I would recommend that everyone installs LFSRelax and uses the Pitspotter feature. 3 wide racing on an oval with no spotter to help you know who's next to you is a tedious job. Lighten the mental load up on yourself by using the PitSpotter.
The developers were put under a ton of stress to get the game finished in such a short timespan, and they were underpaid. And a day after release, they were all fired. Also, it's the fault of the Army (the ones pressuring the developers) for not putting the game download on multiple locations such as filefront, rapidshare, etc. This game is used as a recruting (or propaganda) tool, so they cut down on the gore to suit teens near recruting age, which is around 15-17. The U.S. Army admitted to this themselves.