The day that millions of NASCAR fans have been waiting for will soon arrive. iRacing announced recently that NASCAR 25, the first in a series of console games that it has been developing, will release on October 14.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been a big part of the game’s development in multiple capacities. He provided a huge update for the fans in a recent episode of Dale Jr. Download.
A fan had asked Junior about his experience playing the game. He was pretty upset at himself for not recording the gameplay for fans and posting it on social media.
Junior, however, is confident that everyone is going to love the game. He also mentioned that there is still a lot more work to be done and that the team is working to get things wrapped up.
“There will be a lot of Dale Jr. Download in the career mode. So, me and TJ [Majors] recorded about 30 or 45 different scenarios that can play out for a driver,” revealed Junior.
“Like, you know, hiring a new crew chief or losing somebody important on their team, like an engineer, or gaining a new sponsor, or getting themselves into trouble, or whatever,” he added.
When these scenarios play out in the game, fans will hear from Junior and Majors. Another important addition is that of driver ratings.
Junior detailed that these are fixed ratings and said that he didn’t know if a player can adjust them. He anticipated that there would be a lot of controversy and disagreement over these numbers. Egos are bound to be hurt, naturally.
More about NASCAR 25’s career mode
Later in the podcast, the icon was asked more about the gameplay. “I drove a little race, and the career mode’s pretty cool,” said Junior.
“You jump into the career mode… The introduction to the career mode reminded me a little bit of the Gong Show that Roush did, where they hired drivers to come prove themselves,” he added.
Players begin in an ARCA Menards Series race at the Rockingham Speedway at the beginning of the career mode. They have to earn their way to the top from then on. This way, they go through the entire journey from being a driver in the lower tiers to becoming a Cup Series superstar.
This is unlike anything that fans have experienced in the past. Hopefully, the curse that NASCAR has had as far as video games are concerned will end with iRacing’s entry.
The game will be released on PS5 and Xbox initially. A PC release will follow at a later date.
