<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Papyrus	O
Design	O
Group	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
1994	B-Application
for	O
DOS	B-Device
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
more	O
than	O
25	O
of	O
the	O
40	O
regular	O
drivers	O
in	O
the	O
1994	B-Application
NASCAR	O
Winston	O
Cup	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
features	O
20	O
of	O
the	O
39	O
regular	O
drivers	O
from	O
the	O
1996	B-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
offered	O
a	O
SVGA	O
graphics	O
mode	O
which	O
was	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
command	O
prompt	O
(	O
by	O
entering	O
"	O
nascar	O
-h	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
demanding	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
computers	O
of	O
its	O
age	O
,	O
mostly	O
486	B-General_Concept
and	O
early	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
hardware	O
accelerated	O
versions	O
were	O
later	O
created	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Matrox	B-Application
Millennium	O
and	O
Diamond	O
Edge	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
as	O
a	O
rookie	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
96	O
Papyrus	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sales	O
reached	O
350,000	O
units	O
by	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
October	O
1994	B-Application
release	O
,	O
and	O
rose	O
to	O
400,000	O
copies	O
by	O
February	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
bundled	O
with	O
its	O
Track	O
Pack	O
add-on	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
24th	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
another	O
225,737	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
shipped	O
above	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
globally	O
by	O
March	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
alone	O
surpassed	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
astounding	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
realistic	O
feeling	O
of	O
speed	O
that	O
makes	O
it	O
an	O
incredible	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Declaring	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
ever	O
created	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
US	O
presented	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
with	O
their	O
1994	B-Application
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	O
also	O
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1994	B-Application
"	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
tying	O
with	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
the	O
31st-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
divided	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
for	O
the	O
die-hard	O
stock	O
car	O
racing	O
fan	O
who	O
loves	O
NASCAR	O
so	O
much	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
care	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
package	O
it	O
comes	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Kitts	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
stock	O
car	O
racing	O
at	O
its	O
most	O
realistic	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
authentic	O
recreation	O
of	O
real	O
life	O
tracks	O
,	O
abundant	O
options	O
,	O
realistic	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
held	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
middle	O
ground	O
position	O
,	O
with	O
Dindo	O
Perez	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
title	O
but	O
had	O
been	O
surpassed	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Todd	O
Mowatt	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
game	O
wo	O
n't	O
win	O
the	O
checkered	O
flag	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
wo	O
n't	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
gas	O
on	O
you	O
either.	O
"	O
</s>
