Old driver and I race to her in distress (10)
I believe the answer is:
charioteer
'old driver' is the definition.
'i race to her in distress' is the wordplay.
'in distress' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'race'+'to'+'her'='iracetoher'
'iracetoher' with letters rearranged gives 'CHARIOTEER'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for charioteer that I've seen before include "Porphyrius perhaps" , "Her erotica (anag)" , "Driver of Roman vehicle" , "Old carriage driver" , "Hippodrome racer" .)