NEW YORK, N.Y. — Tony Stewart will race full time in the upcoming Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) season.
Stewart — three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, 1997 IndyCar champion and SRX co-owner — will return to the series full time for its third season. Stewart claimed the inaugural SRX championship in 2021 and finished 4th in the standings in the 2022 campaign.
“I’m excited to race full-time in SRX for a third straight season and compete for another championship,” Stewart said. “I’m really proud of what we’ve all built, and the quality of drivers we’ve assembled for 2023 is a testament to SRX’s success, and the passion and excitement we’ve earned from fans in the short-track community. We’re looking forward to another summer of sold-out race tracks and can’t wait to bring Thursday Night Thunder back to ESPN.”
Don Hawk, SRX’s CEO, added, “To have Tony Stewart back for his third year in SRX is huge. Tony has an immeasurable impact on the SRX brand, racing product and the ESPN broadcast. Tony is really involved during the season and off season. He makes me think deeply about the product on the track, the driver selections, racetracks and race format.
“Tony is a fierce competitor first and foremost, and never lets his ownership position in SRX interfere with a good decision or the racing product. It’s not often you can say you have three-time NASCAR Champion driver, multiple series car owner, current NHRA driver, NASCAR Hall of Famer who’s not just your boss, but your friend.”