NASCAR Thunder 2002
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| Developer(s) | EA Tiburon |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | Xbox, PlayStation, Playstation 2 |
| Release date | October 2, 2001 Playstation, October 15, 2001 Playstation 2, and November 14, 2001 Xbox |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB:Everyone (E) |
NASCAR Thunder 2002 is a racing simulator video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports that came out for the PlayStation, Playstation 2, and Xbox. It is the fifth game in the NASCAR series of video games, and is the first of the series to have a new title (The other games simply read "NASCAR" and then the year). Notably, it is the first NASCAR game to feature alternate paint schemes on the cars. It featured the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon on its cover.
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[edit] Drivers
[edit] Winston Cup
- 01-Jason Leffler-Cingular Wireless Dodge
- 02-Ryan Newman-Alltel Ford
- 1-Steve Park-Pennzoil Chevrolet
- 2-Rusty Wallace-Team Rusty Ford
- 4-Kevin Lepage-Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet
- 5-Terry Labonte-Kellogg's Chevrolet
- 6-Mark Martin-Mark Martin Ford
- 8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
- 9-Bill Elliott-Dodge Dealers Dodge
- 10-Johnny Benson-Valvoline Pontiac
- 12-Jeremy Mayfield-Mobil 1 Ford
- 15-Michael Waltrip-NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
- 17-Matt Kenseth-DeWalt Power Tools Ford
- 18-Bobby Labonte-Interstate Batteries Pontiac
- 19-Casey Atwood-Dodge Dealers Dodge
- 20-Tony Stewart-The Home Depot Pontiac
- 21-Elliott Sadler-Motorcraft Ford
- 22-Ward Burton-Caterpillar Dodge
- 24-Jeff Gordon-DuPont Chevrolet
- 25-Jerry Nadeau-UAW-Delphi Chevrolet
- 26-Jimmy Spencer-Kmart Ford
- 27-Kenny Wallace-Duke's Mayonnaise/Sauer's Pontiac
- 28-Ricky Rudd-Texaco/Havoline Ford
- 29-Kevin Harvick-GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet
- 30-Jeff Green-America Online Chevrolet
- 31-Mike Skinner-Lowe's Chevrolet
- 33-Joe Nemechek-Oakwood Homes Chevrolet
- 40-Sterling Marlin-Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
- 43-John Andretti-Cheerios Dodge
- 43-Richard Petty-STP Dodge (Legend)
- 45-Kyle Petty-Sprint PCS Dodge
- 55-Bobby Hamilton-Square D Chevrolet
- 88-Dale Jarrett-UPS Ford
- 97-Kurt Busch-Sharpie/Rubbermaid Ford
- 99-Jeff Burton-CITGO Ford
[edit] Busch Series
- 7-Randy Lajoie-Kleenex Chevrolet
- 10-Jeff Green-NesQuik Ford
- 18-Mike McLaughlin-MBNA Chevrolet
- 21-Mike Dillon-Rockwell Automation Chevrolet
- 23-Scott Wimmer-Jani-King Pontiac
- 27-Jamie McMurray-Williams Travel Centers Chevrolet
- 33-Tony Raines-Alka Seltzer Chevrolet
- 37-Kevin Grubb-Unsponsored Chevrolet
- 60-Greg Biffle-Grainger Ford
- 74-Chad Little-Staff America Chevorlet
- 99-Michael Waltrip-Aaron's Chevrolet
[edit] Trivia
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- Dale Earnhardt was cut from the game after his death on February 18, 2001, and various tributes to him appear throughout the game.
- This is the first console NASCAR game to feature a full field of 43 cars racing on the track at once.
- Benny Parsons played the game as his NBC Pontiac to show viewers the track layout on NASCAR on NBC telecasts.
- The PS2 and Xbox version features the song "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd because the game creator, EA Sports, had just announced sponsorship in the fall Talladega race.
- This is the first NASCAR game to include Ryan Newman.
- Drivers Ricky Craven & Dave Blaney are absent in this game..
- Often at Martinsville, the computer has the ability to "slingshot" past other drivers.
- This is the first NASCAR game to feature Busch series drivers.
- Ryan Newman and Jeff Green race full time in season mode. In reality, Newman ran 6 races and Green ran 8 races.
- This was the first console NASCAR game to include Dodges.
- This was the first NASCAR game to feature a day to night transition at every night race. This feature was removed in NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup and did not reappear until the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of NASCAR 08 but in that game only certain tracks will change from day to night.
- Occasionally, Busch Series cars with the same numbers as Cup cars start in the same race. Additionally, Jeff Green and Michael Waltrip may start twice in the same event, in both their Busch and Cup cars.
- If you look closly on Rusty Wallace's car on the cover of the game, you can see a Miller Lite logo.
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