<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
simulation	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
NASCAR	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2007	O
game	O
NASCAR	O
08	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gordon	O
is	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
career	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Chase	O
for	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
Sprint	O
Cup	O
"	O
,	O
Gordon	O
leads	O
a	O
mentoring	O
program	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
offered	O
in	O
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
third	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
NASCAR	I-Application
video	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
system	O
for	O
Mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
moved	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
development	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
in	O
North	O
Carolina	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
better	O
information	O
with	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
teams	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
still	O
made	O
at	O
the	O
old	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
replacing	O
any	O
2009	O
installment	O
for	O
the	O
annual	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remaining	O
other	O
EA	O
SPORTS	O
games	O
like	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
Football	O
,	O
EA	O
SPORTS	O
FIFA	O
,	O
NHL	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
,	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
,	O
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
TOUR	I-Application
,	O
SSX	B-Application
and	O
EA	B-Application
SPORTS	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
earliest	O
that	O
EA	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
NASCAR	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
NASCAR	O
08	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
while	O
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
saw	O
a	O
June	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
NASCAR	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Jeff	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
signs	O
contracts	O
,	O
builds	O
their	O
reputation	O
,	O
and	O
earns	O
performance	O
points	O
by	O
winning	O
in	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
Whelen	O
Modified	O
Tour	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
only	O
)	O
,	O
NASCAR	O
Craftsman	O
Truck	O
Series	O
,	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
Nationwide	O
Series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
Sprint	O
Cup	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
is	O
"	O
Own	O
The	O
Track	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
new	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
was	O
the	O
Paint	O
Booth	O
Customization	O
Feature	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Papyrus	O
 '	O
NASCAR	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
only	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
history	O
(	O
first	O
appearing	O
in	O
EA	O
's	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Sim	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
car	O
customization	O
template	O
was	O
available	O
online	O
which	O
created	O
endless	O
possibilities	O
for	O
personalization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
connectivity	O
of	O
Paint	O
Booth	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
a	O
car	O
template	O
from	O
EASports.com	O
and	O
import	O
it	O
into	O
editing	O
programs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
giving	O
users	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
design	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.9/10	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
suffered	O
from	O
texture	O
rips	O
,	O
clipping	O
and	O
slowdown	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
a	O
smoother	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
video	O
review	O
they	O
said	O
the	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
simulation	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
NASCAR	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
NASCAR-themed	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
EA	O
for	O
the	O
2009	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
NASCAR	O
The	O
Game	O
:	O
2011	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EA	O
servers	O
for	O
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
and	O
numerous	O
other	O
EA	O
games	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	O
Games	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Dusenberry	O
Martin	O
Racing	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
as	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
