nˈæskɑːɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn wʌzðə fˈoːɹθ ɡˈeɪm ɪnðɪ ˌiːˈeɪ spˈoːɹts nˈæskɑːɹ sˈɪɹiz, ænd ɪz ðə fˈɜːst ɪnðə sˈɪɹiz tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə wˈɪndoʊz vˈɜːʒən ʌv nˈæskɑːɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd nˈæskɑːɹ ɑːɹkˈeɪd, ɹᵻlˈiːst baɪ sˈeɪɡə ˌʌndɚɹ ˌiːˈeɪ spˈoːɹts lˈaɪsəns, ˈɔːlsoʊ fˈiːtʃɚd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɚ bɹˈændɪŋ ænd deɪtˈoʊnə ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl spˈiːdweɪ.
NASCAR 2001 was the fourth game in the EA Sports NASCAR series, and is the first in the series to include manufacturer representation (although the Windows version of NASCAR 2000 and NASCAR Arcade, released by Sega under EA Sports' license, also featured manufacturer branding) and Daytona International Speedway.