It’s like the poker player with the most chips at the table: He can dictate the table’s action.Įven so, Letarte acknowledged that he was “shocked” not many people followed his lead. Letarte could make the move because Gordon held such a large points lead he wouldn’t lose it with a bad finish. Kurt Busch called the move “completely against the grain.” Gordon did not pit during a lap 65 caution, moving to the lead as most others pitted. Last week, with weather threatening to end the Pocono 500 shortly after the halfway mark, Letarte made his move. “We learned to start watching the radar,” Letarte said. Gordon led the most laps, but the team’s strategy was for a 200-lap race.

Problem was, Letarte’s strategy didn’t factor in the rain. Rain shortened last June’s race by 71 laps. This event last year helped Letarte and Gordon win last weekend at Pocono. Go to the tracks list page to see pictures of every track.E-Pilot Evening Edition Home Page Close Menu

This section only lists what tracks are in NT2002. Go to the drivers list page to see pictures of every driver. This section only lists what drivers are in NT2002. A system of power-up/cheat cards and challenges, similar to Chase/Thunder plates and Lightning/Dodge Challenges in later editions, was a major game mode in this version. The PlayStation 1 edition was separate from the rest, included only 36 drivers, and included an instant-replay feature, fantasy tracks, and only 18 drivers per race, and all of the alternate paint schemes were removed. 3 screen on start-up) and several then-Busch Series and fantasy drivers that can be unlocked. The game has 35 drivers from the 2001 Winston Cup season (minus Dale Earnhardt due to his death, but the game has many tributes to him including a black No. Before every race, the player has the option to qualify for a position at the start of the race, get to know the track in practice, or 'race' other cars in Happy Hour. Game modes consist of Create-a-car, Quick race, Season mode, Career mode, and practice. NT2002 was the first NASCAR game released for the Xbox and the second released for the PlayStation 2. It featured the 2001 Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon on its cover. Notably, it is the first NASCAR game to feature alternate paint schemes on the cars. It is the fifth game in the NASCAR series of video games, and is the first of the series to have a new title (the other games simply read 'NASCAR', followed by the year). NASCAR Thunder 2002 is a racing simulator video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports that came out for the Sony PlayStation, Sony PlayStation 2, and Xbox.

North America: October 2/15, November 15, 2001.

Engine: enhanced NASCAR Thunder engine.

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