The game was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 and for the PlayStation, 2000 for the PC and for the Game Boy Color. The game is based on the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, with Adam Petty's 1999 Busch Series car and several legends such as Richard Petty and Alan Kulwicki also included. The game, along with NASCAR 98, is regarded as one of the best of EA Sports NASCAR series of video games.[citation needed] It was the last game for PC until NASCAR Thunder 2003. This game was the third of the series.