NASCAR\u2019s latest attempt at documentary storytelling, RISING, ready to debut November 17, is set to pull back the curtain on a new generation of racers, Jesse Love, Carson Hocevar, and Rajah Caruth, showcasing their climb through the ranks both on and off the track. While many might compare it to Formula 1\u2019s Drive to Survive, Love recently clarified that RISING is cut from a very different cloth.<\/p>\n
According to Love<\/a>, the new series dives deeper than the polished, dramatized format fans might expect. He admitted that while drivers are used to cameras following them around during race weekends, the RISING production crew took that to another level.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were having this one tough conversation at Martinsville, and he was like, \u2018What is this camera like?\u2019 And it had the boom mic over it over his head. He was like, \u2018What the hell is this?\u2019 And I smacked him. He\u2019s like, \u2018Get that out of here.\u2019 So, it\u2019s definitely taken some getting used to for me, my crew chief, and my whole team.\u201d<\/p>\n That level of access, Love revealed<\/a>, resulted in some moments that might be a little too raw for comfort, but that\u2019s exactly what sets RISING apart.<\/p>\n \u201cFans are going to be able to see so much that they probably didn\u2019t expect to see. Like it\u2019s not just like \u2018Drive to Survive\u2019 where it\u2019s like all super se*y\u2026 Also, some instances that just like were random, like again going to my hotel with me before the race just to like get something new out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n