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'''NASCAR Thunder 2002''' is a ] ] developed by EA Tiburon and published by ] that came out for the ], ], and ]. It is the fifth game in the ] 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. '''NASCAR Thunder 2002''' is a ] ] developed by EA Tiburon and published by ] that came out for the ], ], and ]. It is the fifth game in the ] 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.


==Drivers== ==Winston Cup Drivers==
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==Busch Series Drivers==
*Number was changed to 29 after Earnhardt was killed in February 2001. So they replaced him in the game with Kevin Harvick
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==Trivia== ==Trivia==
* ] was cut out from the game, after his death on ], ]. * ] was cut from the game after his death on ], ], and various tributes to him appear throughout the game.
* This game was the first to feature a choice of day and night races at ]. Its predecessor, '']'', featured both races on the schedule, but the conditions were the same for both races. (The day race, the ], was later moved to nighttime as well, and has been run at night since 2003.) * This game was the first to feature a choice of day and night races at ]. Its predecessor, '']'', featured both races on the schedule, but the conditions were the same for both races. (The day race, the ], was later moved to nighttime as well, and has been run at night since 2003.)
* First EA NASCAR game to feature a full field of 43 cars racing on the track at once. * First EA NASCAR game to feature a full field of 43 cars racing on the track at once.

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2001 video game
NASCAR Thunder 2002
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Xbox, PlayStation, Playstation 2
ReleaseOctober 2, 2001 Playstation , October 15, 2001 Playstation 2, and November 14, 2001 Xbox
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single Player, Multiplayer

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.

Winston Cup Drivers

  1. 01-Jason Leffler
  2. 02-Ryan Newman
  3. 1-Steve Park
  4. 2-Rusty Wallace
  5. 4-Kevin Lepage
  6. 5-Terry Labonte
  7. 6-Mark Martin
  8. 8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  9. 9-Bill Elliott
  10. 10-Johnny Benson
  11. 12-Jeremy Mayfield
  12. 15-Michael Waltrip
  13. 17-Matt Kenseth
  14. 18-Bobby Labonte
  15. 19-Casey Atwood
  16. 20-Tony Stewart
  17. 21-Elliott Sadler
  18. 22-Ward Burton
  19. 24-Jeff Gordon
  20. 25-Jerry Nadeau
  21. 26-Jimmy Spencer
  22. 27-Kenny Wallace
  23. 28-Ricky Rudd
  24. 29-Kevin Harvick
  25. 30-Jeff Green
  26. 31-Mike Skinner
  27. 33-Joe Nemechek
  28. 40-Sterling Marlin
  29. 43-John Andretti
  30. 43-Richard Petty (Legend)
  31. 45-Kyle Petty
  32. 55-Bobby Hamilton
  33. 88-Dale Jarrett
  34. 97-Kurt Busch
  35. 99-Jeff Burton

Busch Series Drivers

  1. 7-Randy Lajoie
  2. 10-Jeff Green
  3. 18-Mike McLaughlin
  4. 21-Mike Dillon
  5. 27-Jamie McMurray
  6. 33-Tony Raines
  7. 37-Kevin Grubb
  8. 60-Greg Biffle

Trivia

  • Dale Earnhardt was cut from the game after his death on February 18, 2001, and various tributes to him appear throughout the game.
  • This game was the first to feature a choice of day and night races at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Its predecessor, NASCAR 2001, featured both races on the schedule, but the conditions were the same for both races. (The day race, the UAW-GM Quality 500, was later moved to nighttime as well, and has been run at night since 2003.)
  • First EA 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.
  • Kevin Lepage drives the #4 Kodak Chevrolet.
  • Drivers Ricky Craven & Dave Blaney are absent in this game.
  • Jason Leffler drives the #01 Cingular Wireless Dodge.
  • Often at Martinsville, the computer has the ability to "slingshot" past other drivers.
  • This is the first NASCAR game to feature Busch series drivers.
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