NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, or NR2003 for short, is a computer racing simulator released in February 2003 by Papyrus Design Group for Windows and Mac OS X. The game was the last to be released by the company before EA Sports bought the NASCAR license exclusively from 2004 to 2009 (parent company Sierra's successor company, Activision Blizzard, reacquired NASCAR rights in 2011, with NASCAR The Game: 2011). The game included all of the 2003 NASCAR season tracks and many of the drivers.

Gameplay[edit]

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season contains 39 Winston Cup teams that were anticipated to run throughout the season, as well as 23 Winston Cup series tracks, putting the player behind the wheel of a NASCAR stock car. Players are able to choose between testing sessions, offline single racing, championship, and multiplayer options as well as car setup choices, adding to the realism of the sim.

Oct 13, 2013 NR2003 Desktop Icons Pack. Original date added:. Creator: Mystical. Add-on info: These are for Windows desktop icons. Use to replace your NR2003 shortcut icons or even use them for other folders. How to install to NR2003: To add an icon to the NR2003 shortcut icon for example right click on the NR2003 shortcut and go to properties. Sim racing design can't join by Nascar22YT in Nr2003 – SimRacingDesign -6 points -5 points -4 points 10 days ago (0 children) We really don't care that much. Description of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Windows. Here is the video game “NASCAR Racing 2003 Season”! Released in 2003 on Windows, it's still available and playable with some tinkering. It's a racing / driving, simulation and sports game, set in a licensed title, vehicle simulator, automobile and track racing themes. Send request to race Papyrus Racing Games / Sierra NR2003 Fred Jones MENCS Toyota Camry - PARKER KLIGERMAN Version as your paint in iRacing? If Davin Cornelius allows you to race this paint, you will receive a notification.

Ownership[edit]

At the end of March 2004, NR2003 was pulled from shelves when Electronic Arts acquired the exclusive NASCAR rights. In May 2004, Papyrus was shut down, and David Kaemmer bought the source code and assets a couple months later for his company FIRST, LLC where it became the base code for iRacing.^[2][3]

Reception[edit]

The game received 'generally favorable reviews', according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[4]

According to Edge, the game sold at least 100,000 copies in the United States, but was beaten by NASCAR Racing 4's 260,000 sales in the region.^[14] Total US sales of NASCAR Racing computer games released in the 2000s reached 900,000 copies by August 2006.^[14]

The game won PC Gamer US's 2003 'Best Racing Game' award. The magazine's Andy Mahood wrote that it 'established a daunting new standard for PC racing simulations that may take years to eclipse.'^[15]

References[edit]

1. ^McNewerson, Newsey (February 11, 2003). 'NASCAR Racing Season 2003 Ships'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
2. ^'FAQs'. iRacing. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
3. ^'Papyrus Design Group, Inc'. MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
4. ^ ^ab'NASCAR Racing 2003 Season for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
5. ^'Review: NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'. Computer Games Magazine. No. 150. theGlobe.com. May 2003. p. 78.
6. ^Hermes, Wade (May 2003). 'NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 226. Ziff Davis. p. 98. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
7. ^Goble, Gord (February 6, 2003). 'NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
8. ^Osborne, Scott (February 11, 2003). 'GameSpy: NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'. GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
9. ^Ovaldog (February 20, 2003). 'NASCAR(r) Racing 2003 Season Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
10. ^Magruder, Randy (March 11, 2003). 'NASCAR Racing 2003 [Season]'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
11. ^Dinowan (April 2, 2003). 'Test: Nascar Racing 2003 Season'. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
12. ^Mahood, Andy (April 2003). 'NASCAR Racing: 2003 Season'. PC Gamer. Vol. 10 no. 4. Imagine Media. p. 94. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
13. ^Jackson, Jonah (February 21, 2003). ''NASCAR Racing 2003 Season' (PC) Review'. X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on February 21, 2003. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
14. ^ ^abEdge staff (August 25, 2006). 'The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century (Page 3)'. Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
15. ^Mahood, Andy (March 2004). 'The 10th Annual PC Gamer Awards'. PC Gamer. Vol. 11 no. 3. Imagine Media. pp. 38–40, 42, 44–45.

External links[edit]

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Description of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Windows

Here is the video game “NASCAR Racing 2003 Season”! Released in 2003 on Windows, it's still available and playable with some tinkering. It's a racing / driving, simulation and sports game, set in a licensed title, vehicle simulator, automobile and track racing themes.

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Comments and reviews

dientxpro462021-01-180 point

i would recommend installing nr2003 patch you can find on google it good for mods and for tracks

Cameeel Habeb Habob2021-01-130 point

My name is Cameeel Habeb Habob Cameeel as in Camel, Habeb Habob as in Corn on The Cob and as I am a camel I do not know if i'm supposed to download something else or if I can just download it and it will work.

Hate Ditch Forever2020-11-290 point

Win10, NEC Multisync LCD 1760NX Gaming PC (2018) no Games.
2X AMD-ATI-XP System, 2X NEC Multisync LCD 1970NX
Superbike World Championship, Superbike 2000 und 2001 (Milestone). Mercedes Benz Truck Racing (Synetic GMBH). F1 Racing Championship (Ubi_Soft)
Extreme 500 (Ascaron GMBH)
Grand Prix 3 und 4 (Microprose)
Grand Prix Legends ( Standard ) ( Papyrus Group) Warm_Up (Lankhor) Alle Original ISO
Saitek PS 2700 und 2x P1500 Gamepads. 1x Fujitsu Siemens Szenicview P19-2 als ersatz.

Alexifeu2020-11-287 points

I'm just vibin in the ritz car

bruh23342020-11-218 points

i just vibin in da ritz car

Dugglet McNugglet2020-11-121 point

Regarding what AWESOMEGAMER said, you actually type bcedit without the .exe at the end in Windows 10.

AwesomeGAMER2020-10-271 point

NR2003 Patch: http://www.shaggycentral.net/ITDH/downloads/dl.htm
NR2003 No CD Patch: https://gamecopyworld.eu/games/pc_nascar_racing_2003.shtml
Type command prompt: bcdedit.exe /set nx AlwaysOff
We're will fix the game crashed (You will get your fucking blood on cockpit).

Hate Ditch Forever2020-09-021 point

Iam no Gamer, have forever 0 Games

;-;2020-07-040 point

I love this game :D

shirt2020-06-02-2 points

does it work without anything on windows 10? like no enhancers or mods

coyote2020-05-311 point

you will have to disable DEP or it will crash when you hit drive

nonamelol2020-05-260 point

that game was so error

DTB352020-05-06-5 points

WHERES MY RIP VERSION?! & I WANTED IT LESS THAN 150MB!!!

jack2020-04-211 point

idk if or what it is but fix the game it wont let me play im trying it again to see if it works

Coyote2020-04-163 points

i downloaded the nr2003 season and went to install it and it is not the game at all

Clyde3D2020-04-030 point

For Windows 7 you may need dgVoodoo2 or nGlide200 to allow it to run and look good. Once you get it running you can go to :
https://nr2k3.weebly.com/mods.html for some additional enhancement files.

ZT2020-02-240 point

@NR RACER
It Works on Win 7 without an issue

NR RACER2020-01-071 point

Eh, I don't think it works on 7 anymore.

Nr racer2019-12-240 point

does it work on win7 ?

why is my life like this2019-11-030 point

good game

Wagner Cassiaro2019-10-270 point

Omelhor jogo de corrida da nascar.

dingdong2019-10-101 point

https://discord.gg/X4P9tbD
Members-only discord community for serious racers interested in online sim racing in NR2003 simulation and hardcore mode (forced cockpit view and disabled driving aids) as in iRacing and eNascar for fun and league.

dingdong2019-10-070 point

One of the best sims out there to this day. Join my discord for online sim races.
Discord community for online sim racing in NR2003 simulation and hardcore mode (forced cockpit view and disabled driving aids) as in iRacing and eNascar https://discord.gg/gtJEmc

Taouabit2019-09-040 point

You snooze, you lose.

Taouabit2019-09-040 point

I need nascar racing season to go on my computer.

Dave333332019-08-1720 points

If you look in the right places, there are more solid copies of NR2003 that can be downloaded and used, seems MyAbandonware's version has flaws. I do not use this copy of the game and got mine elsewhere, however, I will give you instructions that should allow to play the game.
If you're using an iso, just get WinCDEmu, a very simple not shady program that makes virtual iso drives, works like a charm. After mounting, run the installer, or if you really want to, run autorun and then open the installer for that burst of nostalgia when it comes to getting a new game from the 2000s.
Run the installer like normal, when you get to the much needed key, there is a universal one that is in all copies.
RAB2-RAB2-RAB2-RAB2-8869
Continue through installation like normal, now, when you get the game, don't run it yet, you need the nocd patch. Grab the nocd exe file and drop it into the nr2003 folder, allow it it overwrite, or you could keep the cd exe for whatever reason. Also install both patches, the 1.0.2.1 and its fix.
There are one or two final hoop(s) you must go through to start the game. Depending on the OS, you must go over to compatibility settings and set it to Windows XP, on modern systems, the game will shut down right after the cut scenes. If you're still having issues, you may have to disable Data Execution Prevention, also known as DEP, which may require you to enter the BIOS and turn it off.
Bing bang boom, NR2003 is now modable and for your gaming pleasure.

Liam2019-08-132 points

This does not work. No instructions, and just says no files for this no files for that etc etc. Someone help

david mcdaniel2019-07-290 point

When I installed it it said it was nascar heat 03. Then when I clicked on the shortcut it would open and then close

darkxrain2019-06-280 point

am having the same issues

WMMeans2019-06-233 points

I've downloaded and redownloaded this file like ten times and every single time the game won't run because of some missing .dill files.

ricky bobby2019-06-170 point

Dave333332019-06-012 points

This game was Papyrus' swan song to NASCAR after EA Sports got the exclusive rights to the sport. In retaliation, Papyrus released the popular 1.2.0.1 patch that allowed you to mod the game as you please. Since then, NR2003 is still used widely to this day and is figured more of a free version of iRacing since the source code is the core of it. The modding community, while somewhat infamous, is what keeps this game alive. EA would throw away their license after 2009, 6 years later after releasing more and more disappointing releases since NASCAR Thunder 2004.
For any racing fan, and any guy who likes making art and tinkering around with game code, this is the game for you, this game is bar none compared to the rest. Have fun with this game, I enjoy it immensely.

Clyde3D2019-04-153 points

Ok this is Fun! Patch the game first (1201) then use the CD patch (1201) for it. Ignore the 1.0 version NOCD file! Nglide (www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide) is how you then get it to work on Win7 and up.

B Thaler2019-04-12-4 points

Hi.
Having some problems. Once installed, i have the message 'wrong disc inserted.'
Any idea how to fix it ?
Thx

GOD2019-03-072 points

Can we get a RIP version for this?

John2019-03-051 point

I still have the CD for this game. I made the Duff Beer car in Photoshop and used to drive that when racing. Even all the small stickers on the car were products from The Simpsons (Laramie, Lard lad, etc.)

chrisy2019-02-161 point

i love NASCAR

womens2018-12-09-30 points

this game sucks

mouse2018-12-080 point

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hello, how can i play this game ?

allen187foreal2018-09-233 points

Turn DEP off. Run CMD as admin bcdedit.exe / set nx AlwaysOff

Dr. Pickles2018-09-124 points

How do I install/run this?

Joshi 44862018-09-120 point

Game crashes when i get into car. Is there any fix?

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