Tony Stewart, one of the faces that made the opening season of the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series a success in 2021 will return for the full campaign again in 2022.
SRX announced Stewart, the 2021 champion of the Summer racing series, returning to the series in a tweet on Wednesday.
The 2021 SRX Champion returns to defend his crown. @TonyStewart returns for the full-time schedule for SRX this summer.
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— Superstar Racing Experience (@SRXracing) March 2, 2022
Stewart, on his path to the championship, scored two wins and five podium finishes in the Series’ six-race season a year ago.
In addition to Stewart running full-time in 2022, SRX announced that Hailie Deegan would reprise her part-time role in the series from last season. Deegan will compete at Stafford Speedway and I-55 Raceway this year in SRX.
A Rising Superstar. @HailieDeegan will return to SRX for two races this summer, at @StaffordSpeedwy and @I55Raceway .
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— Superstar Racing Experience (@SRXracing) March 2, 2022
Another fun driver announcement by SRX on Wednesday, was that 2003 NASCAR Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth will also join in on the fun, as he’ll run three SRX events this season.
Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 yellow car at Nashville Fairgrounds, I-55 Raceway and Sharon Speedway.
#NASCAR Champion.
2x #Daytona500 Champion.
Matt Kenseth will join SRX for three races this summer – @RaceFairgrounds , @I55Raceway , and @SharonSpdwy.
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— Superstar Racing Experience (@SRXracing) March 2, 2022
Here is the complete 2022 SRX Racing Schedule: