Marco Andretti will try to defend the one skilled championship of his profession when he returns this summer season to Famous person Racing Expertise, the all-star collection created by Tony Stewart.

Andretti was amongst 5 IndyCar drivers named Tuesday to the collection, which final week confirmed Stewart would return to run the complete six-race season. Stewart received the inaugural SRX championship in 2021.

Andretti, who additionally plans to enter the Indianapolis 500 once more this yr, is an authentic SRX full-time competitor and returns for the third season of the collection. SRX raced its first two years on Saturday nights however strikes to ESPN this summer season on Thursday nights for a recreation of the community’s authentic “Thursday Evening Thunder” motorsports programming.

“My Thursday nights are much more fascinating this yr and looking out ahead to driving towards much more of my quick mates this season,” Andretti stated. “Cannot wait to have a shot at attempting to win it once more. I am feeling increasingly comfy within the Cup man’s sandbox.”

The Ray Evernham-designed automobiles utilized in SRX are extra suited to drivers with a NASCAR background, which is why it has taken all-stars from the open-wheel disciplines a bit longer to compete for wins. However it hasn’t stopped the curiosity, and the crop introduced Tuesday contains present IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden, Indianapolis 500 entrant Tony Kanaan, former 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay and SRX resident villain Paul Tracy, who will return for a 3rd season.

Helio Castroneves, a four-time winner of the Indy 500, had beforehand introduced he’ll run three races this summer season.

Hunter-Reay, each a former IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner, will compete in all six races alongside Andretti, Stewart and Tracy, amongst others. Newgarden, a two-time IndyCar champion, will race on the Motor Mile Speedway in Virginia on July 27. Kanaan will race at Stafford Speedway in Connecticut, Thunder Highway Speedway in Vermont and Stewart-owned Eldora Speedway in Ohio.

“Probably the most interesting issues to me about competing in SRX is the power to run at a few of these historic brief tracks the place a number of the legends of motorsports have competed,” Newgarden stated. “Motor Mile Speedway is one other historic monitor that has hosted racing for many years. I’ve heard it is a true brief monitor with demanding racing and many paint swapping. It ought to be an amazing race.”

SRX has beforehand introduced deliberate participation from NASCAR stars Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and Clint Bowyer, who will all be newcomers to the all-star collection. SRX pits drivers from varied disciplines in identically ready automobiles.