2022 SRX Pensacola round
# 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.

## Entry list

| # | 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

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

| 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

| 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

| 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

### Main event

| 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

### 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.
