All Eyes on Marco Andretti Ahead of SRX Championship at Sharon Speedway in Ohio

• The second six-week season of the Superstar Racing Experience concludes Saturday night at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio.

• Marco Andretti comes into Saturday’s race as the series leader, with just 15 points separating the four championship contenders.

• Whether he repeats as series champion or not, Tony Stewart suggested there may be a slight change in the SRX structure for its third season in 2023.

We’ve barely had time enough to blink and, voila, here we are already: the second six-week season of the Superstar Racing Experience concludes Saturday night at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio (8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount-Plus).

IndyCar driver Marco Andretti and NASCAR driver Ryan Newman are both in contention to win the first championships of any type in their respective careers, while former NASCAR Cup champs Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte are also in the championship hunt. Stewart, who was one of the SRX’s co-founders, is also going for his second consecutive SRX title.

Andretti comes into Saturday’s race as the series leader, with just 15 points separating the four championship contenders.

While Andretti’s father, Michael, and legendary grandfather, Mario, won several championships between them, Marco has not, something he wants to change once and for all on Saturday.

“I don't want to finish second anymore, that’s my plan,” Andretti said. “It definitely would be nice to go out in the best way: on top.”

For the second straight season, Andretti has been running only a partial race schedule. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 in May and is in SRX for the second straight season. He’d like nothing better than to lift the championship trophy Saturday night at Ohio’s Sharon Speedway, which is co-owned by sprint car racing legend Dave Blaney.

Speaking of Blaney, he and his son, NASCAR star Ryan Blaney, will be the “ringers” in Saturday’s SRX event.

Stewart comes into the championship race having earned two wins this season. Including SRX’s debut campaign last year, Stewart is the only driver to have won more than once in the series, with two wins in 2021 and two others this season, including this past Saturday at Pevely, Mo.