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Nascar Thunder 2003 cheats, hints, guides

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Unlock Extra Drivers

Tiburon Speedway Track
Use a memory card with a saved file from an EA Sports 2003 game.
Submitted by: Michael

Thunder Plates
Select the Thunder Challenge or Lightning Challenge at the game mode screen. Complete the various challenges to get new Thunder Plates.

Fantasy Drivers
Enter "Extra Drivers" as a name at the create a car screen.

Dale Earnhardt
Enter "Dale Earnhardt" as a name at the create a car screen.
Submitted by: Michael

Unlock new paint scheme:
Use a driver with a paint scheme and win a race on veteran or legend to unlock a new paint scheme.

Unlock championship win videos, Thunder Plate:
Win 1 championship on the career mode racing the 36 race mode. You will unlock Thunder Plate Championship win 1. Win 5 championships on the career mode racing the 36 race mode. You will unlock Thunder Plate Championship win 5. Win 8 championships on the career mode racing the 36 race mode. You will unlock Thunder Plate Chamionship win 8.

Unlock fantasy driver- Kitt Paint:
Win the 36 race championship in career mode twice on easy and you will unlock the fantasy driver Kitt Paint. His car is the primor car thats on the create a car screen.
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Unlock fantasy driver - Buster Auton:
When you win 170 thunder plates you will be awarded Buster Auton. He is the last thunder plate. He is a fantasy driver and he drives the pontiac pace car. This car has no damage but you can cut a tire.
Submitted by: Michael

Unlock Busch series cars/and legends:
Each time you beat a race on the lighting challenge, you will unlock 2 drivers as thunder plates. The first driver will be Richard Petty, then you will unlock up to 23 Busch series cars plus other legends. Besides Petty there is Beny Parsons, Bobby Allison, Alan Kawicki, Tiny Lund, Elmo Langly, Junior Johnson, Cale Yarborough. Dale Earnhardt will also be one of the legends but he can be unlocked automatically by typing in his name.

Get pole position
Before running a veteran race in quick race mode, take the Thunder license and complete all three levels of the test for the desired track. This will give the first (pole) starting position.

Better acceleration and easier handling
For all of the tracks except for Daytona and Talledega, go into car setup before the race. Change your tire pressure down to 15 psi for better acceleration and easier handling. For Daytona and Talledega, leave it at 25 psi.

Pass easily
Draft with the car in front of you for awhile. When you just come out of a turn, move over and you should pass him. You can also do this on a straight away, but it works much better coming out of a turn. Also, drafting helps fuel mileage and your speed.
Submitted by: Michael

Faster donuts on celebration
When you win a race and start to celebrate, begin to do a donut. When you are spinning, hold the brake and your car will spin even faster.

Tiburon Speedway track
Go into the Lightning Challenges. Choose the one with Jimmie Johnson (Home Sweet California) and win the race to unlock the Tiburon Speedway and another Thunder Plate.

Bristol: Easy win
First, turn on the running line, and unlimited fuel and tires. Qualify as you would for any track. During the race, when the running line turns red, wait a moment before letting off the gas. Then, press the gas when you reach the green again. The car will automatically go high, and the other cars will slow down. You can go around them. It may take a few laps, but eventually you will be running in the front. This tactic can be adapted for all short tracks.

When at Bristol Motor Speedway on the second lap, on the second turn the other cars will slow down.

Bristol: Great crash
Go to Bristol, turn around, and run directly into the lead car. If yellow flags are on, you will not be able to turn around.

Daytona: Easy win
Make sure the race is set on ten percent race length. Then, cause a crash on lap four. If done correctly, there should be a caution. Go into the pits, and ignore that fact if no one else also enters. You will probably be last, but there will soon be another caution and the leaders will come in. Stay out and do not pit. After the stop, you should be in first or second place. You will run low on gas, but you will not run out. Block and you will be able to win.
Submitted by: Michael

Unlock all the extra tracks:
Race any track on legend or veteran in the quick race mode and any track you race at, and if you win, you will unlock a new hidden track. The bonus tracks that you will unlock are the tracks behind the normal tracks that say locked, such as the Alabama 500 at Talledega, that is the night race. For example if you win Taledega you unlock the Alabama 500. This goes with every other track except Indianapolis speedway, New Hampshire and Bristol. These tracks do not have hidden tracks.

Nascar Thunder 2003

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Extra Drivers

Go to features select create a car and go in and select driver info put in first name: Extra and Last Name: Drivers and exit and go to a race and there will be more drivers in yellow



Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Go to Create-a-car.  Type first name as Dale.  Then last name as Earnhardt.  Your Done  You don't have to save the car.  You get the license plate.

Easy Takeout

If you want to take out a computer that is a head of you Just pull up to him on the passenger side of the car and push on the rear Quarter panel (back side of the car and it will spin out the computer (towards the wall). This is great for getting a yellow when you need fuel tires etc.

Unlock Special Track Modes

First set the diff. settings on Veteran or Legend. Then 2nd go to race modes, pick your driver of choice. Then pick the track with a special mode on it (example's): Daytona with the BUD SHOOT OUT / or Lowes with THE ALL-STAR) then you must win the race. You can also win the race with a driver with a special paint scheme while you win the race you will unlock the special track mode and the special paint scheme.]

Get Special Night Tracks and Road Courses

Under the career mode, bump the AI difficulty up to veteran.  For every track you win at, you will get the night track, road course or special event!  Of course, some of the tracks have no special night tracks or road courses (i.e. Bristol, New Hampshire). This tactic might work under the legend AI difficulty (I haven't tried it under legend).  Winning the race with the AI difficulty veteran or legend is easier said then done, but just keep doing it till' you get better and you'll eventually win.

Get Thunder Plates

Finish the challenges in Thunder Challenge or Lightning Challenge to get new plates

Get Tiburon Speedway Track

Use any memory card that has a saved game file from any EA Sports 2003 Game

Unlock Secret Paint Schemes

Go to settings and change your diff. to veteran then go to the single race pick someone that has a paint scheme to unlock go to any track win the race and you will unlock there paint scheme!!!

EASY extra paint schemes

Change the difficulty to veteran or legend, start a race, and win it, you will get that car's paint scheme.  Trust me, it works, I got all of Tony Stewart's and most of Ken Shrader's paint schemes.  If you want as many paint schemes as you can get, start a season on veteran or legend, quit the season and you will have all of your driver's paint schemes( depending on how many races you win).  You can not use the same race to get a paint scheme.  Ex. You can't win the Daytona 500 2x and get 2 paint schemes.  But you can win the Daytona 500 & The Shootout and get 2 paint schemes.

How to rename you Cars!!

If your like me, you probably didn't name your created cars. They're simply Car 1, Car 2, etc. To rename, go to modify, select a car, and at the car menu, press triangle. It will ask if you if want to save and select yes. Then at the save screen go to the car with the same title as the car you are saving. DELETE IT!! Then go back to the same space you just cleared, and save your car. Type in its new name and enjoy being better organized.

Easy Way To Complete Lightning Challenge "Game Time"

When your coming off of turn 1 pass the cars in front of you then draft right behind Tony Stewart until you come into turn 2 then make your move on him(in other words pass him) and then hold him off down the long stretch. Congratulations! You just completed Lightning Challenge "Game Time"!