IndyCar Racing is Papyrus' second racing game, four years after the release of Indianapolis 500. With an official license, all the real track names and designs are available (eight in total), with authentic sponsors and logos. Other features include multiple TV-type replays, a comprehensive garage and setup routine and breakaway parts when making contact with other cars. This is a pure open-wheel simulation, based on the American races, with realistic car handling and room for racing techniques based on grip, ideal racing lines, and throttle-to-brake interaction.

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Indy Car Racing	DOS	$0.80
	IndyCar Racing
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MikroBitti	Jan, 1994	92 out of 100	92
Electronic Entertainment	Mar, 1994	9 out of 10	90
Tilt	Dec, 1993	88 out of 100	88
Power Play	Nov, 1993	85 out of 100	85
Jeuxvideo.com	Jan 17, 2011	16 out of 20	80
WIZ	Feb, 1994		80
High Score	Jan, 1994	3 out of 5	60

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Trivia

Development

Road surface textures were added during development when the team noticed that Geoff Crammond had used the technique in World Circuit (1992). The game originally had eight tracks, but seven more were added in an expansion pack, and the Indianapolis track was available through another add-on after the proper licensing was secured.

Sales

About 300,000 units were sold worldwide.

Awards

Computer Gaming World
- June 1994 (Issue #119) – Simulation Game of the Year
- June 1994 (Issue #119) – Best Female Voice-Over Acting (for Virginia Capers for her role as narrator)
GameStar (Germany)
- Issue 12/1999 - #85 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Derrick 'Knight' Steele (2159) on Mar 06, 2000.