What’s NASCAR for you? It comes out as a bunch of people racing their hearts out and getting the win at big race tracks. Sure, this would be a general answer for most of the viewers of the sport. But where’s the intrigue in this? What’s the selling point of NASCAR to get the viewers tuning in week-in, week-out? The answer to this is life-threatening crashes.

According to NASCAR journalist Jeff Gluck, NASCAR as a sport has somewhat lost its relevancy in portraying how dangerous and unique racing cars are. At a time when NASCAR is seriously trying to regain its identity, the moment’s capturing of horror crashes and near-death experiences can be a good reminder for the fans. Especially in allowing them to respect the craft and the skill put out by the drivers in what is a treacherous undertaking.

NASCAR racing isn’t for everyone

Let’s just put it this way, there’s no way that an everyday John hops inside a NASCAR stock car and competes against racers. Not just any racers, but professionals who do this for a living. Knowing that they can be pitted against the wall, thrown into the air, or even flipped without contact with another car. It’s a scary proposition, isn’t it? This is exactly what Jeff Gluck was trying to pitch when he spoke on Dirty Mo Media’s show “Teardown.”.

He explained, “I don’t know how to say this in a PC way. But this is the kind of stuff that people need to see to understand how dangerous this sport is. Because when you see these crashes from the outside, like even Blaney’s crash tonight, If we just seen the outside view, You’re like, dang, that looks like it hurts. Like they keep showing the impact in the wall, and you can see it’s hard. Nobody’s doubting that, but then they get out of the car, they’re talking, and they’re walking away. You’re like, Well, I don’t know; maybe it wasn’t that bad.”

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“But then when you see the in-car camera like that, slowed down looking right at the driver, not even like the side cam right, right at the driver. You are like, dang, this sport is freaking tough. And that’s what NASCAR needs in a lot of ways. NASCAR needs to remind people, you can’t do this; the average person cannot do this. I think that has been taken for granted for a long time. When you see stuff like tonight, you’re like, Okay, it takes a special kind of person,” Jeff Gluck further added.

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As far as letting people know about NASCAR’s true value, the Netflix documentary was indeed a step in the right direction. Going by how well the first season has been received, season two could well be in the making.

President feeling confident about approval of Full Speed season 2

The NASCAR Netflix docuseries was nothing like we’ve seen before. From the real, raw, and unfiltered action on the race tracks to the inside view of the lives of the drivers, A prospect that has untapped potential—just five episodes worth of a season—only left the viewers wanting for more, and luckily there’s a positive update regarding the same. NASCAR President Steve Phelps, during a recent interview on Sirius XM, hinted about a potential season 2 for Full Speed.

“The Netflix show is an important show for us. If you haven’t seen the show, watch it, it’s terrific. It paints these guys in a different light. You see them as guys in helmets strapping into cars doing courageous things. They’re human. The emotions that come with being a NASCAR driver and how hard it is. The show’s terrific; we think they’re gonna greenlight a second year for us. Would love to see instead of 5 episodes, 8 episodes but that’s just me. I think we should see 10.”

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