The PlayStation 3 version of the game includes 12 NASCAR sanctioned tracks, among them Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, and more than 12 select NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, including Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart.

[1] All versions feature the Days of Thunder characters Cole Trickle, Rowdy Burns, and Russ Wheeler.

When a sponsor is earned a new paint livery is unlocked for the player to customize their stock car with.

[6] A video game adaptation of the movie from 1990 was announced in 2010, firstly as NASCAR Edition for PlayStation 3 in June and later an Arcade version for Xbox 360 in October.

The PlayStation 3 version single GameRankings score comes from the reviewer from PSNStores, who gave the game a 3/5.

[14] The critic gave high marks for the PlayStation 3 version's inclusion of real-world NASCAR drivers, but was disappointed in the lack of customization.

[17] Melton concurred and added that the handling was overly sensitive: "Sneeze and the car’ll be in the wall".

[18] Melton did concede that the steering could be adjusted in the game's options, but that the default configuration would dissuade most players from even looking there.

[18] In the May 2011 issue of Official Xbox Magazine the game also received extremely poor reception.