Superstar Racing Experience Orders Changes Based on Fan Feedback

Superstar Racing Experience is just for fun so why wouldn’t Ray Evernham and Company listen to fans when provided constructive feedback?

That’s exactly what they did.

Just a few days after drawing over 10,000 fans to Stafford Motor Speedway and earning 1.3 million viewers on CBS, Evernham says they are making changes based on fan reaction to the debut event before rolling into Knoxville Raceway on Saturday night.

The two heat races have been shortened from 15 minutes to 12.

Drivers will still line up for the first heat race via a random draw, and the lineup for the second heat race will still be an invert of the results from the first heat. The shorter length intends to create a greater sense of urgency with the average finish from both heats now determining the starting lineup for the main event.

The feature has been cut from 100 laps to 50 green flag laps after fans expressed a desire to see a greater sense of urgency from the main event. The race at Stafford also went 20 minutes over its expected time slot and was unable to show post-race interviews as a result. The race will utilize unlimited green-white-checkered attempts if necessary.

Lastly, driver identification on the race cars will be more prevalent.

Each drivers’ name will be larger starting this weekend. Also, the full-time drivers will carry the same colors throughout the remaining five weeks of the mini-series. For example, the orange associated with Tony Stewart will remain with the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion throughout the summer.

"As good as we felt our first race was, there are always things that can be improved," Evernham said. "I lived by this mantra as a crew chief and team owner and I still live by it today.