NROS Utilities Page

Latest TEN Software - (6.8meg) - TEN
You can download and run the latest TEN software without the slow TEN servers. After installing users will need to create a TEN account.

NROS Installer - (2.5meg) - TEN
You need this installer to race on TEN, when you start up TEN you will download this if you do not have it installed, but it will use up your time on TEN and also be very slow due to the number of people using it, You can easily get it here now and then go right on to race.

NASCAR Track Editing Utilities

LP editor for N2/ICR2 V4.0 - (96k) - Robert Szikszo
With a little practice you to can edit the Artificial Intelligence at any track, this utility is great if you have patience

3do editor - (63k) - Marcelo Bassino
With this you can edit the 3do files in ICR1, ICR2, and NASCAR 2.

3do utilities - (70k) - Gerhard Lingenberg
These utilities allow better viewing and placement of various 3do files.

Pack/Unpack - (46k) - Corey Rueckheim
This useful utility allows you to pack and unpack the dat files in any sim from Papyrus.

Edit Track - (59k) - Corey Rueckheim
This is a great utility that allows you to edit the various textures in NASCAR, Indycar and Indaycar 2.

NASCAR 2 Car Utilities

NASCAR 2 Car Selector - (804k) - Win 95 only - Alex Santantonio
This utility allows you to select a new body style every time you start NASCAR 2. I have included my most favorite body styles in this patch. Thank you to the authors Gilles Benoit, Gregg Barnett, and Matt Tyson. Proper credit has been given to each in the readme file.

Pacecar Patch - (59k) - Alex Santantonio
I got sick of looking at the awful pacecar that came with the game so I decided to do something aobut it. This will change it to the 1996 Brickyard 400 Camaro Z28 Pace Car so every time you cause a yellow you can follow a real car.
Click here fo a screen shot

N2 Incar Dash Color Changer - (1.2meg) - Mark Turner
This program allows you to change your dash color in NASCAR 2, runs in DOS.

NASCAR 2 Palette fix - (19k) - Alex Santantonio
There has been a problem with the palette when impoting new pcx files into NASCAR 2. There are certain colors that exist in the exported cars palette, but when imported, these colors are clear, but appear as white. In this palette the transparent colors are represented by a bright pink, and a deep blue. First open the file called pal.pcx and save the palette as NASCAR2.pal. If using Paintshop Pro or another program that can match palettes just copy the main car box from the pcx file, and paste it as a new image. Load NASCAR2.pal to this image, and copy it back onto the untainted pcx file. Save it in the NASCAR2 directory under the correct car.pcx file name of the driver you would like it to represent. Start NASCAR 2 and import the new file, this should work, it does for me.

Colored Bachgrounds for Driver PCX(240k) - Eric Busch
These are the colored backgrounds for the driver pcx's in NASCAR 2. This is great for adapting your driver pcx's to the right background

NASCAR 2 mirrors fix - (17k) - Chris Mans and Papyrus
If you dislike the mirrors in NASCAR 2 you can easily fix them with these instructions.

NASCAR 2 Track Utilities

Dover, Talladega, Pocono, Charlotte AI patch - (252k) - Tom Hanson
This utility fixes the awful AI performance at Dover, Talladega, Pocono, and Charlotte. This is a complete self install, simply specify the tracks directory and double click, the rest works for you.

Indycar 2 to NASCAR 2 track converter demo - (125k) - Dave Noonan
This is a great program that can convert Indycar 2 tracks fro use in NASCAR 2. Get the demo from Dave Noonan's page, or buy the whole thing.

Track Logos for 1997 - (515k) - Dave "The HAMMER" Upson
This will change all of the track logos to the accurate 1997 logos.

N1 INDY to ICR2 Converter - (153k) - Alex Santantonio & Gerhard Lingenberg
Many of you have the Brickyard for N1 but INDY for ICR2 is needed to convert it to N2. You can use this utility to convert it from N1 to ICR2 even if you do not have ICR2, just check out the readme.txt.

Brickyard for NASCAR 2 Upgrade - (222k) - Alex Santantonio
If you have the converted Indianapolis track for NASCAR 2 you will notice that the graphics still look like ICR1 graphics. The AI could be a little better and the records and track txt files are off. This utility updates the graphics to those of NASCAR 2 standards, improves the AI so they drive like NASCAR's, and fixes various problems in the txt files. Please do not repost this utility.

N2 Replay Telemetry Program - (515k) - Christopher Lund
This program will convert information from your replays into a 2d graph for analysis. Windows 3.1 version.

Talladega Pit Road fix(18k) - Gary Champagne
If you cannot save your qual setup at some tracks this is the fix.

NASCAR 2 Trackfix kit - (27k) - Rodney Arndt
Track.txt files for NASCAR 2, already with the full field fix, Atlanta Bug fix, and mirrors fix.

Dover AI patch - (52k) - Tom Hanson
This utility fixes the awful AI performance at Dover. This comes from the creator of the Talladega AI patch

NASCAR 2 AI fix - (87k) - Tom Hansen
The AI wizard is at it again. He brought you the AI fix for NASCAR 1 at Tally, now his creation has carried over to NASCAR 2. Once again, much improved opponents on the games only Superspeedway

Qual Save fix(17k) - Gary Champagne
If you cannot save your qual setup at some tracks this is the fix.

NASCAR 2 Game Patches

NASCAR 2 3dfx Patch *BETA* - (1.4meg) - Papyrus/Sierra
This patch allows you to use your 3dfx card with NASCAR. This is going to make me buy a 3dfx card!

NASCAR 2 Official Patch *again* - (524k) - Papyrus/Sierra
The original patch fixed many of the problems but created a few with handling and colors. This patch fixes those problems.

NASCAR 2 Official Patch - For Release 1 - (700k) - Papyrus/Sierra
This Patch fixes many bugs that came with the game, as well as adding the save game feature. Many have also reported frame rate improvements as well. To tell which version you need, put the nascar 2 CD in and go to either windows explorer or file manager. Go to the CD-ROM drive and go to view details. Look at the date that setup has next to it. That will determine which patch you will need to download. The first patch is for setup.exe dated 11/6/96, version 1.00 of setup.

NASCAR 2 Official Patch - For Release 2 - (700k) - Papyrus/Sierra
This patch is for version 1.01 of setup and it is dated 11/27/96

686 Cyrix chip to Intel - (19k) - Pedro Correia
This utility allows 686 Cyrix users to run NASCAR 2. Just run this program before running NASCAR 2

NASCAR 2 Demo and Demo Utilities

NASCAR 2 Demo - (8meg) - Papyrus
This is the Demo of the long awaited sequal to the most popular racing simulation of all time. It is 8 meg, but well worth the download time.

NASCAR 2 Demo Editor - (43k) - Neil Jedrzejewski
This utility enables damage, random breakdowns, and yellow flags in the NASCAR 2 demo.

NASCAR 2 Misc Utilities

NASCAR 2 Windows 95 Theme - (328k) - Alex Santantonio
This Windows 95 theme keys on NASCAR Racing 2, and uses varioius sounds from the game. It is an excellent theme, and incorporates an excellent background, screen saver, and startup screen. You must have Microsoft PLUS! to use this theme. Simply run the program and place in the correct PLUS! Path and put the logo.sys file in the c:/ root directory.

NASCAR 2 Windows 95 Theme - (328k) - Alex Santantonio
This Windows 95 theme keys on NASCAR Racing 2, and uses varioius sounds from the game. It is an excellent theme, and incorporates an excellent background, screen saver, and startup screen. You must have Microsoft PLUS! to use this theme. Simply run the program and place in the correct PLUS! Path and put the logo.sys file in the c:/ root directory.

NASCAR II Headquarters for Win95 - (1.75meg) - Dane Johnson
NASCAR II Headquarters is an excellent program for NASCAR II, allowing you to edit drivers, setups, track info, race settings, all from a convenient window. For help go to Dane's Page.

DLL Library for N2hq - (727k) - Jack Mathews
If you get "missing msvcrt40.dll" errors when installing N2hq this will provide the fix.

NASCAR 1 to NASCAR 2 setup converter - (38k) - David Sparks
This utility converts your NASCAR 1 setups for use in NASCAR 2. Some additional tweaking may be necessary.

Radio Niose Patch - (102k) - James Trapp
This utility help to fix the levels and sampling for the spotter's radio.

NASCAR 2 season editor - (87k) - Michael C. Patrick
Now you can edit your NASCAR 2 season to reflect the any other season.

NASCAR 1 Utilities

The New Hawaii multiplayer beta - Papyrus
Well this is it, what we have all been waiting for, the ability to race against other human drivers. Papyrus, along with Sierra are testing their new multiplayer racing network, and you can be part of the test. This network is great, I have been racing on it since it came out, and it is the best thing that has happened to the sim since it's release, and the Brickyard conversion patch.

The Nascar version 1.21 update - Papyrus
This update fixes modem bugs, track bugs, AI, and more realistic damage. This patch is also necessary when runnning Hawaii.

The Nascar Demo - Papyrus
This is for those of you who don't happen to have the best racing simulator on the market and want to see what it is like. This demo only has one of the tracks, but it is Talladega, the most widley raced track on Hawaii.

The Brickyard 400 conversion patch - (116k) - Gerhard Lingenberg
This is for those of you who have the Indianapolis Motor Speedway expansion pack for Indy Car 1. Now you can rub paint with the best of NASCAR at the Brickyard. In the original it was only available in low-res mode, but thanks to the author of the patch, Gerhard Lingenberg, we are able to run it in high-res mode. The graphics are very good.

The Unocal 76 Ball patch - (30k) - Alex Santantonio
This patch allows you to change the generic 65 ball in the NASCAR Racing game to the official 76 ball that is tradition in NASCAR Racing. Pack and Unpack utilities from Corey's Race Simulator Track Editor Project.

Indy Car 2 tracks to NASCAR - (523k) - Gerhard Lingenberg
Are you sick of running the same tracks over and over again in your NASCAR sim? Well if you have Indy Car 2 those days are over with now. This patch allows you to run your NASCAR on all of the Indy Car tracks.

Dover concrete patch - (167k) - Neil Jedrzejewski & Tom Hansen
Recently the Dover track was resurfaced with concrete replacing the old asphalt surface. The original patch changed the color of the track, from black to gray, but that included the pit lane and apron too. The new patch only changes the color of the track itself. Although the color is changed the traction is not, therefore the track.txt is still NASCAR legal.

Talladega AI patch - (87k) courtesy of The Pits - Tom Hansen
This patch was created for the daytona patch that was supposed to be put out by the pits, but due to legal problems, it never materialized. This patch allows the computer cars to run faster and with more agression, therefore more passing. This patch is already installed on USA SPEEDWAY.

NASCAR night racing patch - (17k) - Rich Nagel
Do you love racing the night races? Do you wish all of the tracks were available for an occasional night race? Well now they can be. With this patch you can race at any track during the evening hours. Even though not all tracks have lights. I guess there must be a full moon.

NASCAR replay editor - (140k) - Micheal Corrigan
This is version 3 of a good utility for editing replays from the NASCAR sim. This is the most recent version and all of the bugs are worked out now.

Driver editor for NASCAR - (79k) - Chris Mahnken
Having trouble keeping track of your various drivers in each car set. Well this utility allows you to edit your Drivers2.txt files in the specified car set and make all of the drivers as strong or weak as you would like. If you want why not lower Dale's aggressiveness about 200 points, that should calm him down.

Cross weight calculator for NASCAR - (20k) - Author Unknown
Having trouble with cross weight distribution, put this small utility to work for you and it will all fall into place. It is like having a mechanic in windows.

Hawaii setups for NASCAR - (20k) - The Pits
I have seen several requests for good setups for racing on Hawaii. While looking around on the internet I found this at The US Pits. I tried them out and found them all to work up near the front of the field every time.