Rugby's Carl Swan needed a top ten result from the full entry of 75 to stay in seventh position in the championship table.

The Stanbridge Motors/Excel Heating & Plumbing car qualified well in session two, the track drying out after the overnight rain. However, as quarter one had been on a wet track the clerk of the course had no choice but use split times, this did Carl no favours, placing the Rugby car on the sixth row of the start grid. Carl had chosen to run on wet tyres as there was rain in the air, however, as the start lights changed and the cars roared off towards Old Hall Corner the sun came out!

At the completion of the first two and three quarter mile lap, Carl had moved the Autotechnics Bodywork sponsored car up several places. Driving in his customary forceful style he gave the large crowd great entertainment, overtaking two cars rounding Cascades and two more cresting Clayhill. Things were going well, diving down the inside at Lodge Corner on the last lap took another position, the Rugby car taking the chequered flag in fifth position, only six seconds after the winner. As the drivers go to Snetterton in two weeks time, Carl lies seventh in the championship. Swan Racing thank B T Tyres and Leicspeed Transport, Showel, for their continued support.