SAM Simota made his return to British Speedway with a sixth place finish in the Pride of the Potteries meeting at Stoke on Sunday.

Simota scored nine points from his five rides and was the only man to beat eventual winner Jason Bunyan.

The Czech Republic star has now been named in the Stoke team that will travel to Birmingham on Wednesday for their M6 Trophy match.

RESULT: Jason Bunyan 14, Ben Barker 14, Nicolai Klint 13, Ricky Wells 12, Tom P Madsen 10, Sam Simota 9, Klaus Jakobsen 9, Lee Complin 8, Jesper Kristiansen 7, Ricky Ashworth 6, Jari Makinen 5, Gareth Isherwood 3, Luke Priest 3, Dean Felton 3, Adam Lowe 2, Henning Loof 2