![]() ![]() "Even the best short trackers in the world, the guys who do this every Saturday night tear cars up. "I think with personalities that we have, it's very unrealistic to expect to not tear someone's panels up in the process, especially on short tracks," Stewart said. The creators want door-slamming and fender banging short track excitement. This initial slate of tracks was carefully selected as representing the most action packed and prestigious grassroot events in the country - Stafford, Knoxville Raceway, Eldora Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway, Slinger Speedway and Nashville Fairgrounds. That's going to create a ton of excitement, mark my words." The personalities are going to come out and (CBS) is going to tell these stories. "But then you get these guys in equal cars, and that's going to be a lot of fun. I don't know how you get more personality than that. You have Paul, myself, Willie T., Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte and Michael Waltrip. ![]() It has gotten so under the thumb of corporate America, where you have to do the right thing and say the right thing. "I agree with Paul a thousand percent," Stewart said. "This group that we have assembled with SRX and Tony, there’s a lot of personalities and a lot of guys who like to get into conflicts so that’s going to create a lot of excitement." "One of the things that's lost guys in today's motorsports is the personality, and guys like Willie and myself, Tommy Kendall, who delivered a show on and off the racetrack," Tracy said. The ever-outspoken Paul Tracy said modern motorsports lacked showmen who entertained both on the track and then off it-a reputation the Canadian established during his Ind圜ar tenure in the 90s and 2000s. What if there was a racing series with big personalities that wasn’t stifled by corporate sponsorship with cars that were identically prepared to emphasize driving talent on some of the most action-packed tracks in America. In addition to giving CBS Saturday night sporting content for six consecutive weeks during the summer, Superstar Racing Experience also intends to deliver on several philosophical motorsport concepts. "So, this series fits in the wheelhouse for both streaming and CBS prime time … It's a great vehicle for us from a subscription standpoint and I think it's going to drive viewers to our network." "Paramount+ is growing substantially every month and to have really good content that skews towards a younger and more diverse audience is what we're striving for. "Streaming is a huge priority of this company," says CBS sports chairman Sean McManus. SRX essentially takes a dozen of the most iconic names in modern day motorsports and places them in identically prepared cars to race across six of the most venerable dirt tracks and pavement bullrings in the United States.įor CBS, the mini-series is a low commitment, high-ceiling live sporting event that fills the network television void that is Saturday nights-while also providing another IP for its Paramount+ streaming platform. Ultimately, Superstar Racing Experience is about fun, and that’s what co-founders Stewart, Ray Evernham, former NASCAR executive George Pyne and television executive Sandy Montag intend to deliver over the next six weeks. If that doesn’t sound like an experiment of epic proportions, what else in motorsports does? ![]() Ribbs, Bill Elliott and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Hélio Castroneves.įor good measure, the series will take a local legend from each venue and pit them against the national legends to create a sort of Rocky Balboa dynamic. There will be a stock car race Saturday night, live on over-the-air CBS from Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut, featuring Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, Paul Tracy, Willy T. They’re calling it Superstar Saturday Night on CBS. ![]()
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