NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona

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NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona
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Developer(s) Monster Games
Publisher(s) Infogrames
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release date November 12, 2002
Genre(s) Sim racing
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone

NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona is a racing simulator developed by Monster Games and published by Infogrames in November 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. It is the latest in the NASCAR Heat series[1] and the last of the NASCAR-licensed games to be published before EA won exclusive rights to the license.

Contents

[edit] Drivers

[edit] Cup Series

[edit] Craftsman Truck Series

[edit] Missing Drivers

[edit] Cup Drivers

[edit] Truck Drivers

[edit] Glitches/Trivia

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  • The game was originally supposed to be called NASCAR Heat 2, but the name changed at the last minute. This leaves many signs on tracks saying NASCAR Heat 2. Announcer Allen Bestwick references it in the "Beat The Heat" intro.
  • California Speedway's backstrech is still unpaved in the game. It was paved over after the 1999 CART season due to the death of driver Greg Moore.
  • Jason Small is the only real-life driver in the game that doesn't have a face shot.
  • In the "Beat the Heat" challenge with Dale Earnhardt Jr., the challenge is with the daytime setting at Daytona when in real life it was at night.
  • If you look closely at the #181 Cup car, you will notice that its rear window is that of a Chevy.
  • None of the official race names could be licensed by Infogrames, however at Talladega, the infield grass reads "Talladega 500", the traditional name of the event.
  • There are no manufacturer licenses for the game although the body shapes are still featured. This would explain why both of the Evernham Motorsports cars are not in the game, as they are directly sponsored by Dodge.
  • Richard Petty is the only unlockable driver.
  • The #15 truck of Rich Bickle was supposed to have Dickies sponsorship, as noted in many game trailers and the team's pitbox but was later removed.
  • The unlockable "Oh Dear" is where one of your pitcrew members takes the place of a car on the track. However, the real truck can be seen from the rearview mirror.
  • In the dirt track race at Kenyon Valley Speedway there is a glitch where you can go through the inside wall and end up in the infield.
  • New Hampshire Motor Speedway still has 12-inch banking in the game, as the repaving that included the apron as part of the racing surface took place after the original was already programmed.
  • You can jump into the infield at Homestead-Miami and some other tracks due to a glitch.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ IGN: NASCAR Dirt to Dayton Profile
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