▁Rod s , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁B ri S CA ▁Formula ▁One ▁Stock ▁C ars ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁Under - 2 5 ▁Champion . ▁ ▁British ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁Wh orton - E ales ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Am D ▁Tun ing ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship . ▁He ▁drove ▁the ▁team ' s ▁second ▁A udi ▁S 3 ▁alongside ▁O ll ie ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁Wh orton - E ales ▁missed ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁B T CC ▁season , ▁replacing ▁Tom ▁Board man ▁at ▁Am D ▁during ▁the ▁mid - season ▁break . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Championship ▁at ▁S net ter ton ▁for ▁the ▁B T CC ▁ 6 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁meeting . ▁ ▁M ini ▁Challenge ▁UK ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁drive ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁B T CC ▁season , ▁Wh orton - E ales ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁M ini ▁Challenge ▁UK ▁with ▁Jam S port ▁Racing ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁secure ▁the ▁drivers ▁championship ▁that ▁season . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Wh elen ▁Euro ▁Series , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁Wh orton - E ales ▁will ▁be ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁to ▁comp ete ▁full - time ▁with ▁Jam S port ▁Racing