Exclusive interview: Paris Berelc on revving up for the new NASCAR sitcom The Crew Mon Feb 15, 2021 at 9:39am ET Paris Berelc will star in the new NASCAR inspired The Crew. Pic credit: Eric Liebowitz/Netflix Paris Berelc is suiting up for an adult role in the new Netflix NASCAR-inspired comedy series The Crew as up-and-coming race car driver Jessie de la Cruz, who is trying to bump Jake Martin (Freddie Stroma) out of his car in order to make history as the first female driver for Bobby Spencer Racing. “We have a really entertaining rivalry throughout the show and we both have these things that we want,” Berelc tells Monsters & Critics in this exclusive interview. “He’s trying to keep his seat, and I’m trying to take it. So, yeah, it was a fun rivalry relationship to play around with.”