NASCAR 09

Hint: Qualifying for career:
When you are qualifying for career at the start of the game, you will have the option of choosing "Family Play" or "Pro Play". Select "Pro Play" have you have played the previous NASCAR games. Family Play is similar to learing the tracks all over again. You will have no chance at Daytona on Family Play because the car moves around a lot and you cannot hold the line. Family Play also has slower cars.
Andrew Nestor.

Hint: Saving money for your licenses:
Before starting, disable automatic save mode. When offered a license challenge for the next level of rides, spend your money and schedule a session. Continue until your scheduled session. Go save your game manually, then take your test. If you pass, save the game again. If you fail, revert back to the saved game file before you failed your test. Note: You may need to power off your PlayStation2 and turn it on again before resuming your game because the system still saves your session, but not to your memory card. If done correctly, you will not have to pay for the scheduled session again. This may save you $100,000 for each scheduled session during your Sprint licensing.
Ken Jumper.

Hint: Fight To The Top: Early contracts:
If you have done well in your Whelen Modified Season, you may get some cameo drives at Nationwide or Craftman Truck Series without actually getting the necessary licenses, depending on how big of a lead you held at number one and how many race wins you have. This is most notable at the first race at Watkins Glen. You will get a very handsome paycheck if you win; however, you should never use Family Play for this task because the car will easily flip and you will beach it when taking chicanes. However, in order to keep that early contract into the next race in Bristol, you must win. Otherwise you will have to wait until next season for another early contract.
Rocky Mak.

Hint: Becoming track master:
To gain a "Gold" medallion in a track, and thus becoming the master of it, you must race the track at least four times at any series.

Race 1: Win the race.
Race 2: Win without instant rewind.
Race 3: Pass twenty cars. The easiest way is to deliberately qualify poorly.
Race 4: Lap five cars.

Note: You cannot get two medallions if you win the first race without instant rewind.
Rocky Mak.

Glitch: Easy wins:
When you are racing a very short track in Race Now mode, go to the car setup before the race. Set all your springs and track bars to 0% and your front and left car weight to 0%. When you go into a turn you will start sliding and almost barrel roll. If timed correctly, you will get hit on the underside. You will fly up and hit the chain link fence along the outside and everyone will crash together in the same location for a 43 car pile-up. You may get stuck for awhile, but when you get out go through the pits repeatedly for an easy win.
Logan Zane.

Glitch: Dario Franchitti:
In the game, Dario Franchitti is a teammate to Juan Pablo Montoya and Redd Sorenson, but he is also a teammate to David Gilliand and Travis Kvapil, whom are not his actual real-life teammates. Additionally, Gilliand and Kvapil are not teammates with Sorenson and Montoya.
Dylan Mawby.

Glitch: Sponsors:
In the game, Juan Pablo Montoya's main paint scheme is Juicy Fruit. However in real-life, his main sponsor is Texaco-Havoline, which is not in the game at all.
Mark Oliveras.

Kyle Petty's main sponsor in the game is Wells Fargo. However in real-life, his main sponsor is Marathon Oil, which is absent from the game.
Mark Oliveras.