The third season of Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) begins in July, and this year of the all-star series is “shaping up to be one of the more compelling ones yet,” according to Alex Zietlow of the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. The six-race schedule will air entirely on ESPN on Thursday nights, providing a “supplement [to] the summer motorsports scene with mid-week racing.” Additionally, the SRX fields “will be deeper from a talent perspective perhaps more than ever before” -- Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay are among the full-time drivers, while Denny Hamlin and Ron Capps are among the part-time racers. The idea behind SRX remains taking the “biggest names in motorsports across all kinds of disciplines -- IndyCar, NASCAR and more” -- and putting them in the “same equipment on the same schedule of racetracks and see who bests who” (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 4/26).
SRX hopes added drivers, new TV home can continue growth
