NASCAR Racing 2002 Season

NASCAR Racing 2002 Season

Developer(s) Papyrus Design Group
Publisher(s) Sierra Entertainment
Platform(s) Windows, Mac
Release date(s)
  • NA February 14, 2002
  • EU March 15, 2002
Genre(s) Sim racing
Mode(s) Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Distribution CD

The racing game NASCAR Racing 2002 Season or NR2002 for short, was the successor to the immensely popular NASCAR Racing 4 and the immediate precursor to the even more popular NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. This sim provided much more accurate car models and a vastly improved physics engine. The box on the game prominently featured new NASCAR star Kevin Harvick in the Goodwrench #29 car, a driver missing from NASCAR 4 as the game was released very shortly before the death of Dale Earnhardt. Also featured on the cover; Terry Labonte in the Kellogg's #5 car, Dale Jarrett in the UPS #88 car, (in the background) Jeff Burton in the Citgo #99 car and Ward Burton in the Caterpillar Inc. #22 car.

NR2002 has all 23 tracks on the 2002 NASCAR schedule, including a fictional track named Coca-Cola Superspeedway. This game also has a full field of cars, along with many fictionals. Game footage was also featured in the movie "Kart Racer."