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Jordan takes another BTCC double at Croft

Andrew Jordan claimed his fourth and fifth race wins of 2019 in the latest MSA British Touring Car Championship round at Croft, as the new BMW 3 Series continued its stunning start to the season. Tom Chilton took the honours in the final race of the day in his Motorbase-run Ford Focus RS for his first win of the season. Team BMW driver Colin Turkington took three solid finishes at the Yorkshire circuit, including a second place in the second race, to strengthen his championship lead. BMW Pirtek Racing driver Jordan claimed his first pole position since 2014 in a qualifying session hit by five red flags, and delivered a faultless performance to dominate the opening race. Honda Civic Type R racer Chris Smiley kept the pressure on throughout. Chilton ran third, spending the final stages of the race holding off the BMWs of Turkington and Tom Oliphant. BTCC EXCLUSIVE | VIDEO: Round 10 in 120 seconds #BTCC Watch Live now on ITV4 pic.twitter.com/iNKKxmYZQT — BTCC (@BTCC) June 16, 2019 Jordan continued his hot streak in the second race of the day, once again leading from start to finish. Things didn’t go quite so smoothly for Smiley: struggling with success ballast he was eventually overhauled by Turkington for second, and was then passed by the works Civic Type Rs of Dan Cammish and Matt Neal.  On the final lap, Smiley was attempting to defend his place from Ash Sutton (Subaru Levorg) when the two made contact, putting Smiley out of the race – and earning Sutton a grid penalty for the day’s final race. BTCC EXCLUSIVE | VIDEO: Round 11 in 90 secs #BTCC Watch Live now ITV4 pic.twitter.com/DMbuUBffD9 — BTCC (@BTCC) June 16, 2019 Chilton slipped back to ninth in the second race, but was then drawn on the pole for the day’s final event. With rain at Croft easing just before the start, the drivers faced a dilemma over tyre choice. Wets proved the right choice, and Chilton led all the way to take the win. But he didn’t have it easy, with Josh Cook (Civic Type R) and Jason Plato (Vauxhall Astra) pushing him throughout.  BTCC EXCLUSIVE | VIDEO: Round 12 in 90 seconds #BTCC pic.twitter.com/lVAlPfdjcr — BTCC (@BTCC) June 16, 2019 Jordan claimed a solid eighth finish to build on his strong form in the first two races. While Jordan now has three more wins than any other driver, a heavy crash that prevented him from scoring in any of the races at Donington Park means he is fourth in the points, 26 behind Turkington, who leads the way with 143. Cook is second in the standings, 11 points off the lead, with Sutton third. The next round is at Oulton Park in Cheshire on June
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BTCC 2019: Jordan continues BMW’s strong form

Andrew Jordan continued the strong start to the season for the new BMW 3 Series with a double victory in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton, staging a remarkable comeback after being hospitalised in a heavy accident in the previous round. The WSR BMW Pirtek Racing driver was involved in a heavy crash in the opening race at Donington Park that ruled him out for the remainder of the day, but was right back on form in Hampshire. But despite a pair of wins, it wasn’t a perfect weekend for Jordan, as a clash dropped him well down the order in the final race of the day. BTC Racing Honda Civic Type R driver Josh Cook took a commanding win in that event to strengthen his championship bid. The ultra-fast Thruxton circuit has not traditionally suited rear-wheel-drive cars such as the BMW, but Jordan qualified third in his 330i M Sport, and vaulted into second at the start of the opening race. He then battled past pole-sitter Sam Tordoff’s Civic Type-R midway through the race, taking a clear victory.  Dan Cammish finished third in his works Civic Type R, ahead of WSR Team BMW driver Colin Turkington. BTCC EXCLUSIVE | VIDEO: Round 7 in 60 seconds #BTCC pic.twitter.com/am5jzDQ9jH — BTCC (@BTCC) May 19, 2019 Turkington, who had taken a double victory at Donington, made a great start of his own in race two to jump into second. He pressured Jordan for much of the race, but eventually settled for second.Cammish moved past Tordoff into third and briefly closed in on the two BMWs, but fell back near the end as light rain began to fall. Jason Plato took fourth in his Vauxhall Astra, ahead of Matt Neal (Civic Type R) and Tordoff. BTCC EXCLUSIVE | VIDEO: Round 8 in 60 seconds #BTCC pic.twitter.com/kl29Tscbzm — BTCC (@BTCC) May 19, 2019 Ash Sutton finished 11th in his Subaru Levorg, and was then drawn on pole for the reverse-grid final race. But in damp conditions Cook made a strong start, and squeezed past the Subaru at the first chicane to take the lead. He then survived two safety car periods to take his second race win of the year. Rory Butcher fought his way past Sutton with a bold move at the daunting Church corner to take second in his Civic Type R, a result that put him into a tie for the championship lead with Turkington, who claimed ninth. Jordan’s day didn’t end so well, as he was pitched into a spin mid-race, finishing 17th. BTCC EXCLUSIVE | VIDEO: Round 9 in 60 seconds #BTCC pic.twitter.com/swXtHtrZ4a — BTCC (@BTCC) May 19, 2019 Turkington and Butcher both have 102 points, with Cook just two points behind them, and Sutton three further back. The next BTCC round is at Croft in Yorkshire in June
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