The theme song for the game on the six-generation systems is "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Notably, it is the first NASCAR game to feature alternate paint schemes on the cars.

It featured the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon on its cover and 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte on the disc.

[citation needed] The PlayStation version was separate from the PS2 and Xbox versions, included only 36 drivers, and included an instant-replay feature, fantasy tracks, only 18 drivers per race, and all of the alternate paint schemes were removed.

[2][3][4] NextGen said that the Xbox version was "Graphically, a solid game, with great reflections, sun wash, damage modeling, persistent skid marks, and more.