Olaf, from The Lost Vikings, makes an appearance as a secret character in Rock 'n Roll Racing. Baleog also appears on several billboards advertising "Viking Cola" on Bogmire.

Rock n' Roll Racing was originally planned as a sequel to RPM Racing, titled "RPMII".

Blizzard decided at the last minute to include licensed classic rock songs in the soundtrack, a rarity when the game was released. Of course at the time, these had to be remade in a chiptune style.
The track listings for the game are:
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Henry Mancini - The Peter Gunn Theme
Deep Purple - Highway Star
Golden Earring - Radar Love (Genesis version only)
Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild
George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone

The in-game announcements are voiced by motorsports announcer Larry "Supermouth" Huffman.