''NASCAR 2001'' is a

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developed and published by

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. The game was released on October 30, 2000 for the

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, and became the first from EA Sports NASCAR series to be released for the Sony PlayStation 2 on November 6. ''NASCAR 2001'' was the fourth game in the EA Sports NASCAR series, and is the first in the series to include manufacturer representation (although the Windows version of '' NASCAR 2000'' and '' NASCAR Arcade'', released by Sega under EA Sports' license, also featured manufacturer branding) and

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. The game features tributes to

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and

Kenny Irwin Jr. Kenneth Dale Irwin Jr. (August 5, 1969 – July 7, 2000) was an American stock car racing driver. He had driven in all three NASCAR national touring series, and had two total victories, both in the Craftsman Truck Series (today Camping World Tru ...

(who otherwise are also playable drivers), who died during the season the game was based.

Reception

David Chen reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for '' Next Generation'', rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "ultimately as enjoyable as driving in circles, ''NASCAR 2001'' is neither pretty nor fun".

Reviews

*''Absolute Playstation'' (Nov, 2000) *''The Adrenaline Vault'' (Dec 19, 2000)http://www.avault.com/reviews/ps2/nascar-2001-ps2-review/ *'' Game Informer Magazine'' (Dec, 2000) *''

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'' (Oct 12, 2000) *''GameZone'' (Mar 02, 2001) *''

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'' (Sep 28, 2000) *''Game Vortex'' (Dec 07, 2002) *''

'' (Nov 07, 2000) *''Gamer's Pulse'' (Dec 27, 2000) *''

'' (Nov 17, 2000) *''PlanetPS2'' (Jan 15, 2001)

References

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* 2000 video games EA Sports games Electronic Arts games NASCAR video games North America-exclusive video games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation 2 games Simulation video games Video games developed in Canada Video games developed in the United States {{NASCAR-stub