NASCAR 2001
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| Developer(s) | EA Sports |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Release date(s) | October 30, 2000 (PlayStation), November 7, 2000 (PlayStation 2) |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB:Everyone (E) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
NASCAR 2001 is a racing simulator video game developed and published by EA Sports. The game was released on October 30, 2000 for the PlayStation, and became the first from EA Sports' NASCAR series to be released for the PlayStation 2 on November 7, 2000. NASCAR 2001 was the fourth game in the NASCAR series. Its features included:
- Single race
- Championship season
- 20 car field (18 car field for PSX)
- Over 30 NASCAR Winston Cup drivers
- 14 NASCAR Winston Cup tracks, including Daytona International Speedway for the first time
- Crew chief and spotter assistance
- Night racing at Lowes, Daytona, Richmond, and Bristol
- This is the first NASCAR game to feature two races at the tracks that at the time had two dates.
- There is a major difference between the races at Lowe's Motor Speedway when compared with its predecessor, NASCAR 2000. In NASCAR 2000, like the actual race itself, the race started in daylight, but as the player races on the conditions change and by the end of the race it is nighttime. In NASCAR 2001, the conditions remain the same throughout the race.
