List of NASCAR EA cover athletes

Year

Game Title

Driver Name(s)

Release Date

Platform(s)

1998

NASCAR 98

Jeff Gordon

PlayStation, Sega Saturn

1999

NASCAR 99

Dale Earnhardt

PlayStation, Nintendo 64

2000

NASCAR 2000

Dale Earnhardt

PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PC

2001

NASCAR 2001

Tony Stewart

PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox

2002

NASCAR Thunder 2002

Jeff Gordon

PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox

2003

NASCAR Thunder 2003

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PC

2004

NASCAR Thunder 2004

Tony Stewart

PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC

2005

NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup

Kevin Harvick

PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube

2006

NASCAR 06: Total Team Control

Jeff Gordon/Jimmie Johnson

PlayStation 2, Xbox

2007

NASCAR 07

Elliot Sadler

PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox

2008

NASCAR 08

Tony Stewart

PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

2009

NASCAR 09

Jeff Gordon/Elliot Sadler (versions sold at Best Buy)

PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Notes

  • Multiple cover athletes
    • Jeff Gordon (1998, 2002, 2006, 2009)
    • Tony Stewart (2001, 2005, 2008)
    • Dale Earnhardt (1999, 2000)
  • Single cover athletes
    • Elliott Sadler (2007)
    • Kevin Harvick (2005)
    • Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003)
  • Multiple cover platforms
    • Playstation 2 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
    • Xbox (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
    • Playstation (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
    • PC (2000, 2003, 2004)
    • Playstation 3 (2008, 2009)
    • Xbox 360 (2008, 2009)
    • GameCube (2003, 2005)
    • Nintendo 64 (1999, 2000)
  • Single cover platforms
    • PlaystationPortable (2007)
    • GameBoy Color (2000)
    • Sega Saturn (1998)
  • Cover athletes with Sprint Cup Championships (Year)
    • Dale Earnhardt (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994)
    • Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001)
    • Jimmie Johnson (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
    • Tony Stewart (2002, 2005)
  • Cover athletes without Sprint Cup Championship
    • Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    • Kevin Harvick
    • Elliot Sadler
  • Driver Won Sprint Cup Championship while on cover
    • Jimmie Johnson (2006)
    • Jeff Gordon (1998)
  • Drivers Won Sprint Cup Championship after appearing on cover
    • Tony Stewart (Cover Year: 2001, 2004) (Championship Year: 2002, 2005)
    • Jimmie Johnson (Cover Year: 2006) (Championship Year: 2007)
  • Other drivers cars appearing on cover (uncredited)
    • 1998: (Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Labonte)
    • 1999: (Mark Martin)
    • 2000: (Mark Martin, Terry Labonte)
    • 2001: Jeff Burton
    • 2002: (Steve Park, Ken Schrader, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd)
    • 2003: (Jeff Gordon)
    • 2004: (Micheal Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte, Mike Skinner, Casey Mears,Kyle Petty, Joe Nemechek, Ward Burton)
    • 2005: none
    • 2006: none
    • 2007: Carl Edwards
    • 2008: none
    • 2009: (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)

*More drivers could possibly uncredited in season covers. The reason being is they cannot be depicted, and have nore credited sources to their car on the cover.