Nash to retain Triple 8 drive

Date published : 27 Jul 2010 - 16:51:04

James Nash will remain with the Triple 8 Vauxhall squad for the rest of the British Touring Car Championship season.Nash, 24, replaced Fabrizio Giovanardi at the team in time for the second round of the Championship at Rockingham and took a podium finish at Oulton Park."We're very pleased to have him on board for the rest of the season," Triple 8 team principal Ian Harrison told AUTOSPORT."He's joined us with no pre-season testing and done a done a good job. He was very quick at the Snetterton test last week and I think he's got the wherewithal to take the next step and win a race before the end of the year."Nash, who raced an RML Chevrolet for half of the 2009 season, lies 14th in the championship and ninth in the independents standings.Harrison said that the team has yet to secure a driver for its second Vauxhall Vectra for the next round at Snetterton. Daniel Lloyd raced for the team last time out at Croft.