Paint Booth
Also new to NASCAR 09 was the Paint Booth Customization Feature, similar to Papyrus' NASCAR games. For only the second time in the franchise's history (first appearing in EA's NASCAR Sim Racing for PC), a car customization template is available online which creates endless possibilities for personalization. Players are only able to see their friends' custom designed car skins when racing against them online, not non friends. The online connectivity of Paint Booth allows players to download a car template from EASports.com and import it into editing programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, giving users a multitude of design options. They can then upload those images into the game and show off their dream machine on the track. After EA lost the NASCAR license, the Paint Booth application was removed from the EA Sports website.
The demo was released on May 29 on Xbox Live and June 5 on the PlayStation Network.
Best Buy released the game with a special edition cover featuring Elliott Sadler, who receives sponsorship from Best Buy. Sadler previously appeared on the cover of NASCAR 07.
Downloadable content (for money) was added in July 2008; among the content was the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course for the Nationwide Series and new car paint schemes for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide. This content is available for Xbox 360 and PS3 as of August 8. Also, there are three downloadable paint scheme packs that feature special paint schemes for cars already in the game. For example, there is Kyle Busch's Snickers car and Carl Edwards' Aflac and Claratin car in the first pack. They are just like the other cars in the game with no manufacturers. They cost 200 MS points on Xbox LIVE as of April 1. It is also available for PS3. As of May 25, 2010 the downloadable content was removed from the PlayStation Network due to lacking sales.
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