''NASCAR Racing 2002 Season'' is the successor to ''
NASCAR Racing 4
''NASCAR Racing 4'' is a Racing video game, racing vehicle simulation game, simulator produced by Papyrus Design Group, Papyrus and released in February 2001.
Gameplay
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'', released in 2002.
Reception
The game received "generally favorable reviews", just one point shy of "universal acclaim", according to the
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'', the game sold at least 100,000 copies in the United States, but was beaten by ''NASCAR Racing 4''s 260,000 sales in the region.[
The game won the award for "2002 Best Racing Game" at the 9th Annual '']PC Gamer
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'' Awards. It was placed second for ''GameSpot
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''s February 2002 "Game of the Month" award. The staff called it "one of the best racing experiences in any computer game to date". It was also a runner-up for ''GameSpot''s annual "Best Driving Game on PC" award, losing to '' Rally Trophy''.
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2002 video games
MacOS games
NASCAR video games
Papyrus Design Group games
Racing simulators
Racing video games
Sierra Entertainment games
Windows games
Video games developed in the United States
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