Column: Quirky SRX exceeded expectations in debut season

Paul Tracy listens to the crowd as he is introduced before an SRX Series auto race Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Bill Elliott, Chase Elliott and Tony Kanaan, from left, talk with Darrell Waltrip, right, before an SRX Series auto race Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Bill Elliott (9) leads Chase Elliott during the SRX Series auto race Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Chase Elliott greets fans before an SRX Series auto race Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Chase Elliott (94) leads Tony Stewart during the SRX Series auto race Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tony Stewart holds the SRX 2021 Series championship trophy after the SRX Series auto race Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Chase Elliott, center, holds his winner's guitar after winning the SRX Series auto race Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Tony Stewart, left, finished second, and Bill Elliott, right, finished third. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)