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NASCAR Heat 5

NASCAR Heat 5

NASCAR Heat 5 challenges you to become the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion. Features all the official teams, drivers and cars from the three NASCAR National Series as well as the Xtreme Dirt Tour, racing on 39 authentic tracks.

Released Jul 9, 2020 Developer 704Games Company Publisher Motorsport Games Platforms Windows SportsDrivingImmersive SimRacingPvP
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

80.5%positive3,730 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“pretty good as you can tell from my hours”

— a player, Steam review · 4,487 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“went online and divebombed the guy driving as chase elliott, only 1 real #9 in this house. everything i do, i do for kasey kahne.”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Probably the laziest team behind a racing game I've ever witnessed. Incidents are consistent (almost always 1 guy crashes in qualifying and 1 doesn't pass inspection), qualifying is broken in that AI times include a draft despite your own qualifying being on an empty track, less…”

— a player, Steam review · 121 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:28 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

28playing at last check
5124-hour peak
502all-time peak
0 250 500 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 224 avg · Mar 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

67achievements
7.0%median completion
0.7%rarest: Couch Champion
78.3% of players 60.7% of players 52.5% of players 42.4% of players 36.9% of players 29.1% of players 26.1% of players 25.8% of players 24.7% of players 24.7% of players 24.6% of players 22.4% of players 21.2% of players 20.7% of players 20.5% of players 20.4% of players 18.9% of players 18.8% of players 18.3% of players 16.7% of players 16.7% of players 13.3% of players 13.3% of players 13.0% of players 12.8% of players 12.4% of players 11.9% of players 9.7% of players 9.7% of players 9.3% of players 9.0% of players 7.7% of players 7.4% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 5.9% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 78.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.3%Who Am I? — Create custom driver
60.7%Checkered Flag — Win a race
52.5%Pimp My Ride — Create a custom vehicle
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Couch Champion — Be the Split screen champion after 4 races
0.7%King Of The Hill — Complete all of the challenges
0.7%Grizzled Veteran — Complete 10 career seasons

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 25, 2021
NASCAR Heat 5 - Ultimate Edition Bundles

New to NASCAR Heat 5? The NASCAR Heat 5 - Ultimate Edition supplies you with all things NASCAR Heat 5! Ultimate Edition players will receive the Standard Edition game and all of our DLC packs from 202

Dec 17, 2020
December DLC Available Now!

Buy the NASCAR Heat 5 December DLC content and get 11 new paint schemes from the NASCAR Cup Series, 12 new paint schemes from the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and 10 new paint schemes from the NASCAR Gander

Nov 19, 2020
Playoff Pack Available Now!

Buy the NASCAR Heat 5 Playoff Pack and get 39 new paint schemes from the NASCAR Cup Series! Paint schemes to include your favorite Playoff schemes and many other designs, including: Aric Almirola - Sm

Nov 19, 2020
Jimmie Johnson Pack Available Now!!

Buy the NASCAR Heat 5 Jimmie Johnson Pack to celebrate the incredible career of the 7 time NASCAR Cup series champion, Jimmie Johnson! This pack will include 14 total paint schemes from the NASCAR Cup

Oct 29, 2020
October DLC Available Now!

Buy the NASCAR Heat 5 October DLC content and get 45+ new paint schemes from the NASCAR Cup Series, 10+ new paint schemes from the NASCAR Xfinity Series, 5+ new paint schemes from the NASCAR Gander RV

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRacing, Sports
Player tagsSports · Driving · Immersive Sim · Racing · PvP · PvE · Arcade · e-sports · Character Customization · 3D · First-Person · Controller (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements67
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://nascarheat.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, 8 and 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 530 or AMD FX 4100 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 or AMD HD 5870 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 18 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Soundcards Additional Notes: Supported Graphics Cards: AMD HD5870 or better, HD6870 or better, HD7790 or better, R7 260 or better, R9 260 or better, Nvidia GTX460 or better, GTX560 or better, GTX650Ti or better, GTX750 or better, GTX950 or better