NASCAR The Game 2011

First of all.  I wanted to say this is my second run through this game.  If you happen to look through the threads on this site for this game you will notice that it seems almost EVERYONE completes the game w/ all but 1 pin.  Different pins however.  This happened to me as well.  After completing the game, I was missing the "Blue Angels" Pin.  My advice is to keep this list handy and as you rank-up, complete an Invitational Event or Master a Track, check against the list to see if a pin has "glitched" on you.  If it has, I would suggest loading your save from a backup and trying again.  Hopefully the second time the pin will unlock, and keep you from having to run through the entire game a second time, like myself.  Good luck.  Thanks to KPD7424 for confirmation of two pins. I would consider this guide now complete. 


Rank

Rank 1 - LEARNER
Rank 3 - GAME LOGO
Rank 4 - CONTROLLER, EYE, TARGET, THUMBS DOWN, THUMBS UP, WORLD, RACING WHEEL, FEMALE, MALE, MAPLE LEAF
Rank 6 - 8 BALL, BUTTON, CHEESEBURGER, GLOBE, RELAX, PIRATE, STOP, BIOHAZARD, CREST, PEACE
Rank 7 - BUTTERFLY, DRAGON, DUCK, EAGLE, PEACOCK, PHOENIX, SCORPION, SHARK, T-REX, TEAR, UNICORN
Rank 9 - CHEVROLET, DODGE, FORD, TOYOTA
Rank 10 - WINNER, DRIVER, ON THE WHEEL, FUEL CAN, HALL OF FAME, HOT, IN THE CHASE, JUNIOR, LUG NUT, ON THE BUBBLE, RACIN FOR HONOR, TACHOMETER
Rank 11 - AMERICAN EAGLE, BIG APPLE, SHIELD, HEART, I LOVE NY, SKYLINE, STARS N STRIPES 1, STARS N STRIPES 2, STARS N STRIPES 3, LIBERTY, TOP HAT, USA
Rank 12 - ALIEN, ASLEEP, BANDAGED, COOL, HAPPY, RACING, SMUG, BIG GRIN, LOOPY, SAD, BIG EYES, LAUGHING, WELL DONE, CHEEKY, WINKING
Rank 13 - BANDAGE, BROKEN HEART, COOL, GOLD THUMB, MOON, SKULL, UFO, NUCLEAR, INVADER, CHARGING
Rank 14 - CHEVROLET GOLD, DODGE GOLD, FORD GOLD, TOYOTA GOLD
Rank 15 - EUTECHNYX LOGO, ULTIMATE, NASCAR LOGO, SPRINT CUP LOGO


International Events

Pocono Gauntlet - MEDAL 1, YIN-YANG
Indianapolis Eliminator - SHADES, COT
Infineon Solo Thunder - 3D, HUGE BURGER
Watkins Glen Eliminator - CROWN, RICH
Kansas Gauntlet - DONUTS, MEDAL 2
Dover Solo Thunder - LAUREL, BLING
Michigan Eliminator - COP BADGE, FLAMES
Pocono Solo Thunder - CLAW, FIST
Championship Showdown - CHECKERED FLAG, SPRINT CUP TROPHY
Phoenix Gauntlet - CHERRIES, MEDAL 3
Atlanta Solo Thunder - LIPS, THERMOMETER

Obtain ALL driver coins - GOLD COINS


Track Mastery

Atlanta (N) - NONE
Atlanta - SPEEDO
California - FOAM HAND
Bristol (N) - NONE
Bristol - PEDALS
Charlotte - FINISH LINE
Chicago - ROUTE 66
Darlington - CAR AND HELMET
Daytona - GREEN FLAG
Daytona (N) - NONE
Dover - MONSTER
Miami - BLUE ANGELS
Indianapolis - SHIFT
Infineon - LOOSE
Kansas - TURN LEFT
Kentucky - NONE
Las Vegas - FUZZY DICE
Martinsville - WHEEL
Michigan - HELMET
New Hampshire - TIRE
Phoenix - FOCUS
Phoenix (N) - NONE
Pocono - NO RIGHT
Richmond - SCORING TOWER
Talladega - DRAFT ME
Texas - COWBOY HAT
Watkins Glen - CONE

Here is a more in-depth rundown of the pins for you guys. This achievement is also a tad bit glitchy.

1. You start with about 71% of the pins.

2. You will get a handful of pins for ranking up. I believe it stops around rank 15 to 20.

3. You earn 22 from Invitational Events; 11 for bronze and 11 for gold on the ones besides Legend Challenges.

4. You earn 23 for mastering tracks. There are 23 core tracks, however Kentucky does NOT give you a pin. I got one pin for each track mastered (day and night tracks only give you 1 pin for both) and then when I mastered the last track, I got a 23rd pin.

This achievement is very glitchy. IF you see that you have 269 out of 269 after mastering the last track, DON'T PANIC. Race another race in career or single player and it should unlock. Some have said that they do not receive a 23rd pin for mastering every track, and in that case it may be glitched for you. Reload your backup if you can.

Please share information before leaving a negative vote, as this is a highly glitched achievement. If you have something to add, I wil add it.

The guides above are good at describing the achievement I found these two challenges the hardest that deal with pins one is an auto club event that has two 10 lap segments i did it this way:

Ive been stuck on this for 2 days removed the patch and won by a good 4 seconds in the second race and 30 something seconds in first after causing a caution pitting under caution then staying out. The second race i just pulled away. With the patch on i couldnt break them off at all. Someone suggested this in the comments on the achievement tracker but it didnt get posted on here.

Other is a 1:20 or less lap at sonoma/sears point/ Infineon:

I was also stuck on the infenion fastest lap challenge of 1:20 or lower when you remove the patch it gets rid of the penalties so simply just cut through the middle of the track at the end it shaves almost 10 seconds off the lap. So if you are stuck on these two just try this glad to be done with that frustration rest of the game was pretty easy.