When a sponsor is earned a new paint livery is unlocked for the player to customize their stock car with.
Sponsorships with racing teams can be earned by playing through the game and completing challenges. Three basic vehicle types are available in the game: Accelerators are lighter cars with increased speed but are more susceptible to damage Intimidators are heavier and more capable of handling damage, but have a lower top speed and Regulators have a medium weight, medium top speed, and have average damage resistance. Days of Thunder has four different game modes: Quick Race, Time Trial, Career, with circuits of varying difficulty, and Derby Mode, where players are encouraged to deal as much damage as they can. īoth versions feature a single player season and multiplayer support for up to twelve players. The Xbox 360 version does not feature NASCAR branding or drivers, but still features fictional drivers from the film. All versions feature the Days of Thunder characters Cole Trickle, Rowdy Burns, and Russ Wheeler. The PlayStation 3 version of the game includes 12 NASCAR sanctioned tracks, among them Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, and more than 12 select NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, including Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart. Days of Thunder was created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the film.