NASCAR Thunder 2004

I cant limit my ram to make the game work on windows 11 please help

I replaced the 3Dconfig file with the one from the F1 Challenge VB mod.
That worked as well untill it mysteriously stopped working as the solution.
It did work with that at one point.

What is the original .exe file mentioned in the instructions? Apologies if this question sounds dumb but I'm curious.

For this to work you gotta get a F1 Challenge 99-02 3DConfig. Also to fix the disorted texture go to config.ini and set the VBStrategy to 0.

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for everyone that did the 3d fix but doesn't work, download the no cd patch (google) and replace the exe file, it worked for me!

so..... its not opening, i followed all the instructions and it just wont boot. help!

didnt do anything special n worked thx

I got it working under Win10 (thanks a lot @SHADAOLE!), but pit options don't seem to work during races. Any fix for that?

Found a way to play in 1920x1080 75hz.
1)Download dgVoodoo 2.8 (NOT THE API VERSION)
2)Put files "dgVoodooCpl.exe" "D3D8.dll" "D3DImm.dll" "DDraw.dll" in to the game folder.
*D files are in the MS/X86 DO NOT INSTALL D3D9.dll* - in the dgVoodoo 2.8 rar file that you downloaded.
3)Open dgVoodooCpl.exe and apply these settings:
General/Enumerate refresh rates - ENABLE (if your monitor supports more than 60hz)
DirectX/VRAM - 256mb (You can use more if you need to)
DirectX/Resolution - 1920x1080 75hz (or whatever resolution you want to use)
DirectX/Antialiasing - 8x (to make a better looking picture)
DirectX/Filtering - Force anisotropic 16x
DirectX/dgVoodoo watermark - leave it unchecked (leave the box empty)
4)Click OK to apply all of those settings.
5)Start the game

I'm using Windows XP Service pack 3 for the game exe file and applied admin rules.
I've also installed Nascar_Thunder_2003's 3DConfig.exe (3DConfig.exe might not needed to be here, but keep that in mind)
There is only 2 bugs that i found: at the start of the game the menu car will be bugged (after you join a lobby and come back it should be fixed) and your mouse will lag the game quite a lot. I don't know how to fix this, but if you know how to fix it you could leave here another comment.
I don't know if you can run it in 4k or 1440p - you have to try it yourself and leave a comment if you want to.

XBOX ONE (model 1697) gamepad works fine. Just don't forget to change your controls for it and the deadzone.

Serial Key: U4WN-Q7ZV-NM6S-DN77-JNRF

im not sure where to find the serial key

@SHADAOLE - Can confirm his fix works on Windows 11 - RTX 3060 + AMD 5600x specs.
Can run in 1440x900 @ 165hz (my monitor only does 165hz).

1. Install NT 2004
2. Download and Install NT 2003
3. take the 3dconfig.exe file from NT 2003 and REPLACE 3dconfig.exe in NT 2004
4. Select Windows XP SP3 Compatibility pack + tick "Run as Administrator" for BOTH the NASCAR_Thunder_2004.exe as well as the new 3dconfig.exe inside the NT 2004 folder.
5. run NASCAR_Thunder_2004.exe as Administrator and 3dconfig should open up and begin testing and setting up your graphics card to run the game.
6. BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY!!! LETS GO RACIN' BOYS!!!!

Enjoy and hope this helped someone

I can't get it to open on windows 11 even if I run as administrator or just trouble shoot it when i open as administrator it asks if it can make changes to my device and then I say yes it just does nothing

To run this game on Windows 10 you should replace the 3DConfig.exe files with the one from Nascar Thunder 2003 iso. Dont forget to turn on "Windows XP SP3" compatibility mode for the 3Dconfig.exe and NASCAR_Thunder_2004.exe. I already tested and played without any problem on my Windows 10, Core i5 + Radeon RX470. The only downside we dont have widescreen and the the screen resolution stuck at 1280x1024, but everything worked really well.