The 33-year-old, who had given up on the BTCC after two outings with Speedworks Motorsport last year, will race the NGTC machine driven by Robb Holland at Snetterton alongside series debutant Kieran Gallagher.
“I am delighted to be back in a touring car and to be invited to do so is even more flattering,” said O’Neill, who has been working as a BTCC presenter this year.
“My ITV commitments come first but they’ve been really supportive.”
O’Neill finished in the top six in his Knockhill appearance last season, but believes jumping in at the end of this month will be a challenge.
“It’s going to be extremely tough as I haven’t driven the car before,” he added.
“I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself in terms of results but seeing what Robb Holland did with the car at Snetterton I’d like to think I could be knocking on the door of the top 10.”
Although the deal is a one-off, team boss Tony Gilham hopes it could be the start of a longer relationship with O’Neill.
“It’s great having someone like Paul in the car and we’d love to work with him in the long-term,” said Gilham.
“It’s only a one-off deal at the moment but let’s see what the future brings.”
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/oneill-back-to-btcc-with-team-hard
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