A NASCAR racing game covering all four NASCAR National Series. You race in Career, Quick Race, Championship and a mode featuring The Chase, alone or against friends in online cross-play multiplayer.
Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC via Steam. Not Nintendo. Epic Games Store not first-party-confirmed.
Last checked 2026-09-16Xbox Wire — Next Week on Xbox (Sep 14–18)Xbox Store — NASCAR 26PlayStation Store — NASCAR 26Steam — iRacing Studios NASCAR 26iRacing Studios — NASCAR 26
Standard 18 September 2026; Gold early access from 15 September 2026
iRacing reconciles Gold Edition playable before Standard Edition street on September 18. Steam and Xbox Wire September 17 strings refer to the Gold / early window, not Standard street.
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$59.99
Official SRP on iRacing pre-order post and Xbox / PlayStation / Steam.
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$79.99
Game + Season Pass; 72-hour / 3-day early access from September 15. iRacing launch post: Gold Edition playable before Standard releases on September 18. Benefit copy varies slightly between iRacing July post and some store pre-order blurbs.
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E
Everyone. Xbox Store rating.
Last checked 2026-09-16Xbox Store — NASCAR 26
Alcohol Reference
Interactive elements also listed: Users Interact.
Last checked 2026-09-16Xbox Store — NASCAR 26
Last checked 2026-09-16NASCAR 26 The Game — Official traileriRacing — NASCAR 26 gameplay trailer / pre-orders
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Need if the PS5 is full.
Last checked 2026-09-16PlayStation Support — add an M.2 SSD to PS5
Larger option if the PS5 is full.
Last checked 2026-09-16PlayStation Support — add an M.2 SSD to PS5
Official SRP is $59.99 on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam. Not on Game Pass day one. No Nintendo path. Standard release date is 18 September 2026; Gold Edition early access began 15 September 2026.
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Confirmed at $79.99 with Season Pass and 72-hour / 3-day early access from September 15. iRacing: Gold Edition playable before Standard releases on September 18. Worth it only if early access or Season Pass matter; Standard is the cheaper full-game path. Gold benefit copy differs slightly across iRacing and some store blurbs.
Last checked 2026-09-18iRacing — NASCAR 26 gameplay trailer / pre-ordersXbox Store — NASCAR 26 Gold EditionPlayStation Store — NASCAR 26 Gold Edition
Official stores, plus Amazon when Amazon sells it directly. Prices as each store showed them on the date checked.
PlayStation Store — PS5 Standard
$59.99Available now Last checked 2026-10-27Xbox Store — Xbox Series X|S Gold
$79.99Available now Last checked 2026-10-27iRacing Studios
Last checked 2026-09-16Xbox Store — NASCAR 26Steam — iRacing Studios NASCAR 26iRacing Studios — NASCAR 26
Not day one
Xbox Wire entry has no Game Pass day-one tag. No Included with Game Pass badge on Standard listing. Console online multiplayer may still require a Game Pass Essential/Premium/Ultimate subscription for multiplayer access, not the game entitlement.
Last checked 2026-09-16Xbox Wire — Next Week on Xbox (Sep 14–18)Xbox Store — NASCAR 26
Steam 65 GB minimum; 100 GB recommended
Xbox and PlayStation install sizes are not published.
Last checked 2026-09-16Steam — iRacing Studios NASCAR 26
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/11/next-week-on-xbox-new-games-for-september-14-to-18/
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/nascar-26/9pfkg4bsv6pn
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/nascar-26-gold-edition/9nm8k3rrtjtv
https://www.iracing.com/nascar-and-iracing-studios-debut-official-gameplay-trailer-open-pre-orders-for-nascar-26/
https://www.iracing.com/start-your-engines-nascar-26-launches-today-on-pc-playstation-5-xbox-series-xs/
https://iracingstudios.com/game/nascar-26/
https://nascar26.com/videos/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4883590/iRacing_Studios_NASCAR_26/
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1456-PPSA37433_00-NASCAR26BASEGAME
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1456-PPSA37433_00-NASCAR26GOLDEDIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj1Id3s-Cwg
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/