Watch: "RACE: Bubba Wallace" NASCAR-focused limited series goes live on Netflix

Netflix seems to have no shortage of motorsport content coming out at the moment, with NASCAR now getting its time in the spotlight.

Off the back of the success for Drive to Survive and Schumacher on the streaming service, its latest limited series gives a behind-the-scenes look at the life of NASCAR's only active African-American driver – Darrell "Bubba" Wallace.

After working his way up through the junior categories and then taking wins in the lower two tiers of NASCAR competition, Wallace was thrown into the spotlight when he made his first Cup Series start in 2017, driving for Richard Petty Motorsports in the famous #43.

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What followed was seasons of rollercoaster results until the global pandemic shut down racing in 2020. On top of the world coming to a halt, escalating race-relating tensions in the United States reached a boiling point, highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement.

When racing resumed, Wallace used his unique position within the platform of NASCAR to ask for changes, garnering support from those on his side as well as hatred from those against.

From asking for the sport to ban the Confederate flag, to receiving universal support when a noose was allegedly found in his garage – his efforts on and off the track were rewarded in 2021, being signed to a new team owned by one of the greatest athletes of all-time.

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When legendary basketballer Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin announced they were starting a new outfit named 23XI Racing, there was only one driver in mind – Bubba Wallace.

Following a similar style to ESPN's highly acclaimed The Last Dance – produced by Jordan, looking at the success of the Chicago Bulls NBA team – RACE: Bubba Wallace pieces together the driver's history, as well as being there while he creates new storylines within the racing series.

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Running across six episodes which last between 44 and 50 minutes, it's a unique look at a series which is foreign to many – from its moonshine-running forefathers to the Southern roots which have slowly been pulled away.

RACE: Bubba Wallace is available to watch now on Netflix. in up to 4K