# 2022 SRX Series

The 2022 Camping World SRX Series was the second season of the Superstar Racing Experience. The six-race season began at Five Flags Speedway on June 18 and ended at Sharon Speedway on July 23. Tony Stewart entered the season as the defending series champion, having won the inaugural season in 2021. Marco Andretti won the championship by two points over Ryan Newman despite having no wins on the season.

## Drivers
### Full-time drivers

| No. | Driver | Primary series | Accomplishments |
| 1 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | IndyCar Series | 2012 IndyCar Series champion 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner |
| 3 | Paul Tracy | IndyCar Series | 1990 American Racing Series champion 2003 Champ Car World Series champion |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | NASCAR Cup Series | 1996–97 IndyCar Series champion 2002, 2005, and 2011 NASCAR Cup Series champion |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | NASCAR Cup Series | 1983 NASCAR Darlington Dash Series champion 2001 and 2003 Daytona 500 winner |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | NASCAR Cup Series | 1991 NASCAR Busch Series champion 2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | NASCAR Cup Series | 26 NASCAR national series wins 2008 Daytona 500 winner |
| 69 | Greg Biffle | NASCAR Cup Series | 56 NASCAR national series wins 2000 NASCAR Truck Series champion 2002 NASCAR Busch Series champion |
| 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 |

### Part-time drivers

| No. | Driver | Primary series | Track | Accomplishments |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves | IndyCar Series | Five Flags, South Boston, Nashville | 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021 Indianapolis 500 winner 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship champion 2021 and 2022 24 Hours of Daytona winner |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | IndyCar Series | Nashville | 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series champion |
| 5 99 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Trans-Am Series Indy Lights | Five Flags, South Boston, I-55 | Seven-time consecutive Trans-Am Series champion (2014–2020) |
| 5 38 | Hailie Deegan | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | Stafford, I-55 | 2020 ARCA Menards Series Rookie of the Year First female winner in the ARCA Menards Series West |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | NASCAR Cup Series | Nashville, I-55, Sharon | 2003 NASCAR Cup Series champion 2009 and 2012 Daytona 500 winner |
| 6 | Tony Kanaan | IndyCar Series | Five Flags, South Boston, Nashville, I-55, Sharon | 2004 IndyCar Series champion 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | NASCAR Cup Series | Five Flags, Stafford | 1985 and 1987 Daytona 500 winner 1988 NASCAR Cup Series champion 45 NASCAR national series wins |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | NASCAR Cup Series | Sharon | 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver (2018–2021) 24 NASCAR national series wins |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | NASCAR Cup Series | Sharon | 18 NASCAR national series wins |
| 99 | Justin Marks | Rolex Sports Car Series/IMSA NASCAR | Stafford | 8 Rolex Sports Car Series wins 1 IMSA win 1 NASCAR Xfinity Series win 3 wins as a NASCAR Cup Series team owner |

### Guest drivers

| No. | Driver | Primary series | Track | Accomplishments |
| 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 |
| 26 | Bubba Pollard | Deep South Crane Blizzard Series | Five Flags Speedway | Best average finish in the PepperJack Kennels Twins on April 8–9 |
| 26 | 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) |
| 46 | Cole Williams | Late model racing | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Winner of a fan vote among six track regulars (the other drivers in the vote were Dylan Fetcho, Michael House, Stephen Nasse, Bubba Pollard and Brittney Zamora) |
| 52 | Ken Schrader | NASCAR Cup Series | I-55 Raceway | 7 NASCAR national series wins |
| 60 | Matt Hirschman | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | Stafford Motor Speedway | Winner of the Spring Sizzler (April 23–24) |

## 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.
| No. | Track | Location | Type | Date | TV | Ratings (Mil) |
| 1 | Five Flags Speedway | Pensacola, Florida | 0.5 mile, paved | June 18 | CBS | 0.95 |
| 2 | South Boston Speedway | South Boston, Virginia | 0.4 mile, paved | June 25 | CBS | 0.98 |
| 3 | Stafford Motor Speedway | Stafford Springs, Connecticut | 0.5 mile, paved | July 2 | CBS | 0.98 |
| 4 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, Tennessee | 0.596 mile, paved | July 9 | CBS | 0.98 |
| 5 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Missouri | 0.333 mile, dirt | July 16 | CBS | 1.06 |
| 6 | Sharon Speedway | Hartford Township, Ohio | 0.375 mile, dirt | July 23 | CBS | 1.06 |

### Broadcasting

All six races were broadcast live in the United States on CBS and Paramount+.
Allen Bestwick returned as the play-by-play announcer, Lindsay Czarniak returned as the host, and Matt Yocum returned as a pit reporter. After competing in the series as a driver in 2021, Willy T. Ribbs joined the SRX broadcast team in 2022 as the roving reporter, replacing Brad Daugherty. However, for the races at Stafford and I-55, Ribbs was instead a color commentator. As was the case in 2021, there was a rotating color commentator in the booth with Bestwick, with Ribbs at Stafford and I–55 and IndyCar Series driver Conor Daly at Five Flags, South Boston and the Nashville Fairgrounds. NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano was the color commentator for the season-finale at Sharon Speedway.

## 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. The average finish of both heats is used to determine the lineup for the feature race.
The heat races are 12 minutes each in length. At Five Flags, the feature length was 75 laps with the final 10 laps having to be run under green flag conditions.

### Five Flags Speedway

Prior to the event, Hélio Castroneves was announced as a last minute entrant after not being originally scheduled to compete. Bubba Pollard was awarded pole for Heat 1 based on a random draw. Paul Tracy snatched the lead at the start until Pollard retook it with slightly over eight minutes remaining. With under a minute left, Castroneves spun Ernie Francis Jr. while making a pass attempt but the race stayed green. Pollard proceeded to hold off Tony Kanaan to win the heat. Francis was the polesitter for Heat 2 because of the inversion, however the damage he sustained in the previous heat caused him to drop backwards immediately and forced him into a backup car for the feature. Second place starter Castroneves would win after leading the entire heat.
Due to their successful heat performances, Pollard and Kanaan would bring the field to green for the feature, with Pollard gaining the initial advantage and leading until being passed on lap 7 by Ryan Newman. Pollard retook the lead on lap 12, however it would be short lived as Kanaan surpassed him for first on lap 17. Under the first fun flag caution on lap 21, Pollard was forced to pit due to a flat left rear tire, relegating him to the rear of the field from third position. Kanaan would maintain the lead on the restart and held it after the second fun flag yellow on lap 38. When the feature restarted after the final fun flag with 15 laps remaining, Kanaan and Castroneves would remain side by side for multiple laps before Castroneves eventually prevailed. Castroneves finished first, with Pollard moving Newman for second position on the last lap. In a post race interview, it was revealed that SRX chief executive Don Hawk promised Castroneves a NASCAR ride at Daytona if he won an event.
| Pos | No. | Driver |
| 1 | 26 | Bubba Pollard |
| 2 | 6 | Tony Kanaan |
| 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart |
| 4 | 3 | Paul Tracy |
| 5 | 98 | Marco Andretti |
| Pos | No. | Driver |
| 1 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves |
| 2 | 15 | Michael Waltrip |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman |
| 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott |
| 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte |
| Pos | No. | Driver |
| 1 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves |
| 2 | 26 | Bubba Pollard |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman |
| 4 | 6 | Tony Kanaan |
| 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte |

## Results and standings
### Race results

| No. | Track | Heat 1 winner | Heat 2 winner | Most laps led (feature) | Feature race winner | Report |
| 1 | Five Flags Speedway | Bubba Pollard | Hélio Castroneves | Tony Kanaan | Hélio Castroneves | Report |
| 2 | South Boston Speedway | Greg Biffle | Hélio Castroneves | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart | Report |
| 3 | Stafford Motor Speedway | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Bobby Labonte | Marco Andretti | Ryan Newman | Report |
| 4 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Josef Newgarden | Cole Williams | Bobby Labonte | Bobby Labonte | Report |
| 5 | I-55 Raceway | Ken Schrader | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart | Report |
| 6 | Sharon Speedway | Ryan Newman | Chase Elliott | Chase Elliott | Chase Elliott | Report |
Points are awarded for both heat races as well as the feature:
| Points | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position |
| Points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th |
| Heat | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Feature | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

(key) * – Most laps led (feature). $^1$ – Heat 1 winner. $^2$ – Heat 2 winner. $^†$ – Driver was ineligible for points in this race.
| Pos. | Driver | FIF | SBO | STA | NSV | I55 | SHA | Pts |
| 1 | Marco Andretti | 7 | 8 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 9 | 195 |
| 2 | Ryan Newman | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8$^1$ | 193 |
| 3 | Bobby Labonte | 5 | 3 | 5$^2$ | 1* | 11 | 5 | 190 |
| 4 | Tony Stewart | 10 | 1* | 4 | 11 | 1*$^2$ | 2 | 188 |
| 5 | Greg Biffle | 6 | 2$^1$ | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 150 |
| 6 | Paul Tracy | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 118 |
| 7 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 8 | 9 | 7$^1$ | 10 | 13 | 4 | 118 |
| 8 | Tony Kanaan | 4* | 6 | | 13 | 10 | 11 | 113 |
| 9 | Michael Waltrip | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 95 |
| 10 | Matt Kenseth | | | | 3 | 12 | 3 | 61 |
| 11 | Ernie Francis Jr. | 11 | 7 | | | 6 | | 58 |
| 12 | Hélio Castroneves | 1$^{2†}$ | 5$^2$ | | 5 | | | 45 |
| 13 | Chase Elliott | | | | | | 1*$^2$ | 43 |
| 14 | Ken Schrader | | | | | 3$^1$ | | 36 |
| 15 | Bill Elliott | 9 | | 11 | | | | 31 |
| 16 | Hailie Deegan | | | 6$^†$ | | 9 | | 22 |
| 17 | Cole Williams | | | | 12$^2$ | | | 15 |
| 18 | Ryan Blaney | | | | | | 7 | 14 |
| 19 | Dave Blaney | | | | | | 12 | 13 |
| 20 | Peyton Sellers | | 10 | | | | | 10 |
| Drivers Ineligible for points |||||||||
| | Bubba Pollard | 2$^1$ | | | | | | |
| | Josef Newgarden | | | | 7$^1$ | | | |
| | Matt Hirschman | | | 8 | | | | |
| | Justin Marks | | | 9 | | | | |