[4] NASCAR Racing 2003 Season contains 42 Winston Cup teams that were anticipated to run throughout the season, with the exception of the cars from Chip Ganassi Racing, 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.

At the end of March 2004, NR2003 was pulled from shelves when Electronic Arts acquired the exclusive NASCAR rights.

[18] Total US sales of NASCAR Racing computer games released in the 2000s reached 900,000 units by August 2006.

The magazine's Andy Mahood wrote that it "established a daunting new standard for PC racing simulations that may take years to eclipse".