On lap five, Turner closed right onto the rear of the Civic on the run round the oval, but Shedden was able to take a tight inside line into Deene to ensure that there was no space for the Leon to move through. Although it meant Shedden was slower out of the corner as a result, he was able to defend into Yentwood to keep the birthday boy behind him. In a repeat of the move seen a lap earlier, Jackson lost out to a Vauxhall at Deene, this time with Giovanardi going through into six. Behind Jackson in seventh, Tom Chilton, Plato and Steven Kane rounded out the top ten.
Neal was now starting to really pressure Turner for second place, which was allowing Shedden to open a small advantage and the double champion tried his luck at Tarzan on lap six although he was unable to find a way through.
By now however, the rain that had been due to arrive in mid-afternoon had decided to make an early appearance and light drizzle was starting to fall.
That drizzle almost caught out Plato as he attempted to make up places, with the SEAT man using the pace of the diesel round the oval to close onto Chilton's Civic in the battle for eighth. Plato looked down the inside at Deene on lap ten but was then forced to try on the outside line when Chilton tried to defend. The Leon got slightly out of shape as Plato turned in, but luckily when he planted the throttle he was able to power through the corner without losing any positions.
Neal was continuing to push Turner as the damp conditions played to the strengths of the Vectra in much the same way they had at
Brands Hatch two weeks earlier, but on lap twelve, Neal outbraked himself into Deene and went straight on – relieving the pressure on Turner and dropping the Vectra to fifth, with Neal rejoining between team-mates Onslow-Cole and Giovanardi, the later now coming under increasing pressure from a resurgent Jackson.
