Most hardcore NASCAR fans will just be happy that there s a new game version of their favorite sport, and we can report that it functions reasonably well as such. But to the general gaming public ...

They put out their "NASCAR Kart" game in 2009, but the last real title they shipped was "NASCAR 09" back in 2008. Now it has been a couple of years, and it gave the NASCAR license time to refresh.

Nascar 2008: Chase for the Cup is scheduled for release for PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360 on August 24.

It should come as no surprise that the PS2 version of NASCAR 09, then, isn't really the same game as its PS3 cousin. Unless you're some kind of Jeff Gordon superfan, there's quite literally ...