Carl Edwards gave some credit to "those guys who make video games" for his win today at Pocono. This is only Edwards’ second Nextel Cup win and until Friday, he had never even seen the track at Pocono, much less raced on it! He didn’t say which game/games he used to practice, but it would be a good guess that he used EA’s NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup, given their exclusive rights to NASCAR video and computer games.
Most of the publicity video games have been getting recently has been negative because of a few high profile violent titles. It’s nice to see them mentioned in a positive light for a change and Edwards’ comments are a real tribute to the hard work that the game designers, artists, and programmers have put into their craft. So hats off to ya and a big ol’ Carl Edwards backflip!
One reply on “Video Games Help Edwards Win Pocono”
Carl Said it was not a game you could buy on the shelf.
It is not EA’s NASCAR 2005: Chase for the cup, nice commercial though.