The Netflix docuseries 'RACE: Bubba Wallace' will center on the first Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup race since 1963 and his efforts to change NASCAR's culture toward race.
Titled"RACE: Bubba Wallace," the series follows the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series, which saw Wallace switch to theco-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin . It will also touch on Wallace's advocacy for Black rights.
"This is unlike any project I've ever participated in; it's a raw, emotional, and completely transparent account of the events that took place throughout the 2020 and 2021 NASCAR seasons," Wallace said in a statement quoted byDuring the 2020 NASCAR season, while driving for Richard Petty Motorsports, Wallace was thrust into the spotlight as NASCAR moved to address racial issues amid nationwide protests sparked by the police murder of George Floyd.
, drove a car with a Black Lives Matter livery, and wore a t-shirt reading"I can't breathe" to draw attention to racial issues.
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