<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
2005	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
NASCAR	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
2005	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
word	O
Thunder	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
since	O
NASCAR	B-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
has	O
been	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
examples	O
include	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
NASCAR	O
's	O
new	O
Chase	O
for	O
the	O
Cup	O
points	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Fight	O
to	O
the	O
Top	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
custom	O
driver	O
throughout	O
his	O
career	O
starting	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
series	O
and	O
working	O
up	O
the	O
ladder	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
to	I-Application
Daytona	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
NASCAR	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
2005	I-Application
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	O
driver	O
Ross	O
Chastain	O
credited	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
NASCAR	B-Application
2005	I-Application
for	O
a	O
maneuver	O
during	O
the	O
2022	O
Xfinity	O
500	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
drove	O
his	O
car	O
into	O
the	O
outside	O
wall	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
unprecedented	O
speed	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
to	O
overtake	O
multiple	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
