NASCAR Heat 3

NASCAR Heat 3 is a racing game with Career, Championship, Challenge, split-screen and online modes. In Career Mode, you race through the Xtreme Dirt Tour and the three NASCAR National Series, competing to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship. You can sign with a major NASCAR team or start your own, build its staff and develop your race team.

Career and race events

The Xtreme Dirt Tour is a fantasy dirt series alongside the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. At-track stories provide updates before the green flag, including reports of drivers sent to the back for technical violations and which drivers are having a good weekend or struggling.

Tracks and driving

The game adds eight tracks, including eight new dirt tracks, dirt racing at Bristol Motor Speedway and NASCAR Heat’s first dirt road course. It also includes the final Charlotte Roval layout and the overhauled ISM Raceway, formerly Phoenix.

Practice includes a racing line that gives real-time feedback on the optimal line and speed for the current track. AI pit behavior has been revamped, and AI difficulty is tuned to challenge players of different skill levels. For players who prefer not to tune cars in the garage, nine pre-made setups are available: three loose and three tight, along with three other setups.

Online and local play

Online Tournaments feature daily and weekly competitions against players around the world. Set a race time to qualify for the Finals in your skill bracket, then compete to win that bracket. Online multiplayer servers are no longer available; offline features remain accessible, including local split-screen head-to-head racing.