<s>
initially	O
known	O
as	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Rubbin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
outside	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2000	O
racing	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Rosso	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1999	O
NASCAR	O
Winston	O
Cup	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Rosso	O
,	O
formerly	O
Sega	O
's	O
R&D	O
#5	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
create	O
console	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
NASCAR	O
belonged	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
releasing	O
games	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
home	O
console	O
system	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
granted	O
permission	O
to	O
Sega	O
to	O
develop	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
as	O
a	O
coin-op	O
only	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Hikaru	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Anoop	O
Gantayat	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
name	O
of	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Rubbin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
would	O
sound	O
odd	O
to	O
native	O
English	O
speakers	O
and	O
needed	O
to	O
change	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
title	O
"	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
strange	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Jun	O
Senoue	O
and	O
recorded	O
by	O
Sons	O
of	O
Angels	O
(	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Crush	O
40	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Senoue	O
on	O
guitar	O
and	O
Johnny	O
Gioeli	O
singing	O
the	O
vocals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senoue	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
before	O
with	O
Eric	O
Martin	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Big	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
track	O
for	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
:	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
also	O
called	O
"	O
Sons	O
of	O
Angels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
testing	O
in	O
Shinjuku	O
,	O
Chris	O
Johnston	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
called	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
"	O
one	O
to	O
watch	O
out	O
for	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2000	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighteenth	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
stated	O
that	O
unlike	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
shows	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
technically	O
accomplished	O
,	O
with	O
cars	O
and	O
background	O
well	O
rendered	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
gear	O
shifter	O
and	O
negatively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
to	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
