NASCAR Thunder 2003 Secrets and Unlockables (Xbox)

NASCAR Thunder 2003 is a racing simulator published by Electronic Arts in September 2002 for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Xbox and in October 2002 for PC. It is the fifth game of EA Sports' NASCAR series. The product features Dale Earnhardt, Jr. on the cover. It was the first time the NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award recipient was featured on the cover. Being a racing simulation, NASCAR Thunder 2003 places the player in control of a stock car in a NASCAR race. Players battle AI drivers for race position for a preset amount of laps.

As the race progresses, players are forced to make a pit stop to refuel, replace tires and repair damage. For multiplayer support, NASCAR Thunder 2003 becomes split-screen and eliminates much of the field. Normally featuring the normal NASCAR amount of 43 drivers in a race, it is limited to 18 or less with more than one human driver. As an option, the AI drivers can be disabled, allowing the players to just race each other.

Unlockables

Unlock the 31st Lightning Challenge
To unlock the 31st Lightning Challenge you must win 8 championships in Career Mode

Secrets

Non-Nascar Drivers
Create a new driver-

In the first name enter extra

In the last name enter drivers

This should give you Non-Nascar Drivers

Race as Dale Earnhardt
To race as Dale Earnhardt go to create a car option. Enter Dale as the first name and Earnhardt as the last name then just go to continue and you should automatically receive a plate for Earnhardt Sr.

Unlock Driver(s) Paint Schemes
To unlock a paint scheme for a certain driver (John Andretti, Dale Jarrett, etc) you must do a race under Veteran or Legend mode and win the race.

Unlock Night Tracks
In order to Unlock a night track, the track must be able to have this option, then simply race on that track and win, but you must race under Veteran or Legend difficulty.

Unlock the Tiburon Track
Create a save file for a 2003 EA Sports game on the hardrive or memory card. Then insert the NASCAR Thunder 2003 game disc. If done correctly you will get the Tiburon International Speedway Track when you go to the main menu.

Here's a funny glitch from the game: