NASCAR SimRacing

{{Short description|2005 video game developed by EA Tiburon}} {{more citations needed|date = January 2022}} {{Infobox video game | title = NASCAR SimRacing | image = NASCAR SimRacing cover.jpg | caption = Cover art featuring the vehicles of [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]], [[Ron Hornaday Jr.|Ron Hornaday]], and [[Chad Chaffin]] | developer = [[EA Tiburon]] | publisher = [[EA Sports]] | release = {{vgrelease|NA|February 15, 2005}} | modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]] | genre = [[Simulation]], [[Sports]], [[Racing]] | platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]] | series = [[EA Sports NASCAR]] }} '''''NASCAR SimRacing''''', abbreviated '''''NSR''''', is a computer [[racing simulator]] developed by [[EA Tiburon]] and released on February 15, 2005, by [[EA Sports]] for [[Microsoft Windows]]. The game includes all of the [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004 NEXTEL Cup Series]] drivers (including [[Jeremy Mayfield]], who was absent from ''[[NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup]]'') and tracks. Content from the [[2004 NASCAR Busch Series]] (branded as "NASCAR National Series" in-game due to alcohol advertising regulations) and [[2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|Craftsman Truck Series]] (excluding manufacturer branding in the latter) are also included.

The game features [[NASCAR]]'s top 3 series, the [[NASCAR Cup Series]], [[Busch Series]], and [[Craftsman Truck Series]]. The game features a [[single-player]] career mode as well as [[multiplayer]] online gameplay. The game also features many paint schemes used during the 2004 and 2005 Cup Series; however the original release featured the 2005 cars replaced with their 2004 counterparts. This game was the last NASCAR game to be released for the PC by EA; the next NASCAR game for PC would be ''[[NASCAR The Game: 2013]]'' by [[Eutechnyx]].

==Drivers== While a large number of real drivers are present in the Cup, Busch and Truck Series in ''NASCAR SimRacing'', fantasy drivers are still present, sponsored by fictional or unused sponsors. A patch is available at installation to download the 2005 NEXTEL Cup cars as a separate mod. In October 2006 [[EA Sports]] shut down the [[GameSpy]] multiplayer servers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ea.com/information.jsp?ncc=1|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005133625/http://www.ea.com/information.jsp?ncc=1|title=Online Service Shutdown|website=ea.com|date=September 15, 2006|archivedate=October 5, 2006|accessdate=January 20, 2022}}</ref>

==Reception== {{Video game reviews | rev1 = ''[[GameSpot]]'' | rev1Score = 8.5/10<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|first=Gord|last=Goble|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-simracing-review/1900-6118682/|title=NASCAR SimRacing Review|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=February 16, 2005|accessdate=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120141248/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-simracing-review/1900-6118682/|url-status=live}}</ref> | MC = 85/100<ref name="mc-pc">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nascar-2005-chase-for-the-cup/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=NASCAR SimRacing for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=February 19, 2022 |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219144747/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/nascar-simracing |url-status=live }}</ref> | GameZone = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=jkdmedia |first1=GameZone |title=Nascar SimRacing – PC – Review |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nascar_simracing_pc_review/ |website=GameZone |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219144757/https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nascar_simracing_pc_review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpy = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |last1=Osborne |first1=Scott |title=NASCAR SimRacing |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/nascar-simracing-working-title/588732p1.html |website=[[GameSpy]] |date=17 February 2005 |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219144747/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/nascar-simracing-working-title/588732p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> }}

''[[GameSpot]]'' rated the game an 8.5 of 10 stating "''NASCAR SimRacing'' looks to be in good hands and should only improve beyond its already praiseworthy state as time goes on."<ref name="GameSpot"/>

==See also== * ''[[NASCAR Road Racing]]'', an earlier PC-only game by EA

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