NASCAR Heat 2002 Cheats - PlayStation 2

Master code
Press [Up]x3, [Left], [Right], [Circle], [Triangle] at the main menu to unlock all cheat options.

Hardcore realism mode
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Up], [Down] at the main menu. Alternately, get a 100 point rating on a track to unlock the hardcore realism mode option for that track.

Arcade-style beat the heat mode
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Left], [Right] at the main menu. Cars can now hit the wall in beat the heat mode.

Shoot tires
Select single race or head-to-head mode. Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Down]x2 at the menu with "Race", "Qualify", and "Practice" options. Use your horn ([Up]) to shoot tires at other cars.

Hornballs during race mode
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Up]x2 at the main menu.

Remove replay text
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Down], [Up] at the main menu. Start a replay, then press [Circle].

Beat the heat mode skip
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Right], [Left] at the main menu. Repeat this code to advance to the next level.

High suspension
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Left], [Right] at the main menu.

Mini-cars
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Down], [Up] at the main menu.

Wire frame cars
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Right], [Left] at the main menu.

View credits
Press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [R1], [Up]x2 at the main menu.

Richard Petty
Successfully complete all Heat challenges with a bronze or higher rating.

Pace car
After coming out of the pits, press [Brake]. Reverse back into the pits and hit the pace car at about 100 mph. If you hit it hard enough, it will move. Steer it into any oncoming traffic.

Big air
At Sears Point there is a hill with a huge Valvoline logo on it. Drive up the hill and you will fly into the air -- and your car may catch on fire.

Go past the first hill at Sears Point (the one that if you go too fast you will ramp and hit the wall) to the Valvoline jump, but do not ramp it. Turn around and go to the left side of the screen next to the wall and accelerate. Go forward until you ramp (this jump can hurt your car more than the Valvoline jump). You can do 720s, nose dives, half flips, etc.

When you get hit and are flying in the air, press [Square] + [Left Analog-stick Up] to spin around and fly. If you get enough air, you can stay in flight for at least a minute.

Glitch: Drive through objects
Select two player mode and select Richmond. Start on practice so you will have as much time as possible. Go out of the pits, turn around, and go back into the pits. Make sure you go all the way out of the pits before doing this. Go down the pits and towards the entrance of the pits. There will be a large gap with a white van near by. Ram into it hard enough so that your front end is sticking up. Then have the other player ram into you. If done correctly, you will go into the middle of the track. You will go through every object in there. This can also be done at the Daytona, Talladega, and other tracks.

Glitch: Crash and flip on grass
There is a glitch in the grass in front of the pit on the Michigan track. Pick up speed around the last corner and go into the grass directly in front of the pit wall. Your car will crash and do lots of flips.