William Byron Urges Netflix To Make ‘NASCAR: Full Speed’ Change – ‘Very Intrusive’
February 23, 2025
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William Byron, the current back-to-back Daytona 500 champion, has criticized Netflix for its portrayal of the sport in their series “NASCAR: Full Speed.”
Byron feels that the series falls short in providing a complete narrative by focusing solely on the playoffs, unlike Netflix’s popular series Drive to Survive, which covers the entire Formula 1 season.
During a recent appearance on the ‘Rubbin’ is Racing’ podcast, Byron explained:
“It’s just very intrusive into your daily life.
William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet celebrates with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2025 in… William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet celebrates with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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“The only thing I’d like to see in the new series—which is coming out in April, and I’m excited for that, I participated in that and had some fun with it so I think it’ll turn out really really good— but what I would say is I wish they followed along the entire season. I feel like they get a snapshot of the playoffs and that’s when you’re so serious.
“For me, I’m pretty introverted when it comes to competition so I’m not really going to share my daily life as much when I’m in that part of the season.
“Hopefully we can do more stuff like that because I think it was a really good thing for the sport.”
When asked how open he would be with the docuseries if they were to film during the regular season, Byron explained:
“I feel like I would show quite a bit. Like, on a July week, I would probably bring them along if I went out of town on vacation or something. I would be fine with that, it’s just when it’s in the middle of the round of eight and you’re trying to get to the championship, it’s definitely stressful.”
The ‘NASCAR: Full Speed’ series premiered in January 2024 and focuses on the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, which spans only five episodes.
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The current NASCAR Cup Series format includes 36 races with the initial 26 races forming the regular season and the final 10 comprising the playoffs. Fans and drivers, including Byron, have debated this playoff-focused format, suggesting it might not capture the full complexity of the racing season.
Byron’s career itself has been unconventional, having transitioned from a digital racing simulator to actual race cars and swiftly climbing the ranks in NASCAR.
The second series of ‘NASCAR: Full Speed’ is set to be released on the streaming platform in April 2025.
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