Gordon Shedden closes gap in touring car title chase

Gordon Shedden has closed the gap on Honda team-mate Matt Neal to just two points at the top of the British Touring Car Championship standings after some intensive racing at Oulton Park.

Shedden won race one, but then collided with Neal on the final corner of race two as their rivalry intensified.Shedden took second in the day's third and final race, ahead of Neal's fourth-placed finish, to close the gap. Race three winner Mat Jackson ended the day seven points behind Neal.

Difficult conditions on a wet but drying track in race one saw Shedden slip behind Neal after starting on pole, but a change to slicks allowed him to romp back to the front ahead of Jason Plato and Alex MacDowall, while Neal faltered to finish eighth.

The battle between the pair got messy in the second race as Neal and Shedden, battling for the lead, collided in the final corner to allow Plato to nip through and take the flag. Shedden limped home in sixth, but Neal paid a price as he remained in the gravel trap.