<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Papyrus	O
Design	O
Group	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
late	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
improved	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
by	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
notable	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
NASCAR	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
3D	O
Acceleration	O
:	O
3Dfx	O
Acceleration	O
through	O
DOS	O
,	O
and	O
Rendition	O
through	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1996	O
"	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
"	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainments	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1997	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
42nd	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
shipped	O
above	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
globally	O
by	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
,	O
later	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
:	O
1999	O
Edition	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
were	O
the	O
base	O
games	O
for	O
an	O
online	O
pay-to-play	O
racing	O
service	O
titled	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Online	O
Series	O
(	O
NROS	O
)	O
and	O
hosted	O
by	O
TEN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
its	O
support	O
on	O
WON.net	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
