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Richards wins to snatch championship lead from Kennedy
Glen Richards claimed the victory in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship feature race at Cadwell Park as fierce title rival Jack Kennedy dropped to seventh to lose his lead in the overall standings ahead of the next round at Donington Park.
Oxford TAG Triumph's Christian Iddon took the lead off the line on the opening lap but Richards moved ahead at Charlies; however he was pushed back to second by Iddon by the end of lap one. Richards took the lead a lap later at Coppice and then gradually edged out an advantage over Iddon who twice nearly lost his position during the race running wide at the chicane and then again at Barn on the final lap.
Richards had the advantage at the line with Iddon claiming second as Richard Cooper claimed his first podium finish in the championship with a strong third place. Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph's Billy McConnell and Luke Mossey completed the top five.
Richards said: "I am happy with the weekend we have had; the team have done a fantastic job and it's a great result for our new sponsor Finning UK. Before the weekend I knew it was going to be tough to beat Billy (McConnell) so to have a first and third here is fantastic. I knew Jack had the wrong tyre in because I saw it on the grid so I knew he would have a tough one. I am over the moon with our result and now we look forward to Donington Park."
Motorpoint British Supersport Championship protected by Datatag, Cadwell Park, feature race result:
- Glen Richards (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph)
- Christian Iddon (Oxford TAG Triumph) +2.096s
- Richard Cooper (Oxford TAG Triumph) +4.252s
- Billy McConnell (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) +8.780s
- Luke Mossey (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) +8.941s
Motorpoint British Supersport Championship protected by Datatag standings after Cadwell Park:
- Glen Richards (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) 275
- Jack Kennedy (Martrain Yamaha) 265.5
- Billy McConnell (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) 228
- Ben Wilson (Gearlink Kawasaki) 185
- Christian Iddon (Oxford TAG Triumph) 154.5
Donington Park hosts the final round of the main season on 7/8/9 September where we will find out who'll join Tommy Hill, Josh Brookes, Shane Byrne and Michael Laverty in the Showdown. For more information or to book tickets please visit www.donington-park.co.uk
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