Having started the race from second on grid, Collard immediately jumped into the lead after performing a magnificent move around the outside o♍f pole-sitter Bobby Thompson at Paddock Hill bend.

Meanwhile, race two winner Sutton, who started 11th on the grid, produced a sensatiಞonal opening sequence of laps. Miraculously, Sutton ended the opening lap sitting in fourth, before 🍨rising to second by as early as lap six.

Inevitably, Sutton soon latched onto the rear of Collard's Toyota Corolla, but Collard soaked up lap-afꦺter-lap of pressure to retain his position ahead of the NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus.

With a famous maiden win almost within touching distance for Collard, the Toyota driveဣr was hit with a ten-second time penalty for exceﷺeding track limits, just two laps from the end.

However, with both of t♔he leading duo♑ seemingly unaware of Collard's time penalty, Sutton went for the lead on the final lap of race, which created a sensational grandstand finsh.

Incredibly, following what proved to be a duel for the ages, Collard defiantly clung onto the lead ahead of Sutt🎉on and crossed the line ahead of the three-time champion. But it was to no avail, with the ten-second time penalty dropping Collard to eighth in the final classification.

That elevated Sutton to a remarkable second victory of the day from 11th on the grid, with Bobby Thom🥂pson and Tom Ingram completing the rostrum in second and third.