# NASCAR Rivals > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NASCAR_Rivals > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NASCAR_Rivals.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Rivals > Source revision: 1317515223 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2022 racing video game The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "NASCAR Rivals" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2022 video game NASCAR Rivals The game's cover, featuring Kyle Busch, Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain, Joey Logano, and Denny Hamlin Developer Motorsport Games Publisher Motorsport Games Platform Nintendo Switch Release October 14, 2022 Genre Racing Modes Single-player, multiplayer ***NASCAR Rivals*** is a [racing video game](/source/Racing_video_game) simulating the [2022 NASCAR Cup Series season](/source/2022_NASCAR_Cup_Series). It was developed by [Motorsport Games](/source/Motorsport_Games) and was released on October 14, 2022 exclusively for the [Nintendo Switch](/source/Nintendo_Switch).[1] ## Gameplay ### Features In a press release, Motorsport Games announced numerous features to the game, among preexisting features from old games. In the release, Motorsport Games would promise "a variety of different modes" including a career mode, a challenge mode where the player plays out certain scenarios in NASCAR races, and a "race now" mode that allows the player to race any track in the game with any driver. In addition, Motorsport Games also promised an enhanced paint booth for custom cars and three forms of multiplayer: split screen, online multiplayer with 16 players, and a local multiplayer with eight players.[2] ## Release On July 23, 2022, Motorsport Games-owned video game site Traxion announced that [Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company)) had a listing for a new video game from Motorsport Games on sale called "NASCAR Rivals".[3] In a press release on August 17, 2022, Motorsport Games officially announced the game would be released on October 14, 2022 with preorders starting on August 24.[4] Motorsports Games also announced that gameplay of the game would be released on August 24.[5] ## Promotion On August 23, 2022, Motorsport Games would announce that *NASCAR Rivals* would become a primary sponsor for [Live Fast Motorsports](/source/Live_Fast_Motorsports)' No, 78 [NASCAR Cup Series](/source/NASCAR_Cup_Series) team at the [2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400](/source/2022_Coke_Zero_Sugar_400).[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Melillo, Justin (August 17, 2022). ["NASCAR Rivals confirmed for October Nintendo Switch release, further details revealed"](https://traxion.gg/nascar-rivals-confirmed-for-october-nintendo-switch-release-further-details-revealed/). *Traxion*. Retrieved August 18, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Games, Motorsport (August 17, 2022). ["NASCAR Rivals, Motorsport Games' Official Game of the 2022 Season, to launch on October 14 for Nintendo Switch"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220818052514/https://www.motorsport.com/gaming/news/nascar-rivals-motorsport-games-official-game-of-the-2022-season-to-launch-on-october-14-for-nintend/10353618/). *Motorsport.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.motorsport.com/gaming/news/nascar-rivals-motorsport-games-official-game-of-the-2022-season-to-launch-on-october-14-for-nintend/10353618/) on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Harrison-Lord, Thomas (July 23, 2022). ["NASCAR Rivals is a new Switch game, according to Amazon listing"](https://traxion.gg/nascar-rivals-is-a-new-switch-game-according-to-amazon-listing/). *Traxion*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220818052514/https://traxion.gg/nascar-rivals-is-a-new-switch-game-according-to-amazon-listing/) from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Newby, John (August 17, 2022). ["Motorsport Games Takes on Next Gen With 'NASCAR Rivals'"](https://heavy.com/sports/nascar/motorsport-games-nintendo-switch-nascar-rivals/). *Heavy.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220818052506/https://heavy.com/sports/nascar/motorsport-games-nintendo-switch-nascar-rivals/) from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** DaSilva, Steve (August 17, 2022). ["The Nintendo Switch Is Getting Another NASCAR Game"](https://jalopnik.com/the-nintendo-switch-is-getting-another-nascar-game-1849424035). *[Jalopnik](/source/Jalopnik)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220817222327/https://jalopnik.com/the-nintendo-switch-is-getting-another-nascar-game-1849424035) from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Christie, Toby (August 23, 2022). ["BJ McLeod Carrying New NASCAR Rivals Paint Scheme at Daytona"](https://tobychristie.com/2022/08/23/bj-mcleod-carrying-new-nascar-rivals-paint-scheme-at-daytona/). *TobyChristie.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220823182641/https://tobychristie.com/2022/08/23/bj-mcleod-carrying-new-nascar-rivals-paint-scheme-at-daytona/) from the original on August 23, 2022. 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