Soderbergh says filming 'Logan Lucky' made him a NASCAR fan

[...] the Academy Award winning director has become one after working on his new film "Logan Lucky," depicting a theoretical heist at Charlotte Motor Speedway during the Coca-Cola 600.

"NASCAR was kind of mystery to me," Soderbergh said in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday prior to the start of the Coca-Cola 600.

[...] the fun of this project has been learning a new sport and talking to people at all levels of the sport about the various layers that are underneath the superficial layer that someone like me would see when they watch the race on television.

Soderbergh said he found NASCAR drivers to be fun and "very unpretentious."

Zane Stoddard, NASCAR vice president of entertainment marketing and content development, is serving as an executive producer.

Stoddard wanted to make sure that NASCAR was portrayed in the right light — and he said Soderbergh has captured that in the film.