UK at
Oulton Park. The reigning BTCC
champion, who replaced Finlay
Crocker in the Verizon Connect
Racing Honda Civic FK7, was in a
league of his own; he claimed pole
position and won both races.
The championship dominator Daniel
Lloyd had his worst weekend of the
season; he was second in Race 1, but
failed to finish on the podium in
Race 2. On top of this he was handed
another 15-point penalty and a drop
of five positions on the grid of the
Sutton’s hat trick
at Oulton Park
FOR THE FIRST TIME LLOYD IS OFF THE PODIUM
next race for a collision with Stewart
Lines in Race 2. This meant that his
leading margin in the standings went
down to 78 points ahead of Oliver
Taylor.
Sutton converted his pole position
into his maiden victory in Race 1
that was shortened to 15 minutes
after an incident between Robert
Gilmour and Carl Swift on the first
lap that required some time to
recover the wrecked cars and repair
the barriers.
When the race restarted, Sutton took
the lead, while Derek Palmer’s Alfa