In Dirt Track Racing, players start with $1,000 in their pocket. With the money, players need to purchase their vehicle. Then by winning prize money and attracting sponsorships the player can purchase faster vehicles, racing parts to upgrade their vehicles and enter new classes of competition. Dirt Track Racing also features 8 separate series of competitions (local, regional and national) of varying difficulty. Each competition has a full simulation of practice, qualifying, heats and main.