All tracks, legends, and cars: Select "Game Options" at the main menu, highlight
"Load and Save", press Left, then press X
to enter the password screen. Enter C9P5AU8NAA as a password
to unlock every track, legend and car through the pro level.
Information in this section was contributed by Dan9478
and Dan.
Elite class, hidden FMV sequence: Select "Game Options" at the main menu, highlight
"Load and Save", press Left, then press X
to enter the password screen. Enter KMZWA8AWAA as a password
to unlock everything including all cars (with Elite class, which
is higher than Pro) and the hidden FMV sequence.
Information in this section was contributed by Larry.
Elite mode: Earn a "Gold" rank in Pro mode's six main
series and the EA Cup.
Pro mode: Earn a "Gold" in Rookie mode's six main series,
and the EA Cup.
Legends: Finish first place in the indicated series under the
Rookie, Pro, Elite difficulties to race against the corresponding
Legend. Select the "Legend" option when choosing a Championship
type.
Alan Kulwicki: Gold Rush
Benny Parsons: the Wild Card Cup
Bobby Allison: Beach Blast
Cale Yarborough: Metropolis
David Pearson: Southern Exposure
Hint: Wrenches to access hidden cars: Information in this section was contributed
by Dan and Sir-Kermit.
Chicken truck Located in a chicken hut on the "Fowl Play" track.
Sprint car Located in the last shortcut on the 'Dog Tired' level. Turn
left at the track.
Jet car Located on Bad Lands - Stoney Creek. On the last turn of the
track hit the jump going left. You should land on a shortcut.
Turn around and return towards the end of the short cut. The wrench
will appear in front of you.
EA Sports car Successfully complete the EA Tournament in rookie mode to
unlock the EA Sports car in rookie mode. Successfully complete
the game in pro or elite mode to unlock the EA Sports car in those
modes.
Golf cart Located in Big Easy - Mardi Gras. In the middle of the track,
take a shortcut right through a house. Go to the last room and
turn right at the bookshelf. Break the wall to find the wrench.
Hotrod On Metropolis - Night Flight, go up the blocked off ramp just
before you get to the building where you normally jump across
to break the glass. Stop and fall down, go to the left, and you
will unlock the Hotrod.
Tow Truck Play the Metropolis - Ship Shape track in single race mode.
Go behind the starting line until you see a road off to the right
(going backwards). There will be a wrench there that unlocks the
Tow Truck.
Road Captain On Southern Exposure - Hog Hollow, go to the gas station towards
the end with the barn next to it. Ram the barn doors to find the
wrench that unlocks the Road Captain.
Loader On Gold Rush - Golden Rule, after starting your race go either
the top or bottom route when the track splits. Turn around after
coming out of the caves and you will see two caves on the lower
track. Go into the cave on the right and you will unlock the Loader
car .
Hint: Go faster on corners: Drive across the grass or gravel which is inside the
bend. For example, start driving down the outside in a straight.
When you see the bend, move over to the inside and go over the
grass with the front and rear left wheels (if it is a left corner)
-- if it is a right turn, then it would be the front and rear
right wheels. Come out of the corner and you will hear the revs
get higher (to 8000 or 9000 rpm). In the Metropolis level, there
is no grass or gravel on the inside. Instead, drive down the inside
and when you reach a bend gently tap the brakes so the car slides
to the outside. Straighten the car out and skim the barrier for
about two seconds. Then, make your way to the inside and the revs
will increase to the maximum. When sliding into barrier, do not
go head first or your car will down. This variation for Metropolis
also works on levels which have a lot of tarmac. On the Golden
Rule level, when you see a gap which separates two barriers in
the middle of the track, go through it. You will immediately have
a barrier in your sight. Tap the brakes gently to slide the car
toward the barrier. Straighten the car up to skim the barrier.
Do this every time you reach a gap and the revs will pick up.
The car may not appear to be going faster, but it will take a
few seconds off each lap.
Information in this section was contributed by jamie champion.
Hint: Second Place Spinout Challenge: For the Second Place Spinout Challenge in the Thunder
Cards part load up with "Bowling Ball" cheats. As the
game starts, immediately pull a 180 and go backwards. As you head
into turn four going the wrong way, enable a Bowling Ball, then
charge hard for the pack. You will usually wipe out the entire
field within one or two laps. Make sure you leave just one car
on the track, because you have to finish second. If you can get
rid enough cars within two laps, turn around and drive in the
correct direction to make up the lost laps until you are in second
place. When it is time to finish, just slow down, pull a 180,
then press Triangle to back up across the finish line.
Information in this section was contributed by Reckless.
When the race begins, keep going in the correct direction, enable
the "Bowling Ball" cheat, and knock out every single
car with the exception of two cars. Therefore, you must finish
second and the third place car can and will help you. When coming
to the line on the last lap, have the third place car spin you
out by bumping you from behind (you must keep turning the car
to pull a 180; if you keep it straight, you will instead pull
a 360). If done correctly, you will pull a 180 and win the challenge.
Note: Be careful; if you are backing up too slow, the third place
car will pass you.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
When coming to the finish line allow the third place car spin
you out. Note: Be careful though. If you pull a 360 you will fail
the challenge, even if you finish in second place.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Crash into a wall and pull a 180. However you must be at high
speed. If you are at low speed you will just sit there after crashing.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Hint: Unlimited nitrous: Stay in one spot on Mayhem power -ups and keep shooting
everything off until your nitrous bar goes away and the nitrous
sign is still there. Do the same for the Hammer and everything
else except Tornado and those items.
Information in this section was contributed by william stanley.
Hint: Easy spin-outs: When behind another car, if you are touching its back
bumper turn your car left or right. Your car's front bumper will
scrape the other car's back bumper. The car that was in front
of you will spin out. Note: This will work with any car at any
track.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Hint: Avoid getting hit by bad power-ups:
If a Twister, Freeze or Storm is launched and you do
not want to get hit, press Triangle to reset your vehicle.
Note: If you have the Invincible power-up, do not do this.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
If you see a Twister, Freeze or Storm coming your way, get your
speed below 60 mph and it may pass you by.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Try hiding in a shortcut. However if the power-up was launched
at that short cut, you will be out of luck.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
If you have the Invincible power-up, wait until a bad power up
has launched. Once it gets near, use the Invincible power-up and
the bad power-up will go by.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Hint: Drivers: The following drivers are in the game.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Winston Cup #1: Steve Park, Pennzoil Chevrolet
#2: Rusty Wallace, Miller Lite Ford
#3: Dale Earnhardt, GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet
#4: Bobby Hamilton, Kodak Chevrolet
#5: Terry Labonte, Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet
#6: Mark Martin, Valvoline Ford
#7: Michael Waltrip, Phillips Chevrolet
#8: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
#10: Ricky Rudd, Tide Ford
#12: Jeremy Mayfield, Mobil 1 Ford
#16: Kevin Lepage, TV Guide Ford
#18: Bobby Labonte, Interstate Batteries Pontiac
#20: Tony Stewart, Home Depot Pontiac (R)
#22: Ward Burton, Caterpillar Pontiac
#24: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet
#25: Wally Dallenbach Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
#26: Johnny Benson, Cheerios Ford
#28: Kenny Irwin Jr., Texaco/Havoline Ford
#31: Mike Skinner, Lowe's Chevrolet
#33: Ken Schrader, Skoal Chevrolet
#36: Ernie Irvan, M&M's Pontiac
#40: Sterling Marlin, Coors Chevrolet
#42: Joe Nemechek, Bellsouth Chevrolet
#43: John Andretti, STP Pontiac
#44: Kyle Petty, Hot Wheels Pontiac
#45: Adam Petty, Spree Chevrolet
#55: Kenny Wallace, Square D Chevrolet
#60: Geoffrey Bodine, PowerTeam Chevrolet
#66: Darrell Waltrip, KMart Ford
#88: Dale Jarrett, Ford Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford
#94: Bill Elliott, McDonald's Ford
#97: Chad Little, John Deere Ford
#99: Jeff Burton, Exide Batteries Ford
Craftsman Truck #2: Mike Wallace, ASE Ford
#6: Rick Carelli, ReMax Chevrolet
#16: Ron Hornaday, NAPA Chevrolet
#24: Jack Sprauge, GMAC Chevrolet
#52: Scott Hansen, Oakwood Homes Chevrolet
#86: Stacy Compton, RC Ford
Legends #7: Alan Kulwicki, Hooters Ford
#11: Cale Yarborough, Kar-Kare Chevrolet
#17: David Pearson, East Tennessee Ford Motor Company Ford
#22: Bobby Allison, Miller High Life Buick
#28: Davey Allison, Texaco Ford
#43: Richard Petty, STP Dodge
#72: Benny Parsons, L.G. DeWitt/DeWitt Racing Chevrolet
Hint: Drivers with the same car numbers:
The following drivers have the same car number in the
game:
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
#2 - Rusty Wallace and Mike Wallace
#6 - Mark Martin and Rick Carelli
#7 - Michael Waltrip and Alan Kulwicki
#22 - Ward Burton and Bobby Allison
#24 - Jeff Gordon and Jack Sprague
#28 - Kenny Irwin and Davey Allison
#43 - John Andretti and Richard Petty
Hint: Driver relationships: The following drivers are related to each other in
the game.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
#2 - Rusty Wallace and #55 - Kenny Wallace and #2 - Mike Wallace
#3 - Dale Earnhardt and #8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
#5 - Terry Labonte and #18 - Bobby Labonte
#7 - Michael Waltrip and #66 - Darrell Waltrip
#22 - Ward Burton and #99 - Jeff Burton
#43 - Richard Petty and #44 - Kyle Petty and #45 - Adam Petty
#22 - Bobby Allison and #28 - Davey Allison
Hint: Rookie stripes: At the driver selection screen, choose Rookie class.
Next, choose to race as#20 - Tony Stewart. Race and you will see
that his rear bumper has yellow stripes, indicating he is a rookie.
Note: Stewart is the only rookie in the game. #21 - Elliott Sadler,
another rookie, is absent in the game for unknown reasons.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Hint: 2000 EA Sports title references:
Select the locale featuring the Florida beaches. At
one of the three tracks, you can see billboards for many other
2000 EA Sports titles (for example, NBA Live 2000 and NASCAR 2000).
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Glitch: Kenny Wallace: In the game's commercial, Kenny Wallace is seen driving
the #81 Square D Ford, which he drove in the 1998 NASCAR Cup season.
However, the game is based upon the 1999 season and instead Wallace
appears in the #55 Square D Chevrolet.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Glitch: Duplicate cars: Note: You must choose your opponents to do this trick.
Select a driver (for example, #3 - Dale Earnhardt). When it is
time to choose your opponents, keep selecting Dale Earnhardt again
until it is time to select a track. Choose to race and after the
loading screen disappears, you will see that all black #3 GM Goodwrench
cars will be racing with your car.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Oliveras.
Glitch: Blank hood: On Terry Labonte's hood, in the Rookie class vehicles,
the hood reads "Kellogg's Corn Flakes" with the Corn
Flakes character. However when you switch to the Elite class vehicles,
the hood will be plain white due to the engine being on top of
the hood.
