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 Driver Primary series Accomplishments Ref 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 champion2002, 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 champion2004 Barber Formula Dodge Barber National class and Southern class championTwo-time IndyCar race winner
Part-time drivers Driver Primary series Track Accomplishments Ref 06 Hélio Castroneves IndyCar Series Five Flags, South Boston, Nashville 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021 Indianapolis 500 winner2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship champion2021 and 2022 24 Hours of Daytona winner 2 Josef Newgarden IndyCar Series Nashville 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series champion Ernie Francis Jr. Trans-Am Series Indy Lights Five Flags, South Boston, I-55 Seven-time consecutive Trans-Am Series champion (2014–2020) 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 champion2009 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 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 Driver Primary series Track Accomplishments Ref 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 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.TrackLocationTypeDateTVRatings (Mil) 1 Five Flags Speedway Pensacola, Florida 0.5 mile, paved June 18CBS0.95 2 South Boston Speedway South Boston, Virginia 0.4 mile, paved June 25CBS0.98 3 Stafford Motor Speedway Stafford Springs, Connecticut 0.5 mile, paved July 2CBS0.98 4 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee 0.596 mile, paved July 9CBS0.98 5 I-55 Raceway Pevely, Missouri 0.333 mile, dirt July 16CBS1.06 6 Sharon Speedway Hartford Township, Ohio 0.375 mile, dirt July 23CBS1.06
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.
Heat 1 Top 5 Results: Pos Driver1 26 Bubba Pollard2 6 Tony Kanaan3 14 Tony Stewart4 3 Paul Tracy5 98 Marco Andretti
Heat 2 Top 5 Results: Pos Driver1 06 Hélio Castroneves2 15 Michael Waltrip3 39 Ryan Newman4 9 Bill Elliott5 18 Bobby Labonte
Feature Top 5 Results: Pos Driver1 06 Hélio Castroneves2 26 Bubba Pollard3 39 Ryan Newman4 6 Tony Kanaan5 18 Bobby Labonte
Results and standings Race results Track Heat 1 winner Heat 2 winner Most laps led (feature) Feature race winner Report 1 Five Flags Speedway Report 2 South Boston Speedway Report 3 Stafford Motor Speedway Report 4 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Cole Williams Report 5 I-55 Raceway Report6Sharon SpeedwayRyan NewmanChase ElliottChase ElliottChase ElliottReport
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 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. 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 81 193 3 Bobby Labonte 5 3 52 1* 11 5 190 4 Tony Stewart 10 1* 4 11 1*2 2 188 5 Greg Biffle 6 21 10 9 5 6 150 6 Paul Tracy 12 12 3 4 8 10 118 7 Ryan Hunter-Reay 8 9 71 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 6111 Ernie Francis Jr. 11 7 6 5812 Hélio Castroneves 12† 52 5 45 13 Chase Elliott 1*2 43 14 Ken Schrader 31 36 15 Bill Elliott 9 11 31 16 Hailie Deegan 6† 9 22 17 Cole Williams 122 15 18 Ryan Blaney 7 14 19 Dave Blaney 1213 20 Peyton Sellers 10 10Drivers Ineligible for points Bubba Pollard 21 Josef Newgarden 71 Matt Hirschman 8 Justin Marks 9
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See also 2022 NASCAR Cup Series 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2022 IndyCar Series 2022 Indy Lights 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
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