NASCAR: TV Series to debut Thursday

In response to the success of Formula 1’s Drive to Survive on Netflix, NASCAR’s “most ambitious” documentary series is set to premiere this week.

“Race For The Championship,” a new unscripted series about the drivers and teams of the NASCAR Cup Series, will air on USA Network at 10 p.m. Thursday.

The project gives fans get an unencumbered (and perhaps a new) look at what it’s like to be Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and other stars on and off the track.

The project also opens the door for prospective fans to experience the sport’s thrills and drills, its generational rivalries and its week-to-week drama.

“When I think of gladiators,” one driver says in the documentary series’ trailer, “NASCAR drivers are in the same vein.”