''NASCAR Racing: 1999 Edition'' is a

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developed by

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and published by Sierra On-Line in 1998 for

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. Players can race in all three premier

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in ...

series (NASCAR

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Series, NASCAR

Busch Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

, and NASCAR

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). There is a maximum of 39 cars to race in each series. ''NASCAR Racing: 1999 Edition'' follows ''

NASCAR Racing 2 ''NASCAR Racing 2'' is a video game developed by Papyrus Design Group and published by Sierra On-Line for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS in late 1996. The game had an expansion, called ''NASCAR Grand National Series'', released in late-1997. Gamep ...

'' and is followed by ''

NASCAR Racing 3 ''NASCAR Racing 3'' is a racing simulator produced by Papyrus Design Group and published by Sierra Sports for Microsoft Windows in 1999. Gameplay Players can compete in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 1999 NASCAR Busch Series. The g ...

''.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews from critics. Gordon Goble of '' Gamecenter'' identified it as "essentially a reworked NASCAR 2." Calvin Hubble of ''

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'' said it suffered from a "seriously outdated 3D engine."

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* 1998 video games Multiplayer and single-player video games NASCAR video games Papyrus Design Group games Racing simulators Racing video games Sierra Entertainment games Video games developed in the United States Windows games Windows-only games {{NASCAR-stub