| Sport | Stock car racing |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Bakersfield, California |
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TheStockCar Racing League is alate modelstock car racing league operating since 2001. The series is a continuation of theTri-Track Challenge run in California between 1997 and 2000. The series is also connected to the formerSupermodified Racing League, previously headed byDavey Hamilton. Through the years the series expanded its racing calendar as well as racing series addingspec late model series andLegends car racing.
Starting in 1997,Madera Speedway,Stockton 99 Speedway andAltamont Motorsports Park started cooperating to form the Tri-Track Challenge for theirlate model racing classes.Eric Holmes raced in the series in 1998.[1] The 1999 season was won byBurney Lamar, despite only winning a single race at Stockton.Terpstra,Fensler, Holmes andTucker completed the top five.[2] After the 2000 season, won byJim Pettit, II, the series was disbanded. The main reason being Stockton 99 Speedway not wanting to continue to support the series.
In January 2001, the promoters of Altamont and Madera tried to found a series using the same rules as the existingNASCAR Elite Division.Davey Hamilton and Rick Gerhardt, promoting a California-basedsupermodified racing division under the Supermodified Racing Leaguesanctioning body offered to sanction the new late model series under their umbrella. TheSRL Wild West Shootout Late Model Series was founded for the 2001 season with Altamont and Madera running six races each. Stockton returned on the calendar for the 2002 season. Gerhardt sold his interest in the series at the beginning of 2004 to Steve Fensler.[3] For 2005 the supermodified division was sold to form theWestern States Supermodified Racing League.[4] The late model series continued under the management of Fensler.
For 2006, the SRL Southwest Tour was formed in affiliation with theASA.[5] After the announcement that theNASCAR Elite Division would be disbanded after the 2006 season theNASCAR organisation encouraged the Elite Division teams to join the SRL series.[6]
Legends car racing was introduced in the SRL series in 2010. With spec legends cars built byUS Legend Cars the series was run following theINEX regulations.Cale Kanke won the first two seasons before graduating into the Southwest Tour in 2015. In 2011Sean Rayhall andBen Rhodes were some of the guest starters in the series.[7] Despite attracting large grids, the series was discontinued after the 2015 season.
For 2013, the S2 class was introduced, later renamed as the spec late model class. The series focused on young drivers coming from go-karts or legends racing. The first season was won byRyan Cansdale who later graduated into the main Southwest Tour.[8] The 2014 season was won by Brandon Weaver.
In 2022, it was announced that SRL would sanction races at Citrus County Speedway,Mobile International Speedway, andBerlin Raceway as the SRL National Tour. In 2023, the schedule was expanded to eight races at different tracks,Bubba Pollard was crowned the inaugural champion. In 2024, the series became independent of SRL and became the UARA National Tour joining the UARA Sportsman Series.
A pre-season non-championship race, the SRL Winter Showdown, was introduced in 2015. The race atKern County Raceway Park invited many non-SRL racers to compete for the crown. New to the SRL series wereDustin Ash,Preston Peltier,Dalton Sargeant among others. South-eastern based short track specialistBubba Pollard won the first two editions of the race.[9]
The main series is asuper late model stock car based class, with cars similar to those used at major Super Late Model races such as theSnowball Derby, All American 400, Anderson 400, and other such major events on the short track racing scene. The series is open to any chassis fabricator such asLefthander,LFR orHowe. The bodies, based on late model cars byChevrolet,Ford,Dodge orToyota.
The spec late model class (also known as the S2 class) is a class forspec racing late model stock cars. The cars ar built by theRacecar Factory based inIrwindale, California. The tube chassis is slightly smaller than a regular (super) late model car. The body is provided byFivestar RaceCar Bodies and is similar to the ones used in theMid-American Stock Car Series and theNASCAR PEAK Mexico Series.[10] The spec engine is provided byGeneral Motors.[11] TheChevrolet Performance CT350crate engine produces 350hp. The engine is aChevrolet small-block in aV8 configuration.[12]
| Year | Tri-Track Challenge |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Dave Byrd |
| 1998 | Mike David |
| 1999 | Burney Lamar |
| 2000 | Jim Pettit II |
| Year | Wildwest Shootout | Supermodified | Lites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | n/a | Troy Regier | n/a |
| 2001 | Nathan Tucker | Troy Regier (2) | n/a |
| 2002 | Jeff Anthony | Lonnie Adamson | Darrell Herzog |
| 2003 | Ron Strmiska Jr | n/a | n/a |
| 2004 | Steve Belletto | Troy Regier (3) | n/a |
| 2005 | Jason Fensler | n/a | n/a |
| Year | Southwest Tour | Pro Late Model | Modifieds | Spec Late Model | Legends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eric Schmidt | n/a | Jason Patison | n/a | n/a |
| 2007 | Dave Byrd (2) | n/a | Danny Gay | n/a | n/a |
| 2008 | Jim Pettit II (2) | n/a | Jimmy Dickerson | n/a | n/a |
| 2009 | M.K. Kanke | n/a | Andrew Phipps | n/a | n/a |
| 2010 | Jonathan Gomez | n/a | Jim Mardis | n/a | Cale Kanke |
| 2011 | Jim Pettit II (3) | n/a | Jim Mardis (2) | n/a | Cale Kanke (2) |
| 2012 | Derek Thorn | n/a | Austin Barnes | n/a | Darren Amidon |
| 2013 | Jim Pettit II (4) | n/a | Chris Gerchman | Ryan Cansdale | Ricky Schlick |
| 2014 | Derek Thorn (2) | n/a | Dylan Cappello | Brandon Weaver | Tony Mangini |
| 2015 | Jacob Gomes | n/a | Austin Barnes (2) | Dylan Garner | Cody Winchell |
| 2016 | Derek Thorn (3) | n/a | Matthew Hicks | Todd Conrad | n/a |
| 2017 | Derek Thorn (4) | n/a | Taylor Miinch | Robby Hornsby | n/a |
| 2018 | Jeremy Doss | n/a | Taylor Miinch (2) | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Cole Moore | n/a | Dylan Cappello (2) | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | Derek Thorn (5) | n/a | Jeremy Doss | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | Derek Thorn (6) | Jeremy Doss | Jeremy Doss (2) | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | Jacob Gomes (2) | Seth Wise | Jaron Giannini | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | Jacob Gomes (3) | Linny White | Travis Thirkettle | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | Buddy Shepherd | Christian Bazen | Holly Clark | n/a | n/a |
| Year | Super Late Model | Modified |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bubba Pollard | Dylan Cappello |
| 2016 | Bubba Pollard (2) | Ryan Partridge |
| 2017 | Derek Thorn | Austin Barnes |
| 2018 | Kyle Busch | n/a |
| 2019 | Ty Majeski | Trevor Cristiani |
| 2020 | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | Derek Thorn (2) | Jeremy Doss |
| 2022 | Jacob Gomes | n/a |
| 2023 | Jacob Gomes (2) | n/a |
| Year | Super Late Model | Sportsman |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | n/a | Steven Morris |
| 2023 | Bubba Pollard | Steve Gill |
| Date | Track | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | Cordele Motor Speedway[13] | Cordele, Georgia | Bubba Pollard |
| March 15 | South Alabama Speedway[14] | Ozark, Alabama | |
| April 5 | Cordele Motor Speedway[15] | Cordele, Georgia | |
| May 10 | Cordele Motor Speedway[16] | Cordele, Georgia | |
| May 24 | Freedom Factory[17] | Bradenton, Florida | |
| June 4 | Berlin Raceway[18] | Marne, Michigan | |
| June 19 | Jennerstown Speedway[19] | Jennerstown, Pennsylvania | |
| August 2 | Auburndale Speedway[20] | Winter Haven, Florida | |
| August 13 | Berlin Raceway[21] | Marne, Michigan | |
| October 4 | Cordele Motor Speedway[22] | Cordele, Georgia | |
| October 25 | Cordele Motor Speedway[23] | Cordele, Georgia | |
| November 29 | Freedom Factory[24] | Bradenton, Florida |