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Coordinates: 39°20′0″N 104°53′05″W / 39.33333°N 104.88472°W / 39.33333; -104.88472
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Continental Divide Raceways
LocationCastle Rock, Colorado
Coordinates39°20′0″N 104°53′05″W / 39.33333°N 104.88472°W / 39.33333; -104.88472
Broke ground1958
Opened1959
Closed1983
Major eventsNASCAR Winston West Series
Colorado Winston 200 (1982)
USAC Championship Car
Rocky Mountain 150 (1968–1970)
Trans-Am Series (1967–1968)
United States Road Racing Championship (1963, 1965)
USAC Road Racing Championship (1960–1961)
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (1960)
Road Course (1959–1983)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.802 miles (4.510 km)
Turns10
Race lap record1:48.700 (United States Jerry Hansen/United States Tony Adamowicz, McLaren M10A/Eagle Mk.5, 1969, F5000)
Oval (1959–1983)
Length0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Turns2

Continental Divide Raceways was a race track located in Castle Rock, Colorado, about 30-mile (48 km) south of Denver. Built in 1959, it featured a 2.802 mi (4.510 km) road course, 0.500 mi (0.805 km) oval, and 4,200-foot (1,300 m) drag strip. The land was intended to be used for a multi-sport spectator venue, but a racing complex was built after a hill climb was staged on the property.[1] The track saw its most active time in the 1960s, hosting the USAC National Championship, major sports car races, and Trans-Am. On July 30, 1972 Evel Knievel successfully jumped 11 Dodge vehicles on his motorcycle at the track. The track closed in 1979 due to a fatal accident but reopened in 1981, holding a NASCAR Winston West Series stock car race in 1982 before being sold to real estate developers in 1983.[2] There was a motocross track called CDR Tech Track on the property where an AMA Motocross National was held in 1981 and 1982[3]

Lap records

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The fastest official race lap records at the Continental Divide Raceways are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Road Course: 4.510 km (1959–1983)[4][5]
Formula 5000 1:48.700[6] Jerry Hansen[a]
Tony Adamowicz[a]		 McLaren M10A[a]
Eagle Mk.5[a]		 1969 Castle Rock F5000 round
Sports car racing 1:55.500[7] Bud Morley McLaren-Elva Mk II 1967 Continental Divide SCCA Regional race

Race results

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USAC Champ Car "Rocky Mountain 150"

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Year Date Driver Team Car
1968 July 7 United States A. J. Foyt Sheraton-Thompson Coyote-Ford
1969 July 6 United States Gordon Johncock Gilmore Broadcasting Eagle-Ford
1970 June 28 United States Mario Andretti STP Oil Treatment McNamara-Ford
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Sports car races

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Year Date Driver(s) Team Car Championship
1960 June 26 United States Carroll Shelby Meister Brauser Scarab-Chevrolet USAC Road Racing Championship
July 17 United States Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RSK SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1961 July 2 United Kingdom Ken Miles Crandall Industries Incorporated Porsche 718 RSK USAC Road Racing Championship
1963 August 18 United States Augie Pabst Meister Brauser Scarab-Chevrolet United States Road Racing Championship
1965 August 15 United States Hap Sharp Chaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet United States Road Racing Championship
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Trans-Am

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Year Date Driver Car
1967 August 27 United States Jerry Titus Ford Mustang
1968 August 25 United States Mark Donohue Chevrolet Camaro
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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Both drivers took the same lap time independently.

References

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  1. ^ Galpin, Darren. "Continental Divide Raceway Track Info". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Continental Divide Raceways". North American Motorsports Pages. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. ^ "CDR Tech Track".
  4. ^ "Castle Rock - Motor Sport Magazine". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Continental Divide - RacingCircuits.info". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ^ "1969 Castle Rock F5000". Motor Sport Magazine. 8 June 1969. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. ^ "SCCA Regional Continental Divide [CSR+ESR+FSR+AP+BP+AS+BS] 1967". 14 May 1967. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Continental Divide Raceway". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Continental Divide - List of Races". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Continental Divide Raceways". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
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