EXCLUSIVE : AMC is getting into the world of NASCAR.

The network is developing a high-profile project set in the world of stock car racing with John Fusco , the screenwriter behind movies such as Young Guns and The Highwaymen and creator of Netflix series Marco Polo.

Fusco has created Thunder Road , a drama series set in the “high-octane world” of NASCAR racing that sources say is being “fast-tracked” at the network.

Thunder Road is being produced in association with NASCAR, otherwise known as National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and while there have been movies such as Tom Cruise’s Days of Thunder and docuseries such as Netflix’s Full Speed set in this world, it marks one of the first long-form dramatic series to partner with the racing body.

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