Better than last year.
The Bad: Pit stops are not as fun as they used to be, gameplay is the same since Nascar 07, no tweaks in team control.
Nascar 09 has improved over Nascar 08 which was a complete disaster, although the graphics are updated, the gameplay is not sadly, you'll find the same gameplay from Nascar 07. Team controls are not the best but work well. The new modes are fun and different. The new songlist is just as superb as 07 and 08.
The Pit-stop I was expecting to be changed a bit because in Nascar 08, it was just so stupid that you couldn't change your camera view and its the same over here. The team radio is just as cheeky as last year also, although the bot A.I is smarter, they will still just ram into you if you just bump then once.
The damage is as realistic as ever before. Ever since Nascar 07, the damage has been looking so superb.
The Nascar series has some how become a little boring after 07, its just not the same anymore, its like Need For Speed after Carbon everything just went the wrong way, although I am expecting good things about the new Need For Speed.