Coimbatore: Deepak Paul Chinnappa dominated the Indian Touring Cars Class by not just breaking his jinx but also winning a double in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship here on Sunday. Sandeep Kumar from Chennai and Karminder Singh from New Delhi shared the top spots in the two Volkswagen Ameo Cup races.30-year-old Deepak from Bengaluru beat Ashish Ramaswamy, winner of the first race on Saturday, and the defending champion Arjun Narendran, with a dominating performance. Chinnappa, who started from third, had a great start and by the end of first lap, he moved up two spots to the front and established a comfortable lead which he maintained till the end of the race."I have never won at this track since making my debut in this class three seasons ago. In both races I had good starts and managed to keep the lead though I had issues with the brakes. In the second race, I tucked in behind Arjun in the first lap, but I realized he had some handling issues with his car. So, I waited for the right opportunity to pass him. He then ran wide exiting the last corner and I passed him. Thereafter, I managed to keep my lead and win breaking the jinx. I am extremely happy," said Chinnappa, son of two-wheeler legend Chandra Kumar Chinnappa.Behind him, Narendran who had moved from eighth to second by end of first lap and Ramaswamy, winner of the first race on Saturday were involved in a tight battle. Exiting the last turn into the start-finish straight, Narendran spun viciously which dropped him to the back of the field. He fought his way back to third where he finished, behind Chinnappa and Ramaswamy."I had too much speed exiting the last corner and my rear tyres caught the dirt on the edge of the track which led to a huge spin. I managed to get back but had lost track position. Still, I fought back, but had too much to make up in the end," said Narendran. He also clocked the fastest laps in both the races today. He survived close attention from veteran Vidya Prakash (prime racing) of Coimbatore to finish second.In the Volkswagen Ameo Cup, Karminder Singh from New Delhi won the first race followed by A Sandeep Kumar of Chennai and Aditya Pawar of Mumbai. In the second race, A Sandeep Kumar won it followed by Karminder Singh and Dhruv Mohite.

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