NASCAR Thunder 2002 is a racing simulator video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports that came out for the PlayStation, Playstation 2, and Xbox. It is the fifth game in the NASCAR series of video games, and is the first of the series to have a new title (The other games simply read "NASCAR" and then the year). Notably, it is the first NASCAR game to feature alternate paint schemes on the cars. It featured the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon on its cover.

Drivers

Winston Cup
01-Jason Leffler-Cingular Wireless Dodge ®
02-Ryan Newman-Alltel Ford
1-Steve Park-Pennzoil Chevrolet
2-Rusty Wallace-Team Rusty Ford
4-Kevin Lepage-Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet
5-Terry Labonte-Kellogg's Chevrolet
6-Mark Martin-Mark Martin Ford
8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet .
9-Bill Elliott-Dodge Dealers Dodge
10-Johnny Benson-Valvoline Pontiac
12-Jeremy Mayfield-Mobil 1 Ford
15-Michael Waltrip-NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
17-Matt Kenseth-DeWalt Power Tools Ford
18-Bobby Labonte-Interstate Batteries Pontiac
19-Casey Atwood-Dodge Dealers Dodge ®
20-Tony Stewart-The Home Depot Pontiac
21-Elliott Sadler-Motorcraft Ford
22-Ward Burton-Caterpillar Dodge
24-Jeff Gordon-DuPont Chevrolet
25-Jerry Nadeau-UAW-Delphi Chevrolet
26-Jimmy Spencer-Kmart Ford
27-Kenny Wallace-Duke's Mayonnaise/Sauer's Pontiac
28-Ricky Rudd-Texaco/Havoline Ford
29-Kevin Harvick-GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet ®
30-Jeff Green-America Online Chevrolet
31-Mike Skinner-Lowe's Chevrolet
33-Joe Nemechek-Oakwood Homes Chevrolet
40-Sterling Marlin-Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
43-John Andretti-Cheerios Dodge
43-Richard Petty-STP Dodge (Legend)
45-Kyle Petty-Sprint PCS Dodge
55-Bobby Hamilton-Square D Chevrolet
88-Dale Jarrett-UPS Ford
97-Kurt Busch-Sharpie/Rubbermaid Ford ®
99-Jeff Burton-CITGO Ford
(Wikipedia)

Unlockables

Bonus Tracks
Please do the following to unlock the bonus tracks:

Albuquerque track - You must finish first in the points standings in the Full Season (with any driver).

Boca Chica Track (Fantasy Track) You must finish first in the points of the Road Course Challenge.

Cocoa Beach - Fantasy Road Course Finish first in the point standings in the Speedway season.

Devil's Canyon - Fantasy Road Course Finish first in the point standings in the Short Track season.

Car customization, 6 years after this title was released: