A CD-ROM given away as part of 2000 Daytona 500 official program includes a demo of the game (and NASCAR Legends) featuring Daytona International Speedway, which would make its official debut in the sequel, NASCAR Racing 4.

[2] Originally, NASCAR Racing 3 was to feature physics that debuted in Grand Prix Legends and to be released in fourth quarter of 1998, according to the teaser included in the Busch Series expansion pack for NASCAR Racing 2.

[4] According to Edge, the game sold at least 100,000 units in the US, but was beaten by NASCAR Racing 4's 260,000 sales in the region.

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

[16] It was also a nominee for CNET Gamecenter's "Best Racing Game" award, which went to Need for Speed: High Stakes.