
The in-game paint booth wasn’t really anything to write home about, but it was serviceable. Having the ability to import your own paint schemes or logos made the experience even grander. Even if this game didn’t have a community behind it, these things were sharp. The original 2003-style bodies were pretty awesome on their own.

It was still before the time of laser scanning, but these tracks had a true realistic nature surrounding them.
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With the majority of the NASCAR Cup Series field included with realistic ratings, players could immerse themselves in racing at all 23 tracks on the current schedule at that time. The base edition of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season was pretty legit on its own. NR2003 is one of those games that will always be remembered in my own metaphorical racing game Hall of Fame. That’s what it said on the box, at least. For that, I’ll always appreciate what NR2003 was and still is to this day – to me, it’s an absolute icon in sim racing. I’ve made lifelong friends, progressed through college and even picked up a job in writing about NASCAR through that game. Truth is that I probably wouldn’t have a career in writing if it wasn’t for that community. From 2005 to 2020, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season was my primary racing game of choice. Looking back on it, those NR2003 years were some of the best of my life. This year on 4th February in North America, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season turns 19 years old. I’ve administrated leagues, helped run communities and experienced all of the successes one could get out of it. I’ve probably spent thousands, if not tens of thousands of hours behind the wheel on NR2003. I may have missed out on the title’s best years, but even so, it’s incredible to me to still see an active community surrounding it 19 years later in 2022. Having been pulled off the shelves in early 2004 due to licensing challenges, it was the only way at the time to get the game. My parents bought me a used copy from eBay for about $200 in 2005. In the mid-2000s, I finally got my hands on a copy of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.

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