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developed by

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and published by

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(a division of

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). It is part of the EA Sports NASCAR Racing Game series, being the third title in the game series. The game was released in 1999 for

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and

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, unlike previous games in the franchise that were console exclusives. It features race car drivers from the 1998 NASCAR Cup Series season (in the original release) or the 1999 season (in ''NASCAR Revolution SE''), such as

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and

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Reception

The game received mixed to negative reviews according to the

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website

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. It was a finalist for the " PC Sports Game of the Year" award at the

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, which was ultimately given to ''

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References

External links

Official website
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