Series co-founder and past champion Tony Stewart has a hit on his hands as six-week IROC-style racing series moves to ESPN beginning on July 13.
Superstars Racing Experience is a six-week IROC-style race series featuring drivers from NASCAR, IndyCar and NHRAOpening night is at Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, Conn. co-founder Tony Stewart
This year's action can be found on six consecutive Thursdays on ESPN. Opening night will be from Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, Conn. branding that was previously used for the network's popular short-track racing coverage that dates back to the 1980s. In fact, Tony Stewart won the lastevent that closed the door to that Thursday night showcase on the network in 2002.
Stewart and event organizers have had no trouble selling the idea to tracks and drivers. No fewer than 44 tracks checked in to see if they could be on this year's schedule. The eye-opener of those on the driver roster for the series is the number of current NASCAR Cup Series, NTT IndyCar Series and NHRA drivers who are planning to make time in their schedules to participate in the Thursday-night short track event. Those drivers, says SRX CEO Don Hawk, have the blessing of their respective series for the extracurricular racing.
Despite what you might think, three-time NHRA champion Ron Capps is no stranger to turning left on a racetrack.Capps, a three-time NHRA drag racing champion who is scheduled to race in the SRX event at Eldora on August 10, is excited to get the chance to mix things up with some of the best racers from other disciplines and get a little out of his comfort zone.
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