2022 SRX Pensacola round

The 2022 SRX race at Pensacola was a Superstar Racing Experience race that was held on June 18, 2022. It was contested over 75 laps on the 0.50-mile (0.80 km) oval. It was the 1st race of the 2022 SRX Series season. Hélio Castroneves held off local-star Bubba Pollard to claim his first SRX Series victory.[1][2][3]

2022 SRX Pensacola round
Race details
Race 1 of 6 in the 2022 SRX Series
Date June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18)
Official name SRX Pensacola
Location Pensacola, Florida
Course Five Flags Speedway
0.50 mi (0.80 km)
Distance 75 laps, 37.50 mi (60.35 km)
Grid positions set by heat results
Most laps led
Driver Tony Kanaan
Laps 43
Podium
First Hélio Castroneves
Second Bubba Pollard
Third Ryan Newman
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Allen Bestwick and Conor Daly

Entry list

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# Driver Series Car color
1 Ryan Hunter-Reay NTT IndyCar Series Black
3 Paul Tracy NTT IndyCar Series Lime
5 Ernie Francis Jr. Indy Lights Blue
06 Hélio Castroneves NTT IndyCar Series Maroon
6 Tony Kanaan NTT IndyCar Series Pink
9 Bill Elliott NASCAR Cup Series Purple
14 Tony Stewart NASCAR Cup Series Red
15 Michael Waltrip NASCAR Cup Series Light Blue
18 Bobby Labonte NASCAR Cup Series White
26 Bubba Pollard Deep South Crane Blizzard Series Patriotic
39 Ryan Newman NASCAR Cup Series Dark Blue
69 Greg Biffle NASCAR Cup Series Gold
98 Marco Andretti NTT IndyCar Series Orange

Heat races

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The heat races were held at 8:00 PM EST. The lineups for the heat were determined by random selection. Following the 1st heat, the field is inverted for the 2nd heat. Points are awarded for each position, and the points set the field.

Heat Race 1

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Fin. St # Driver Laps Points Status
1 1 26 Bubba Pollard 33 0 Running
2 3 6 Tony Kanaan 33 11 Running
3 8 14 Tony Stewart 33 10 Running
4 2 3 Paul Tracy 33 9 Running
5 6 98 Marco Andretti 33 8 Running
6 4 1 Ryan-Hunter Reay 33 7 Running
7 5 39 Ryan Newman 33 6 Running
8 11 18 Bobby Labonte 33 5 Running
9 7 9 Bill Elliott 33 4 Running
10 9 69 Greg Biffle 33 3 Running
11 12 15 Michael Waltrip 33 2 Running
12 13 06 Hélio Castroneves 33 0 Running
13 10 5 Ernie Francis Jr. 32 1 Running
Official Heat 1 results

Heat Race 2

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Fin. St # Driver Laps Points Status
1 2 06 Hélio Castroneves 33 0 Running
2 3 15 Michael Waltrip 33 11 Running
3 7 39 Ryan Newman 33 10 Running
4 5 9 Bill Elliott 33 9 Running
5 6 18 Bobby Labonte 33 8 Running
6 12 6 Tony Kanaan 33 7 Running
7 13 26 Bubba Pollard 33 0 Running
8 11 14 Tony Stewart 33 5 Running
9 4 69 Greg Biffle 33 4 Running
10 9 98 Marco Andretti 33 6 Running
11 10 3 Paul Tracy 33 2 Running
12 8 1 Ryan Hunter-Reay 33 1 Running
13 1 5 Ernie Francis Jr. 14 1 Not running
Official Heat 2 results

Starting Lineup

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St # Driver
1 26 Bubba Pollard
2 6 Tony Kanaan
3 39 Ryan Newman
4 14 Tony Stewart
5 06 Hélio Castroneves
6 15 Michael Waltrip
7 9 Bill Elliott
8 18 Bobby Labonte
9 3 Paul Tracy
10 98 Marco Andretti
11 1 Ryan Hunter-Reay
12 69 Greg Biffle
13 5 Ernie Francis Jr.

Race results

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Main event

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Fin. St # Driver Laps Led Points Status
1 5 06 Hélio Castroneves 75 16 0 Running
2 1 26 Bubba Pollard 75 11 0 Running
3 3 39 Ryan Newman 75 5 20 Running
4 2 6 Tony Kanaan 75 43 18 Running
5 8 18 Bobby Labonte 75 0 16 Running
6 12 69 Greg Biffle 75 0 14 Running
7 10 98 Marco Andretti 75 0 12 Running
8 11 1 Ryan Hunter-Reay 75 0 10 Running
9 7 9 Bill Elliott 75 0 8 Running
10 4 14 Tony Stewart 75 0 6 Running
11 13 5 Ernie Francis Jr. 75 0 4 Running
12 9 3 Paul Tracy 75 0 2 Running
13 6 15 Michael Waltrip 75 0 2 Running
Official Main event results

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
  1 Tony Kanaan 36
  1 Ryan Newman 36
  3 Bobby Labonte 29
  4 Marco Andretti 26
  5 Tony Stewart 21
Source:
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Helio Castroneves' first SRX win at Five Flags Speedway could lead to a NASCAR start". NBC Sports. June 20, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Helio Castroneves Wins Five Flags, Secures First SRX Victory". FrontStretch. June 20, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "SRX at Five Flags: Helio Castroneves wins season opener after being a late entry". CBSSports. June 18, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.