NASCAR Heat is a good game, but it does not show car manufacturers. The drivers' cars pictured are actually racing.
You will be able to drive cars such as Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Burton, Ward Burton, Tony Stewart, Mike Skinner, and Michael Waltrip; just to name a few. The paint schemes are all from the 2000 Winston Cup season.
Once you start the game, you will notice that the game was dedicated to the Petty and Irwin Families.
The fastest tracks in the game are Talladega, Daytona, and Atlanta to ground out the top three.