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The NASCAR fraternity doesn’t need an introduction to Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart. After his glorious NASCAR career, during which he became a legendary figure of the sport, and clinched the title three times, he has now stepped into the drag racing arena while also focusing on his own SRX Racing series!

Superstar Racing Experience is an American stock car racing platform founded by Tony Stewart, NASCAR Hall of Fame Ray Evernham, Sandy Montag, and George Pyne back in 2020.

Lately, news has been pouring in from different sources that the league has officially welcomed its first full-time drag racing driver Ron Capps to the tracks for its upcoming event in August later this year!

After just 2 years of its launch, the racing series is gaining popularity among the NASCAR community as the young league attracts prominent names like 2022 SRX Series champion Marco Andretti, Hailie Deegan, the legendary father-son duo of Bill and Chase Elliott, etc.

3-time NHRA champ Ron Capps tries his luck in Tony’s SRX Series

The racing community is hyped for the event on August 10 as Tony’s rival in drag racing will again race him, this time at a dirt track.

Capps will be the first full-time NHRA Funny Car driver to compete in the Series. Racing America, with their official Twitter handle, shared the exciting news.

With Capps’ entry, the event is certain to bring in some eyeballs to the promising event that takes place in Tony’s own Eldora Speedway in New Weston, Ohio.

As per racingamerica.com, an excited Ron Capps shared, “It is such an honor to be selected to join the SRX series this year. I’ve been a huge fan of the concept to the point where we would make sure we got to a TV when we were at our NHRA races to catch the SRX races.”

“It’s incredible to know that I’ll be joining some of the best racecar drivers in the world on such a historic and fast racetrack in Eldora Speedway. The coolest part is for our NHRA fans to know that they can tune in and watch one of their own battle with the best on the high banks of Eldora Speedway. I’ll be a little out of my comfort zone, but I’m going to try and make our fans proud,” added Capps.

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The upcoming race on August 10 will feature popular names like Brad Keselowski (NASCAR), Hailie Deegan (NASCAR), Marco Andretti (F1, Indycar), Tony Stewart (NASCAR, NHRA), Bobby Labonte (NASCAR) and more.

Tony Stewart’s Superstar Racing Experience

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The joint venture launched in early 2020 has been garnering quite the attention already with its massive inaugural functions to the large prize money ($46,000) of the All-Star Showdown. And how can we forget about the larger-than-life championship drivers featured in previous races?

From a spectator’s point of view, SRX is one of the most American racing series today. The race cars bring back the roaring V8s with a wide spoiler at the back, racing in short, and dirt ovals.

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The short and fast-paced style of the series, along with the championship-level competition on the track, seems to attract a lot of fans these days.

While the league has had 2 seasons already, the hype is still pretty much on! The race format of the series has attracted a lot of elite drivers with the likes of veteran racers like Michael Waltrip and Bill Elliott.