Can Netflix Open Gates for NASCAR to Head to International Waters as Canada Accepts the Docuseries With Open Arms?

NASCAR is quickly taking its high-stakes racing to the world stage with the Netflix Docuseries hoping to bring in global audiences. While many believe that the series will take the audience demographic of the sport to new heights across the globe, a big contributor to the viewership is turning out to be the nation that surprisingly gave Richard Petty his NASCAR debut!

That’s right! The NASCAR: Full Speed documentary is trending in Canada within 24 hours of its release, going to show just how prominent the sport is with America’s northern neighbors. But that’s not all! With all the positive reception from Canada, the community is tempted to see NASCAR action at some of the nation’s finest tracks.

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Before getting into the crux of it, it’s worth mentioning that the fair share of reviews for Netflix’s NASCAR: Full Speed documentary have been overwhelmingly positive. With most fans loving the raw insights into the driver’s personal lives, there are big expectations of the series to do wonders for the sport’s popularity worldwide. And as for Canada, early indications of the show being a major hit are already revealing themselves.

In a recent tweet from Jeff Gluck, Canada’s love for the new NASCAR Netflix show became quite evident, with the series ranking as the third most trending show in the country after the release. While this may be surprising to newer fans of the sport, those who recall Richard Petty’s entry into the world of NASCAR will know that Canada is no stronger to the sport’s legacy.

Only a few days after his 21st birthday, Richard Petty kicked off NASCAR’s greatest story at the CNE Stadium in Toronto. Not only does this show just how far back Canada’s history with NASCAR stretches, but once we pair it with the NCS series and its success, it also becomes clear that there is room for NASCAR to further expand the Cup Series into the land of the maple tree.

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And if NASCAR does decide to take the Cup Series international as there have been ambitions to, there are a few tracks in Canada that are already being touted by fans to be the perfect destinations for such an event.

The NASCAR community shares overwhelming support for the Cup Series in Canada

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With the growing reception, the docuseries seems to be getting in Canada, the NASCAR community immediately began to consider the thought of the Cup Series making an appearance in the nation. One of the few tracks deemed worthy enough quickly made itself known as fans commented, “Canada has long Supported NASCAR and should get races and we have 2 of the most iconic road courses in the World in CTMP and Montreal.”

Others were equally enthusiastic about a race in Montreal, after all, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve isn’t just a world-class race track that hosts the Canadian Grand Prix, but it’s also home to the Pinty Series and the Napa Auto Parts 200 for the Xfinity Series too. And fans made sure their support for the circuit was well known. “Seems like a MAJOR sign to race in Montreal 😏”, one fan wrote

Other users were also excited to hopefully witness a cup series event at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The track located in Ontario could be the perfect road course destination with its long straights and relatively wider turns. Fans couldn’t help but bring the Park into the conversation too. A user shared, “Seems like a good time to look into adding Canadian Tire Motorsport Park to the cup schedule,” while another stated “Canada loves its NASCAR! Get it back to CTMP!! #BringNascarCupSeriesNorth”

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So with the docuseries triggering a wave of support from Canadian fans who are also demanding races in their country, do you think NASCAR’s plan for its future expansion might be working?