Netflix is developing a docuseries following Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver, as he competes for Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23Xi Racing team.
The untitled series, from 300 Studios and Boardwalk Pictures and directed and produced by Erik Parker, will take viewers behind the 2021 NASCAR season through Wallace’s eyes. The Netflix series will explore Wallace, Jordan and Hamlin’s newly-formed 23Xi Racing squad, and NASCAR’s efforts to advocate for inclusion and equality in racing and beyond.
Executive producers for the docuseries are Kevin Liles, Nolan Baynes, and Kelly G. Griffin for 300 Studios; Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jordan Wynn, and Sarina Roma for Boardwalk Pictures; Matt Summers, Tim Clark, and Tally Hair for NASCAR. Rob Ford serves as co-executive producer.
In the 2020 summer, amid the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Black Lives Matter protests, Wallace gained national attention after he claimed that he found a rope...
The untitled series, from 300 Studios and Boardwalk Pictures and directed and produced by Erik Parker, will take viewers behind the 2021 NASCAR season through Wallace’s eyes. The Netflix series will explore Wallace, Jordan and Hamlin’s newly-formed 23Xi Racing squad, and NASCAR’s efforts to advocate for inclusion and equality in racing and beyond.
Executive producers for the docuseries are Kevin Liles, Nolan Baynes, and Kelly G. Griffin for 300 Studios; Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jordan Wynn, and Sarina Roma for Boardwalk Pictures; Matt Summers, Tim Clark, and Tally Hair for NASCAR. Rob Ford serves as co-executive producer.
In the 2020 summer, amid the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Black Lives Matter protests, Wallace gained national attention after he claimed that he found a rope...
- 4/22/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, with Bubba Wallace response NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has responded to Donald Trump’s demand for an apology over the noose incident that the president called a “hoax.” In a tweeted addressed to “the next generation and little ones,” Wallace wrote, in part, “Even when it’s Hate from the Potus…Love Wins.”
See the entire response below.
Previous President Donald Trump attacked Bubba Wallace on Monday, arguing that NASCAR’s only Black driver should have apologized over a report of a noose found in his garage stall last month.
Trump also claimed – inaccurately – that TV ratings have dropped due to NASCAR’s decision to ban Confederate flags from its race events.
To the next generation and little ones following my foot steps..#LoveWins pic.twitter.com/tVaV3pkdLe
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) July 6, 2020
“Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid,...
See the entire response below.
Previous President Donald Trump attacked Bubba Wallace on Monday, arguing that NASCAR’s only Black driver should have apologized over a report of a noose found in his garage stall last month.
Trump also claimed – inaccurately – that TV ratings have dropped due to NASCAR’s decision to ban Confederate flags from its race events.
To the next generation and little ones following my foot steps..#LoveWins pic.twitter.com/tVaV3pkdLe
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) July 6, 2020
“Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid,...
- 7/6/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Nascar President Steve Phelps held a press conference on Thursday to detail the findings of an internal investigation into the rope he described as a noose found in the garage stall of No. 43 driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend. The organization also released a photo of the rope in question, which may have served as a garage door pull. Phelps said 10 other garages were found to have rope pulls, but none tied in a noose configuration.
“As you can see from the photo,” said Phelps, “the noose was real, as was our concern for Bubba. With similar emotion, others across our industry and our media stood up to defend the Nascar family…We are proud to see so many stand up for what’s right.”
Phelps admitted that his initial reaction could have been more nuanced, but said he was concerned for Wallace, who is the only black...
“As you can see from the photo,” said Phelps, “the noose was real, as was our concern for Bubba. With similar emotion, others across our industry and our media stood up to defend the Nascar family…We are proud to see so many stand up for what’s right.”
Phelps admitted that his initial reaction could have been more nuanced, but said he was concerned for Wallace, who is the only black...
- 6/25/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
After the FBI completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace "was not the target of a hate crime," the 26-year-old Nascar driver spoke to CNN's Don Lemon and reacted to the news. "I'm pissed," Wallace said. "I'm mad because people are trying to test my character, and the person that I am, and my integrity. And they're not stealing that away from me, but they're just trying to test that." Last Sunday, a noose was found in Wallace's garage stall at the Alabama racetrack. The racer told Lemon Nascar president Steve Phelps told him the news with "tears rolling down his face." When asked if he'd seen...
- 6/24/2020
- E! Online
Nascar driver Bubba Wallace said in an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon Tuesday night that he had never seen the noose alleged to have been hung in his garage, but his crew had photos.
While the FBI concluded earlier in the day that the alleged noose was simply a door pull tied by a previous occupant, Watson indicated that his team had proof otherwise.
“From the evidence that we have — that I have,” said Wallace, “it’s a straight-up noose.”
“Whether someone tied it in 2019…It wasn’t directed at me,” said Wallace, “but it was a noose.”
Wallace is one of the most successful African American drivers in Nascar history. He indicated that the incident has some questioning his truthfulness.
“I’m pissed,” he said. “I’m mad because people are trying to steal my character.”
“It doesn’t matter if we provide evidence, photos,” said the Nascar driver.
While the FBI concluded earlier in the day that the alleged noose was simply a door pull tied by a previous occupant, Watson indicated that his team had proof otherwise.
“From the evidence that we have — that I have,” said Wallace, “it’s a straight-up noose.”
“Whether someone tied it in 2019…It wasn’t directed at me,” said Wallace, “but it was a noose.”
Wallace is one of the most successful African American drivers in Nascar history. He indicated that the incident has some questioning his truthfulness.
“I’m pissed,” he said. “I’m mad because people are trying to steal my character.”
“It doesn’t matter if we provide evidence, photos,” said the Nascar driver.
- 6/24/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
After a day investigating the alleged placement of a noose in the racetrack garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the FBI says the rope was in place months before Nascar’s only top-echelon black driver was assigned to the stall and that no federal crime was committed.
Here is the statement issued by Nascar today:
“The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment. We appreciate the FBI’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming...
Here is the statement issued by Nascar today:
“The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment. We appreciate the FBI’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming...
- 6/23/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Nascar racer Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime, the FBI has determined after an investigation of the placement of what appeared to be a noose in his garage at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway.
“The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment,” Nascar said in a prepared statement. “We appreciate the FBI’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing.” Nascar said it continued to investigate the matter, and would offer new details at a later date.
Discovery of what was purported to be a...
“The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment,” Nascar said in a prepared statement. “We appreciate the FBI’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing.” Nascar said it continued to investigate the matter, and would offer new details at a later date.
Discovery of what was purported to be a...
- 6/23/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The president of Nascar said Monday that the sports organization would ban anyone found to have placed a noose in driver Bubba Wallace’s garage at the Talladega Speedway in Alabama for life, a sign of how upset executives and drivers are after the racist symbol was discovered Sunday afternoon.
“This is a difficult time for our sport, but we are going to react swiftly,” said Steve Phelps, president of Nascar, during a call with reporters Monday afternoon.
Discovery of the noose comes less than a month after Nascar said it would ban the Confederate flag at its events in the wake of protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd while in custody of the Minneapolis police. Wallace had called for the flag to be barred from Nascar events just days prior to the racing league’s decision to do so. Nascar said appearance of the flag was “contrary to...
“This is a difficult time for our sport, but we are going to react swiftly,” said Steve Phelps, president of Nascar, during a call with reporters Monday afternoon.
Discovery of the noose comes less than a month after Nascar said it would ban the Confederate flag at its events in the wake of protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd while in custody of the Minneapolis police. Wallace had called for the flag to be barred from Nascar events just days prior to the racing league’s decision to do so. Nascar said appearance of the flag was “contrary to...
- 6/22/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Nascar said Wednesday that it would ban the presence of the confederate flag at all of its racing events and properties, the latest major sports organization to make sweeping new policies in response to nationwide protests over the treatment of Black citizens in America.
The presence of the confederate flag at Nascar events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry,” Nascar said in a prepared statement. “Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the confederate flag will be prohibited from all Nascar events and properties.”
The circuit’s only full-time Black driver, Bubba Wallace, on Monday urged for the flags, often seen as symbols of celebration of an era of slavery in the United States, to be removed from Nascar events.
The presence of the confederate flag at Nascar events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry,” Nascar said in a prepared statement. “Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the confederate flag will be prohibited from all Nascar events and properties.”
The circuit’s only full-time Black driver, Bubba Wallace, on Monday urged for the flags, often seen as symbols of celebration of an era of slavery in the United States, to be removed from Nascar events.
- 6/10/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The Nascar documentary about drivers Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr., “Blink of an Eye,” has been acquired by 1091 and a feature film adaptation is in the works, the company announced Wednesday.
“Blink of an Eye” is directed by Paul Taublieb and focuses on Waltrip’s relationship with Dale Earnhardt Sr. Roger Birnbaum, with whom Taublieb produced the 2014 film “The Vow,” will develop the documentary into a dramatic feature.
1091 will release “Blink of an Eye” theatrically and on demand this fall following a private screening at the Nascar Hall of Fame Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 24.
Also Read: Fox Sports Goes Inside Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon Rivalry in New Doc (Exclusive Video)
Based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name, “Blink of an Eye” shows how across 462 races, Waltrip amassed an all-time record losing streak before joining Earnhardt Sr.’s race team for...
“Blink of an Eye” is directed by Paul Taublieb and focuses on Waltrip’s relationship with Dale Earnhardt Sr. Roger Birnbaum, with whom Taublieb produced the 2014 film “The Vow,” will develop the documentary into a dramatic feature.
1091 will release “Blink of an Eye” theatrically and on demand this fall following a private screening at the Nascar Hall of Fame Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 24.
Also Read: Fox Sports Goes Inside Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon Rivalry in New Doc (Exclusive Video)
Based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name, “Blink of an Eye” shows how across 462 races, Waltrip amassed an all-time record losing streak before joining Earnhardt Sr.’s race team for...
- 5/22/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Rlje Films has secured the distribution rights to Aaron Harvey’s action-thriller Into The Ashes, which will get a day-and-date release July 19. The cast includes Luke Grimes (Yellowstone), Robert Taylor (Longmire), James Badge Dale (13 Hours), and Frank Grillo (Captain America). The plot centers on Nick Brenner who, with an honest job and a loving wife, believed he had safely escaped his violent, criminal history. But his old crew hasn’t forgotten about him or the money he stole, and when they take what Nick now values the most – his wife – he has nothing left to lose. Confronted by the town sheriff, who is also his father-in-law, Nick must decide if he will stay on his new path or indulge in his need for revenge and force his enemies to pay for what they have done. Harvey produced the pic with Robert Ogden Barnum, Eric Binns, Daniel Blanc, Jamin O’Brien,...
- 5/22/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Filed under: TV Replay
Steve Phelps, chief marketing officer for Nascar, poses as "Kevin," a Nascar fan and competition winner, to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Daytona 500 on 'Undercover Boss' (Sun., 9Pm Et on CBS).
Working with a pit crew on the Daytona Speedway, Kevin becomes a "tire scraper." While watching them work, he says, "What these guys do -- the pressure's immense ... It's a very sensory experience at the race track -- the sound's incredible, you can smell the tires and the oil and the gas."
When one car sideswipes another, chaos on the track ensues, leading to a massive pileup. Several cars catch fire, including the one his crew supports. Kevin witnesses it all firsthand, including the driver's rescue.
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Steve Phelps, chief marketing officer for Nascar, poses as "Kevin," a Nascar fan and competition winner, to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Daytona 500 on 'Undercover Boss' (Sun., 9Pm Et on CBS).
Working with a pit crew on the Daytona Speedway, Kevin becomes a "tire scraper." While watching them work, he says, "What these guys do -- the pressure's immense ... It's a very sensory experience at the race track -- the sound's incredible, you can smell the tires and the oil and the gas."
When one car sideswipes another, chaos on the track ensues, leading to a massive pileup. Several cars catch fire, including the one his crew supports. Kevin witnesses it all firsthand, including the driver's rescue.
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- 10/25/2010
- by Aimee Deeken
- Aol TV.
Last night's episode of Undercover Boss followed Nascar chief marketing officer Steve Phelps, who went undercover because the organization's actual bosses are too well-known to try to disguise their identity. But even he is well-known, and almost got made twice. But the CBS reality show completely ignored that. I find the show to be pretty terribly constructed--it doesn't even try to conceal its fake voice-overs, fake reaction shots, and over production values--and have issues with...
- 10/25/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
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