Kicking off six consecutive Thursday nights of prime time racing action, the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series makes its debut on ESPN on Thursday, July 13, at 9 p.m. ET, bringing “Thursday Night Thunder” back to ESPN. The Camping World SRX Series pits champion-level drivers from different racing series against each other in identically-prepared race cars, competing on some of America’s iconic short tracks. (more…)
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Stafford Speedway to host SRX Racing July 13th for Thursday Night Thunder Live on ESPN
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Superstar Racing Experience officials have announced their 2023 season schedule and for the 3rd consecutive season will make a stop at Stafford Speedway. Stafford Springs, CT will host the first event of the 2023 season, Thursday, July 13th. The entire SRX schedule will air live on ESPN under the “ESPN Thursday Night Thunder” branding.
SRX Teams Up with Progressive for Inaugural Season
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 11, 2021) – Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), the six-race short-track series airing this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on the CBS Television Network and streaming live on Paramount+, announced today that Progressive, the third-largest auto insurer in the country, has become the series’ exclusive car and home insurance sponsor. Progressive is also a leading seller of motorcycle and commercial auto insurance, and one of the top homeowners insurance carriers.
Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com to Promote Grassroots Racing
CONCORD, N.C. (May 7, 2021) – Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com have formed a partnership ahead of SRX’s inaugural season with Speed51.com serving as the series’ short-track content marketing partner for the 2021 season.
SRX is a six-race short-track series airing this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS. It features drivers from an array of motorsports backgrounds competing in identically prepared racecars on a variety of tracks. (more…)
Event Format Revealed for SRX Six-Race Short-Track Series Debuting June 12 on CBS
Two 15-Minute Heat Races Set Field for 100-Lap Feature Race; Points Earned in Heats and Feature Go Toward Season-Ending Championship
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 6, 2021) – Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) has announced the format for its six-race short-track series that will debut this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on the CBS Television Network and streaming live on Paramount+. (more…)
American Medical Response Announces New Partnership with Superstar Racing Experience
DALLAS (April 27, 2021) – American Medical Response (AMR) today announced that it is partnering with Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) to provide on-track incident response for the six-race, short-track series that will debut this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS. (more…)
Amateur Drivers Join Racing Legends for Inaugural SRX Season
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 9, 2021) – Ever wonder how grassroots racing legends would fare against drivers who made their careers earning national championships and winning the most prestigious races in North America? Wonder no more as the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) will pit an amateur driver against its star-studded lineup in the first five of its six-race inaugural season, which debuts this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS. (more…)
VP Racing Fuels Named an Official Supplier of Superstar Racing Experience (SRX)
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 23, 2021) – VP Racing Fuels, best known as the World Leader in Fuel Technology®, has joined Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) as an official supplier to the six-race short-track series that will debut this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS. (more…)
NEWS from SRX: Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp Named an Official Tourism Partner
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 11, 2021) – The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp has joined Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) as an official tourism partner.
SRX is a six-race short-track series airing this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS. It features drivers from an array of motorsports backgrounds competing in identically prepared racecars on a variety of tracks. Its season finale takes place July 17 at the iconic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Tennessee. (more…)
This Is the Car for Tony Stewart’s New IROC-Like All-Star Racing Series
Two big names from the NASCAR world, Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham are teaming up on a series after every racing fan’s heart: the Supercar Racing Experience, or SRX for short. The series spans six races–all oval short tracks–and much like the classic International Race of Champions, SRX will pull some of the biggest names in racing in and put them in the same car to even the playing field. The series unveiled that car on Monday, and holy moly, it sounds rad. (more…)
Ilmor and Edelbrock Partner with SRX
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2021) – Ilmor, widely recognized as one of the most successful high-performance engine design and manufacturing companies in the world, and Edelbrock Group, a leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket performance parts, have joined Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) as official suppliers. (more…)
Two-Time Daytona 500 Winner Michael Waltrip Joins SRX Driver Lineup
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 18, 2021) – Two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip is the latest racecar driver to join the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), a six-race short-track series airing this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS.
SRX features sprint races with drivers from a variety of motorsports backgrounds competing in identically prepared racecars on a variety of tracks, including pavement and dirt. (more…)
SRX Tickets Now Available For Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
Nashville, TN (Monday, February 15, 2021) – One of the highlights of the 2021 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (NFS) schedule is the championship race for the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), the brand-new series created by racing icons Ray Evernham and Tony Stewart, with CBS Sports. The Series will visit some of the most recognized short-tracks across the country during its six-week schedule that begins June 12th in Connecticut, and concludes on July 17th in Nashville, Tennessee. (more…)
Marco Andretti Joins SRX Driver Line-up
When Marco Andretti made the surprise announcement that he is stepping back from full-time IndyCar racing, he left the door open to exploring “different opportunities in all of motorsports”. Just two weeks later, he’s already made good on that by becoming the latest driver to commit to the inaugural season of the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX). (more…)
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Releases 2021 Schedule
Nashville, TN (Friday, January 15, 2021) – April 2021 marks the start of the 64th Season of Asphalt Racing at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (NFS). America’s Favorite Short Track is set to host over a dozen nights of racing from April through the end of October. (more…)
SRX Racing Series To Hold Major Event At Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
Nashville, TN (Monday, January 4, 2021) – Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway announces its third blockbuster event of the 2021 season – The Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) championship race will be held at the prestigious Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (NFS) on Saturday, July 17th. The SRX championship race will join the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Masters of the Pros 150, making this show a cannot miss auto racing experience. (more…)
SRX Racing Series Will Make a Stop at the Connecticut Stafford Speedway in 2021
Presently, the series has nine announced drivers, including Stewart, Tony Kanaan, Paul Tracy, Helio Castroneves, Bobby Labonte, Willy T. Ribbs, Bill Elliott, Mark Webber and Ernie Francis Jr.
SRX has been billed as a revival of sorts of the International Race of Champions (IROC) series that ran for 30 years, most recently in 2006, where Stewart won the championship. Like IROC, SRX is built around gathering champions from various racing disciplines and putting them in identical stock cars to test drivers purely on skill.
“UPPITY: THE WILLY T. RIBBS STORY” NOW AVAILABLE AT CHASSY.COM
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 8, 2020) – Chassy Media announced today that UPPITY: THE WILLY T. RIBBS STORY, the incredible true story of Willy T. Ribbs, the first Black driver to win a Trans-Am race, test a Formula One car and race in the Indy 500, is now available for purchase at Chassy.com. (more…)