<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2002	I-Application
Season	I-Application
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
just	O
one	O
point	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Edge	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
beaten	O
by	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
4s	I-Application
260,000	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Rally	B-Device
Trophy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
