NASCAR Heat - Strategy Guide
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NASCAR Heat for PSOne by JayWag
Last Updated on 11/27/01 - v1.5
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Intro
II. Cars
III. Tracks
IV. Beat The Heat Strategy
V. Race The Pro Lap Times
VI. Car Setups
VII. FAQ
VIII.Closing
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I. Intro
Hey! This is JayWag! This is my FAQ for NASCAR Heat on PSOne. Please keep in
mind that this is not compatible with NASCAR Heat 2002 on PS2/X-Box.
If you want to contact me, see my contributor recognition page at to get my latest e-mail
address and web site URL.
What I'm Working On In Future Versions
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- Beat The Heat Challenges
- Car Setups for Each Track
- Some Differences Between NASCAR Heat (PSOne) and NASCAR Heat 2002
(PS2/X-Box)
- NASCAR Heat vs. NASCAR Thunder 2002 (By EA Sports)
If you have a suggestion for something for this FAQ, please e-mail me. My
e-mail address can be found on my contributor recognition page, which is linked
at the top of this FAQ.
Revision History of the FAQ
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v1.0: 11/05/01 - Everything in the FAQ is new.
v1.1: 11/10/01 - Added Race The Pro Lap Times...
Dale Jr.(1), B.Labonte (1), Marlin(1), Nemechek(3), Park(3),
Schrader(1), K.Wallace(2), R.Wallace(1)
v1.2: 11/11/01 - Added more Race The Pro Lap Times...
Earnhardt(2), Dale Jr.(1), Little(2), Marlin(1)
v1.3: 11/13/01 - Added more Race The Pro Lap Times...
Schrader(1),K.Wallace(1)
I am also replacing the Beat The Heat challenge
info with strategies, and got the first two of
them up.
v1.4: 11/25/01 - Started a Car Setup section and added a setup for Phoenix. I
also got the last Race The Pro speed for Bobby Labonte at
Rockingham (North Carolina), so that section of the FAQ is
complete.
v1.5: 11/27/01 - I added more tips for Beat The Heat mode. Like I said in the
heading of the section, I have everything completed on my
game, just not in the FAQ, so if you need help with a
challenge not covered in here yet, feel free to e-mail me.
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II. Cars
These are all the drivers in the game. You can race with 14 at a time.
Here they are...
# Driver Sponsor Make
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1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chevrolet
2 Rusty Wallace Rusty* Ford
3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet
4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet
5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevrolet
6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford
7 Michael Waltrip Nation's Rent Chevrolet
8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.* Chevrolet
12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Ford
16 Kevin LePage FamilyClick.com Ford
17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Tools Ford
18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac
20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Pontiac
22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pontiac
24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
28 Ricky Rudd Texaco/Havoline Ford
31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevrolet
33 Joe Nemechek Oakwood Homes Chevrolet
36 Ken Schrader M&M's Pontiac
40 Sterling Marlin Team Sabco* Chevrolet
43 John Andretti STP/Cheerios Pontiac
55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chevrolet
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford
88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care Service Ford
97 Chad Little John Deere Ford
99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford
Chevrolet = Monte Carlo
Ford = Taurus
Pontiac = Grand Prix
* = This driver's sponsor is an alcohol product, which could not be put in the
game due to it's ESRB Rating (E - Everyone).
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III. Tracks
I am pretty sure that this game has all of them that they raced on in the 1999
season except Indianapolis and Pocono.
Atlanta
Bristol*
California
Darlington
Daytona*
Dover
Homestead
Las Vegas
Lowe's (Charlotte)*
Martinsville
Michigan
New Hampshire
North Carolina (Rockingham)
Phoenix
Richmond*
Sear's Point
Talladega
Texas
Watkin's Glen
* = Night time track included.
NOTE: All tracks have a day time track except Richmond.
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IV. Beat The Heat Strategy
This section will go through challenge by challenge and give you a few tips for
each to complete it. I have completed every BTH challenge except for the last
one, The Elusive Eighth II in the bonus set. So, here we go...
1. Super Speedway Set
1. First Turn: You have to get through turns 3 and 4 at Daytona at a fast
speed. Don't get the car on the apron, or jerk the car down the track,
but you want to stat near the bottom of the track. Ease the car
through the turns. By ease, don't old the left button in, but keep
tapping it.
2. Multiple Bends: Same thing as 'First Turn', but at Talladega and has
a few more turns. Just do the same things...ease the car through,
don't go on the apron, etc.
3. First Challengers: You have to draft the third place car to get up to
him and get around him.
4. Draft to Pass: Like 'First Challengers' and the hint on the game, you
have to draft the third place car.
5. Proving Grounds: Once again, draft the other cars.
6. Daytona: You need to block other cars, but not bump them to keep them
from passing. Go into the turns at the bottom and if a car looks like
it is going to pass up high, move him in front of them.
2. Speedway Set
1. Getting Off The Gas: Be careful when getting back on the gas. I
noticed that if you do it at the wrong time (at any track), the car
will fish tail and usually spin. Even if you don't spin, it will slow
you down enough to cause you to do this.
2. Around The Egg: Just like the last challenge, but you're at
Darlington. You may not even need to get off the gas.
3. Split The Middle: You need at least 6 positions in two laps, which
shouldn't be too hard. If you're having trouble, use your bumper a
bit.
4. Pass or Be Passed: Even if Earnhardt gets around you, which probably
will happen, you should have enough time to pass two other drivers.
5. Pile Up: You'll probably drop your jaw when you see you need 12
positions in one lap, but it's not hard because all the cars are
bunched up. Get a good run off turn two onto the backstretch and go to
the inside. You'll probably make up most of the positions there.
6. Worst to First: This one isn't hard, either. You have to average a
gain of about a position a lap, which isn't much at all. Plus, like it
says in the description on the game, you just got fresh tires and are a
bit faster than everyone else.
3. Short Course Set
1. Go Slow
2. Hot Lap
3. Bruiser at Bristol
4. Trouble Ahead
5. The Masters
6. Block Baby Block
4. Advanced Techniques Set
1. Drafting
2. The 'Right' Way
3. The 'S' Curve
4. The 'U' Turn
5. Pit Stop
6. Mr. Consistency
5. NASCAR Race Set
1. Atlanta
2. North Carolina
3. Richmond
4. Bristol
5. Sear's Point
6. Daytona
6. High Octane Set
1. Splash N Go
2. Easy Does It
3. Champion
4. Dodge and Weave
5. Texas Style
6. Father vs. Son
7. Bonus Set
1. The Elusive 8th
2. The Elusive 8th II
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V. Race The Pro Lap Times
This is how this section will work. I will play the game in this mode and
whenever I 'Race The Pro' and win (getting a checkered flag), I'll post the lap
time that beat him. This will be accurate, as it's always the same lap time
that the pro runs.
And here's a tip: If you're having trouble at a certain track, use this mode,
look for the best driver at this track, and follow him around in the same
racing line. Watch how he enters the corner, where he slows down (to pick out
braking points), etc.
Driver Track My Lap Time
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Dale Earnhardt Daytona 00:47.48
Homestead 00:32.35
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Atlanta 00:31.80
Daytona 00:47.71
Bobby Labonte Atlanta 00:31.08
Bristol 00:14.95
North Carolina 00:22.95
Chad Little California 00:40.65
Daytona 00:47.60
Sterling Marlin Daytona 00:48.20
North Carolina 00:23.83
Joe Nemechek Daytona 00:47.76
Watkins Glen 01:10.81
Bristol 00:15.25
Steve Park Dover 00:23.86
Richmond 00:20.70
New Hampshire 00:26.08
Ken Schrader Bristol 00:15.00
Las Vegas 00:31.23
Kenny Wallace Lowe's 00:30.60
Watkins Glen 01:07.63
Sear's Point 01:03.68
Rusty Wallace Lowe's 00:30.46
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VI. Car Setups
This is what I did for this section. I played around with the setup options in
the garage area and, driving the line you'd see the real drivers run most of
the time, took the setup that got the fastest lap time without bouncing off the
walls for speed or whatever. If I don't have a setup for a particular track
yet, look for a setup for a simular track and use it. (Example: You need a
setup for California and I don't have one, use one for Michigan, since both are
2 mile speedways.)
PHOENIX
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Front Left Shocks: Soft
Front Right Shocks: Soft
Rear Right Shocks: Medium
Rear Left Shocks: Medium
Gearbox: Automatic
Gear Ratio: Fast Acc
Front Brakes: Medium
Rear Brakes: Medium
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VII. FAQ
Q. Is there anything you can unlock in the game?
A. I have not come across or heard of anything.
Q. In 'Race The Pro' mode, I know that the checkered flag means that I beat
that track for that driver, but what does the red flag mean?
A. The red flag means you attempted to do that track with that driver, but
you were unsuccessful.
If you have a question, go to my contributor recognition page (link at top of
FAQ) and e-mail it to me. If I get the same question asked repeatedly, I'll
put it in this guide.
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VIII.Closing
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