{"id":243780,"date":"2025-10-27T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/243780\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:17:09","slug":"nascar-docuseries-rising-to-debut-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/243780\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Docuseries ‘Rising’ to Debut on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNASCAR<\/a> has teamed up with Words + Pictures<\/a>, the team behind hits such as \u201cThe Last Dance\u201d and \u201c30 for 30,\u201d for a new docuseries. \u201cRising,\u201d developed and produced by Full Speed Entertainment, will give an \u201cunprecedented look inside the lives of three young, up-and-coming NASCAR drivers as they\u2019ve chased greatness both on and off the track this past season.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe five-episode series will roll out over five nights, November 17-21, on NASCAR\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel, following Carson Hocevar, Jesse Love and Rajah Caruth, highlighting a defining season of their careers. The episodes, shot across multiple circuits, will capture \u201cthe pressure, sacrifice, and ambition that fueled these talented stars, part of the next generation poised to help carry NASCAR into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c\u2019Rising\u2019 explores the ups and downs of trying to make it at the highest levels of our sport,\u201d says John Dahl, NASCAR svp of content. \u201cWe\u2019re providing an inside look at the vulnerability and hunger of these young drivers to prove themselves. It\u2019s a series for anyone who can relate to that daily struggle of striving to reach your dreams, and premiering the series on our NASCAR YouTube Channel allows us to meet fans exactly where they are, offering free, global access and bingeable storytelling on a platform that\u2019s already home to one of the most engaged communities in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn December, FOX Sports will air \u201cRising\u201d on FS1 with a five-week programming special leading up to the 2026 Daytona 500 on Feb. 15.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe wanted to do more than just portray these drivers as young racing stars,\u201d says Aaron Cohen, chief creative officer, Words + Pictures. \u201cYes, they devote their lives to a sport, but they\u2019re also still young men in their early 20s finding their way as human beings. \u2018Rising\u2019 gives an authentic, and sometimes raw and unfiltered look at how that all collides in their stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRising\u201d is executive produced by Tim Clark, John Dahl and Tally Hair from NASCAR Studios, and Connor Schell, Libby Geist and Aaron Cohen from Words + Pictures. Matthew Chase from Words + Pictures directs and produces.<\/p>\n

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