2022 SRX Series

The 2022 Camping World SRX Series will be the second season of the Superstar Racing Experience. The six-race season will begin at Five Flags Speedway on June 18 and end at Sharon Speedway on July 23. Tony Stewart is the defending series champion, having won the inaugural season in 2021.

Tony Stewart, the 2021 series champion.

Drivers

Full-time drivers
No. Driver Primary series Accomplishments Ref
13 Paul Tracy IndyCar Series 1990 American Racing Series champion
2003 Champ Car World Series champion		 [1]
14 Tony Stewart NASCAR Cup Series 1996–97 IndyCar Series champion
2002, 2005, and 2011 NASCAR Cup Series champion		 [2]
15 Michael Waltrip NASCAR Cup Series 1983 NASCAR Darlington Dash Series champion
2001 and 2003 Daytona 500 winner		 [1]
18 Bobby Labonte NASCAR Cup Series 1991 NASCAR Busch Series champion
2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion		 [1]
28 Ryan Hunter-Reay IndyCar Series 2012 IndyCar Series champion
2014 Indianapolis 500 winner		 [1]
39 Ryan Newman NASCAR Cup Series 26 NASCAR national series wins
2008 Daytona 500 winner		 [1]
69 Greg Biffle NASCAR Cup Series 55 NASCAR national series wins
2000 NASCAR Truck Series champion
2002 NASCAR Busch Series champion		 [1]
98 Marco Andretti IndyCar Series 2003 Barber Formula Dodge Eastern class champion
2004 Barber Formula Dodge Barber National class and Southern class champion
Two-time IndyCar race winner		 [1]

Part-time drivers
No. Driver Primary series Track Accomplishments Ref
1 Hailie Deegan NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stafford Motor Speedway, I-55 Raceway 2020 ARCA Menards Series Rookie of the Year
First female winner in the ARCA Menards Series West		 [2]
2 Ernie Francis Jr. Trans-Am Series Five Flags Speedway, South Boston Speedway Seven-time consecutive Trans-Am Series champion (2014–2020) [1]
3 Hélio Castroneves IndyCar Series South Boston Speedway, Stafford Motor Speedway, Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021 Indianapolis 500 winner
2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship champion
2021 and 2022 24 Hours of Daytona winner		 [1]
9 Bill Elliott NASCAR Cup Series Five Flags Speedway, Stafford Motor Speedway 1985 and 1987 Daytona 500 winner
1988 NASCAR Cup Series champion
45 NASCAR national series wins		 [3]
12 Ryan Blaney NASCAR Cup Series Sharon Speedway 18 NASCAR national series wins [4]
17 Matt Kenseth NASCAR Cup Series Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, I-55 Raceway, Sharon Speedway 2003 NASCAR Cup Series champion
2009 and 2012 Daytona 500 winner		 [2]
TBA Tony Kanaan IndyCar Series Five Flags Speedway, South Boston Speedway,
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, I-55 Raceway, Sharon Speedway		 2004 IndyCar Series champion
2013 Indianapolis 500 winner		 [1]

Guest drivers
No. Driver Primary series Track Accomplishments Ref
2 Josef Newgarden IndyCar Series Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series champion [1]
10 Dave Blaney USAC
World of Outlaws
NASCAR Cup Series		 Sharon Speedway 1984 USAC champion
1995 World of Outlaws champion
1 NASCAR national series win		 [4]
TBA Bubba Pollard Deep South Crane Blizzard Series Five Flags Speedway Best average finish in the PepperJack Kennels Twins on April 8–9 [5][6]
TBA Peyton Sellers NASCAR Weekly Series South Boston Speedway 6 South Boston track championships
2005 and 2021 NASCAR Weekly Series national champion
36 NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series starts (2006–2015)		 [7]
TBA Matt Hirschman Modified stock car racing Stafford Motor Speedway Winner of the Spring Sizzler (April 23–24) [8]
TBA TBA Late model racing Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Winner of fan vote among six track regulars (Dylan Fetcho, Michael House, Stephen Nasse, Bubba Pollard, Cole Williams, Brittney Zamora) [9]

Schedule

The 2022 schedule was announced on January 31, 2022. It features a return to Stafford Motor Speedway and Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway after visiting those tracks in 2021, along with the addition of four new tracks to the series.[10]

No. Date Track Type
1 June 18 Five Flags Speedway 0.500 mile, paved
2 June 25 South Boston Speedway 0.400 mile, paved
3 July 2 Stafford Motor Speedway 0.500 mile, paved
4 July 9 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway 0.596 mile, paved
5 July 16 I-55 Raceway 0.333 mile, dirt
6 July 23 Sharon Speedway 0.375 mile, dirt

Broadcasting

All six races will be broadcast live in the United States on CBS and Paramount+.

Season summary

Race reports

All events consist of two heat races, with the lineup for Heat 1 being determined by a random draw. The results of Heat 1 are inverted to determine the lineup for Heat 2.[11][12]

Points are awarded for both heat races as well as the feature:

Points Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Heat 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Feature 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2

See also

References
  1. Taranto, Steven (February 24, 2022). "Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle among NASCAR drivers joining full-time SRX driver lineup for 2022". CBS Sports. CBS.
  2. Christie, Toby (March 2, 2022). "SRX: Tony Stewart Returns For Full 2022 Season, Deegan, Kenseth Among Part-Timers". TobyChristie.com.
  3. Taranto, Steven (April 22, 2022). "NASCAR legend Bill Elliott to return to SRX for two races in 2022". CBS Sports. CBS.
  4. Glover, Luken (March 8, 2022). "SRX Sets Up Dave Vs. Ryan Blaney Finale at Sharon". Frontstretch.
  5. Taranto, Steven (February 25, 2022). "Five Flags Speedway puts spot in track's SRX race up for grabs during upcoming race weekend". CBS Sports. CBS. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. Finley, Michael (April 9, 2022). "Bubba Pollard Wins SRX Seat For Five Flags at Five Flags". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  7. Nebbia, Michael (April 2, 2022). "SRX Signs Former NASCAR Weekly Series Champ Peyton Sellers". Frontstretch.
  8. "50th NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler". Stafford Motor Speedway. April 24, 2022. Event occurs at 21:0. FloRacing.
  9. Taranto, Steven (March 23, 2022). "Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway will hold fan vote to put late model driver in SRX race". CBS Sports. CBS. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  10. "2022 Schedule". Superstar Racing Experience. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  11. "Stewart, Evernham to re-create IROC as SRX". ESPN. July 13, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  12. "SRX reveals race format". Racer. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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