Cars get bias-ply tires. Great skill must ber accquired to race on these.

Over the last three decades, NASCAR racing has gone from being a Southern-fried specialty to the most popular motor sport in the United States. Three decades ago, fans had to tune in to their local radio station to hear live coverage of NASCAR events. Now, just about every single race is televised, and the big ones grab prestigious weekend spots on major broadcast networks. Today's NASCAR vehicles are engineering marvels that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Back then, racers like Petty, Yarborough, Isaac, Pearson, the Allisons, and others drove cars that were similar to the ones you could buy from a dealer. It's that simpler era that developer Papyrus sought to re-create in NASCAR Legends, and it's that very simplicity that makes the simulation both appealing and addictive - and downright fun to play.

NASCAR Legends is an homage to the 1970 NASCAR season. It features 42 NASCAR drivers, some legendary and others familiar only to the most grizzled fans of the sport. Fortunately, Papyrus has not only included informative online bios of all the racers, but also a detailed history of the entire NASCAR season, complete with anecdotes and comments from some of the drivers. A total of 49 events were run that year on more than two dozen tracks, 16 of which are featured in the game. Many of the omissions are lesser-known venues, and licensing issues have once again kept Papyrus from including Daytona.