{"id":54887,"date":"2025-10-01T17:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=54887"},"modified":"2025-10-01T20:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:36:11","slug":"nascar-cup-drivers-get-first-taste-of-new-nascar-25-console-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/nascar-cup-drivers-get-first-taste-of-new-nascar-25-console-game\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Cup drivers get first taste of new NASCAR 25 console game"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

CONCORD, N.C.–NASCAR Cup Series drivers Chase Briscoe and John Hunter Nemechek approached their first turns on the new NASCAR 25 simulation-style console game with unbroken focus.<\/p>\n

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Settling on Homestead-Miami Speedway, site of next year\u2019s season finale, Briscoe and Nemechek put their cars through their paces, quickly advancing to expert level.<\/p>\n

Developed by iRacing, known throughout the industry for the quality of its simulations, NASCAR 25 doesn\u2019t require an elaborate rig. As such, according to Briscoe, it should be accessible to a much broader audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe average person would probably have trouble getting around the track in iRacing,\u201d Briscoe said, after dueling side-by-side with virtual Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell. \u201cThis is a game I can play with (wife) Marissa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Set for general release on Oct. 14, NASCAR 25 is played with the sort of hand-held controller familiar to anyone who grew up with Xbox or PlayStation. In fact, the new game is compatible with PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S and on PC through streaming (due Nov. 11) without sacrificing the quality of the graphics.<\/p>\n

NASCAR 25 is iRacing\u2019s first venture into the console racing area, and it\u2019s the first to feature four NASCAR Racing Series: NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, CRAFTSMAN Truck and ARCA Menards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe is the first time that iRacing is coming to console at all,\u201d said iRacing developer Matt Lewis. \u201cWe have, obviously, a 30-year relationship with NASCAR going back to their early days on sim and PC, but this is the first time on console.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, a lot of the driving aspects and things like that you would expect from iRacing\u2019s super-authentic race physics are in the game, and we\u2019re really excited to bring it to console for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The release of NASCAR 25 fills a void for fans with a yearn for racing who may not want to spend the money required for a full-blown competitive rig.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been about six years since there\u2019s been a NASCAR console game at all,\u201d Lewis added. \u201cIn that same span that we\u2019ve been doing sim for about 30 years, there have been five or six different publishers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is iRacing\u2019s first effort on the console, and we expect to build another 30 years doing console games now as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even before they played the game first-hand, both Briscoe and Nemechek were aware of its imminent release.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to it,\u201d Nemechek said. \u201cIt\u2019s a new year. Growing up, one of my favorite things to do was to play NASCAR 2002, NASCAR 2003, and I\u2019m looking forward to NASCAR 25.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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