How to Get the Most Out of NASCAR 25’s Paint Booth
What’s Happening? NASCAR ’25 is the first NASCAR console game since 2021, and one of the most anticipated features is the…
Matt Lewis, a producer on iRacing’s NASCAR 25 Console Game, explained in a recent social media post why many car numbers are excluded from the game’s paint booth.
What’s Happening? NASCAR ’25 is the first NASCAR console game since 2021, and one of the most anticipated features is the…
NASCAR 25’s paint booth may be one of the best in recent NASCAR console gaming history.
While players are barred from uploading logos or sharing schemes, the ability to customize their team and fine details on their race cars has re-ignited the custom car community, with fans often sharing their latest creations online.
But, there are a few limitations to what players are given to create their race car. First is a limited number of shapes, which, combined with the large number of sponsors, has set a hard barrier for the car’s appearance. Second, are the car numbers.
In NASCAR, teams are limited to selecting from 110 different numbers, which range from 0 to 99 and 00 to 09. However, in NASCAR 25, fans can only select from a predetermined set of car numbers.
Now, this is nothing new for NASCAR games; for example, numbers have been limited to those not currently used or claimed by a team in each series. This was also the case in the NASCAR Heat Games, with fans limited to those numbers that are not in use or claimed by a team.
EA Sports’ line of games opted to abandon this altogether in their later releases, letting fans pick numbers between 100 and 199.
In Contrast, NASCAR 25 takes this a step further, with numbers that have not been used in several seasons available to players to choose from. In a post on social media last night, NASCAR 25 Producer Matt Lewis explained that this was not iRacing’s decision, but rather one made by NASCAR.
To fans, this reasoning is odd, as some were quick to point out that the most recent Multi-platform NASCAR console game, NASCAR 21: Ignition, allowed players to use any of the 110 real-world numbers used in NASCAR, which, combined with the game’s selection of shapes, made for some above-average throwback schemes.
Ultimately, the reason for this shift back to a limited number selection is unknown; is it a request from NASCAR, or could it even fall into a category of intellectual property issues?
In the case of the latter, one thing that has changed since the last NASCAR console game was the signing of the 2025 NASCAR Charter Agreement last fall.
We know this agreement involves the team’s intellectual property rights, thanks to the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports lawsuit against NASCAR, which was filed last October and claimed that the 2025 agreement “seized control over team intellectual property rights.”
Although this could once again be a simple request from NASCAR to limit the number of choices to those not in use by teams, rather than a genuine legal matter.
What’s Happening? The 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports lawsuit will continue for some time. However, many developments will occur along…
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