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2023 SRX Series

The 2023 Camping World SRX Series was the third and final season of the Superstar Racing Experience, a stock car racing series in the United States. The six-race season began at Stafford Motor Speedway on July 13 and ended at Lucas Oil Speedway on August 17.


Ryan Newman, the 2023 series champion.

The 2023 Camping World SRX Series was the third and final season of the Superstar Racing Experience, a stock car racing series in the United States. The six-race season began at Stafford Motor Speedway on July 13 and ended at Lucas Oil Speedway on August 17.

Marco Andretti entered the season as the defending series champion and returned to run full-time in the SRX Series in 2023. Ryan Newman won the series championship by 45 points over Andretti and Brad Keselowski after winning one race during the season at Stafford II.

No.DriverPrimary seriesBackground/accomplishmentsRef
1Marco AndrettiIndyCar Series2003 Barber Formula Dodge Eastern class champion 2004 Barber Formula Dodge National class and Southern class champion 2 IndyCar Series wins 2022 SRX Champion
5Hailie DeeganNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series2020 ARCA Menards Series Rookie of the Year First female winner in the ARCA Menards Series West 2-time consecutive Truck Series Most Popular Driver (2021 and 2022)
6Brad KeselowskiNASCAR Cup Series2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion 75 NASCAR national series wins (35 in Cup, 39 in Xfinity, & 1 in Truck) NASCAR Cup Series team owner
14Tony StewartNASCAR Cup Series3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion (2002, 2005, and 2011) 1996–97 IndyCar Series champion 62 NASCAR national series wins (49 in Cup, 11 in Xfinity, & 2 in Truck) NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series team co-owner 2021 SRX Champion
18Bobby LabonteNASCAR Cup Series2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion 1991 NASCAR Busch Series champion 32 NASCAR national series wins (21 in Cup, 10 in Xfinity, & 1 in Truck)
39Ryan NewmanNASCAR Cup Series2008 Daytona 500 winner 26 NASCAR national series wins (18 in Cup, 7 in Xfinity, & 1 in Truck)
52Ken SchraderNASCAR Cup Series1985 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1983 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion 1982 USAC Silver Car Series Champion 4 NASCAR Cup Series wins
No.DriverPrimary seriesTrack(s)Background/accomplishmentsRef
06Hélio CastronevesIndyCar SeriesPulaski County, Berlin, Lucas Oil Speedway4-time Indianapolis 500 winner (2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021) (tied for most all-time) 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship champion 3-time consecutive 24 Hours of Daytona winner (2021, 2022, and 2023)
07Clint BowyerNASCAR Cup SeriesStafford I, Pulaski County, Lucas Oil Speedway2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion 21 NASCAR national series wins (10 in Cup, 8 in Xfinity, & 3 in Truck) NASCAR on Fox Cup Series color commentator
2Josef NewgardenIndyCar SeriesPulaski County2-time IndyCar Series champion (2017 and 2019) 2023 Indianapolis 500 winner 27 IndyCar Series wins
3Paul TracyIndyCar SeriesStafford I and II, Pulaski County1990 American Racing Series champion 2003 Champ Car World Series champion 31 CART/Champ Car wins 10 Indy Lights wins
4Kevin HarvickNASCAR Cup SeriesStafford I, Berlin2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion 2-time NASCAR Busch Series champion (2001 and 2006) 2007 Daytona 500 winner 121 NASCAR national series wins (60 in Cup, 47 in Xfinity, & 14 in Truck)
8Matt KensethNASCAR Cup SeriesEldora2003 NASCAR Cup Series champion 2-time Daytona 500 winner (2009 and 2012) 68 NASCAR national series wins (39 in Cup & 29 in Xfinity)
9Kasey KahneNASCAR Cup Series World of OutlawsBerlin31 NASCAR national series wins (18 in Cup, 8 in Xfinity, & 5 in Truck)
10Johnny Benson Jr.NASCAR Cup SeriesBerlin1995 NASCAR Busch Series champion1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the year2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion
11Denny HamlinNASCAR Cup SeriesStafford I3-time Daytona 500 winner (2016, 2019, and 2020) 71 NASCAR national series wins (51 in Cup, 18 in Xfinity, & 2 in Truck) NASCAR Cup Series team owner
28Ron CappsNHRAEldora3-time NHRA Funny Car champion 73 NHRA wins
33Austin DillonNASCAR Cup SeriesEldora2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion 2018 Daytona 500 Winner 20 NASCAR national series wins (4 in Cup, 9 in Xfinity, & 7 in Truck)
36Kenny WallaceNASCAR Cup SeriesStafford II, Lucas Oil Speedway9 NASCAR Xfinity Series wins Former NASCAR on Fox & Speed and NASCAR RaceDay analyst
41Ryan PreeceNASCAR Cup SeriesStafford II2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion
49Jonathan DavenportLucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesLucas Oil Speedway3-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion (2015, 2018, and 2019)
51Kyle BuschNASCAR Cup SeriesPulaski County, Berlin2-time NASCAR Cup Series champion (2015 and 2019) 2009 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion 229 NASCAR national series wins (most all-time) (63 in Cup, 102 in Xfinity, & 64 in Truck) NASCAR Truck Series team owner
57Chase BriscoeNASCAR Cup SeriesEldora14 NASCAR national series wins (1 in Cup, 11 in Xfinity & 2 in Truck)
66Tony KanaanStock Car Pro SeriesStafford I and II, Eldora2004 IndyCar Series champion 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner 16 IndyCar Series wins
69Greg BiffleNASCAR Cup SeriesStafford II2000 NASCAR Truck Series champion 2002 NASCAR Busch Series champion 56 NASCAR national series wins (19 in Cup, 20 in Xfinity, & 17 in Truck)
99Daniel SuárezNASCAR Cup SeriesStafford II2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion 5 NASCAR national series wins (1 in Cup, 3 in Xfinity, & 1 in Truck)
Ernie Francis Jr.Indy NXTLucas Oil SpeedwaySeven-time consecutive Trans-Am Series champion (2014 through 2020)

Notes:

  • Ryan Hunter-Reay was also scheduled to be a full-time driver in the SRX in 2023, but he decided to pull out of the series after getting an IndyCar ride with Ed Carpenter Racing in June for the rest of the 2023 IndyCar Series season.
  • Paul Tracy was scheduled to run full-time but was suspended after the race at Pulaski County and did not return to the SRX for the rest of the year.

The 2023 schedule was announced on December 21, 2022. All races were held on Thursday nights instead of Saturday nights. The 2023 season also started in July and ended in August for the first time. The first two seasons started in June and ended in July.

The 2023 SRX schedule featured a return to Stafford Motor Speedway for the third straight year (making it the only track on the SRX schedule in all three years of the series) and series co-founder Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway dirt track for the first time since 2021. The other three tracks, two of which are paved and one (Lucas Oil Speedway) of which is a dirt track, were new to the SRX. The original schedule included the paved quarter-mile Thunder Road International SpeedBowl in Barre, Vermont as the second event of the season, but due to extensive flood damage in the area the event was moved to Stafford (making it the only track so far in SRX history to host back to back races), with Thunder Road being granted a guaranteed date in 2024.

The schedule was designed based on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in order to attract drivers from that series to race in the SRX race on the Thursday before the weekend's Cup Series race. Each race except for the season finale at Lucas Oil Speedway was held at a track in the same area of the country as the track that the Cup Series raced at that weekend.

No.TrackLocationTypeDate
Stafford Motor SpeedwayStafford Springs, Connecticut0.5 mile, pavedJuly 13
July 20
Pulaski County Motorsports ParkFairlawn, Virginia0.416 mile, pavedJuly 27
Berlin RacewayMarne, Michigan0.4375 mile, pavedAugust 3
Eldora SpeedwayRossburg, Ohio0.5 mile, dirtAugust 10
Lucas Oil SpeedwayWheatland, Missouri0.375 mile, dirtAugust 17

All six races were broadcast live on TV in the United States on ESPN, replacing CBS and Paramount+.

On April 25, 2023, the lineup of commentators for the SRX in 2023 was announced. Lap-by-Lap Allen Bestwick and pit reporter Matt Yocum moved over from CBS and returned in 2023. Bestwick previously worked for ESPN on their NASCAR coverage from 2007 to 2014 (first as a pit reporter, then as a studio host and then as a play-by-play) and IndyCar Coverage from 2014 to 2018. There were three rotating guest color commentators in the booth: Joey Logano at Stafford I, Berlin and Eldora, Conor Daly at Pulaski County Motorsports Park and Lucas Oil Speedway, and Darrell Waltrip at Stafford II.

Lindsay Czarniak, who was the host role for the SRX on CBS in 2021 and 2022, did not return for this season. She previously worked for ESPN in the same role on their IndyCar coverage. On July 6, ESPN revealed that Nicole Briscoe, who was the studio host for NASCAR on ESPN from 2011 to 2014, would be the host on the SRX TV broadcasts in 2023, replacing Czarniak. There was no roving reporter this season, a role previously filled by Brad Daugherty in 2021 and Willy T. Ribbs in 2022, resulting in each broadcast only having four commentators (down from five).

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}No.TrackHeat 1 winnerHeat 2 winnerFeature race winner
Stafford SpeedwayDenny HamlinRyan NewmanDenny Hamlin
Stafford SpeedwayTony StewartBrad KeselowskiRyan Newman
Motor Mile SpeedwayMarco AndrettiClint BowyerKyle Busch
Berlin RacewayBrad KeselowskiRyan NewmanKyle Busch
Eldora SpeedwayTony StewartTony StewartTony Stewart
Lucas Oil SpeedwayJonathan DavenportBobby LabonteJonathan Davenport

Points are awarded for both heat races as well as the feature:

(key) * – Most laps led (feature) 1 – Heat 1 winner 2 – Heat 2 winner

Pos.DriverSTASTAMMIBERELDLOSPts
Ryan Newman22153234
Marco Andretti6391466
Brad Keselowski910242*192
Tony Stewart1171371*127
Ken Schrader7412683
Bobby Labonte86794122
Hailie Deegan5885210
Kyle Busch1*1
Denny Hamlin1*1
Jonathan Davenport1*1
Clint Bowyer3225
Daniel Suárez2
Paul Tracy41110
Greg Biffle5
Matt Kenseth5
Hélio Castroneves689
Chase Briscoe7
Kenny Wallace98
Tony Kanaan101212
Kevin Harvick1210
Ron Capps10
Josef Newgarden11
Kasey Kahne11
Austin Dillon11
Ernie Francis Jr.11
Johnny Benson Jr.12
Ryan Preece13*
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