Cook wins wet-weather thriller from Sutton

Josh Cook took victory in the first British Touring Car Championship race at Croft after surviving a last-corner attack from Ash Sutton, despite not crossing the finish line in front.

Tom Ingram was first past the chequered flag but, in the wake of a crackdown on track-limits offences, he had been given a five-second penalty, which relegated him to third in the results.

The race began on a wet track amid continuing drizzle, with Cook on pole in his Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Corolla GR Sport following his win in Saturday’s qualifying race.

Cook immediately opened an advantage over the Alliance Racing-run NAPA