Continental Divide Raceways
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 2.8-mile (4.5 km) road course, half-mile (.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. 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. There was a motocross track called CDR Tech Track on the property where an AMA Motocross National was held in 1981 and 1982
Lap records
The fastest official race lap records at the Continental Divide Raceways are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Date |
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Road Course: 4.510 km (1959–1983) | ||||
USAC IndyCar | 1:44.700 | Al Unser | Colt 70 | 1970 Rocky Mountain 150 |
Formula 5000 | 1:48.700 | Jerry Hansen Tony Adamowicz |
McLaren M10A Eagle Mk.5 |
1969 Castle Rock F5000 round |
Sports car racing | 1:55.500 | Bud Morley | McLaren-Elva Mk II | 1967 Continental Divide SCCA Regional race |
Race results
USAC Champ Car "Rocky Mountain 150"
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | July 7 | A. J. Foyt | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote-Ford |
1969 | July 6 | Gordon Johncock | Gilmore Broadcasting | Eagle-Ford |
1970 | June 28 | Mario Andretti | STP Oil Treatment | McNamara-Ford |
Sports car races
Year | Date | Driver(s) | Team | Car | Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | June 26 | Carroll Shelby | Meister Brauser | Scarab-Chevrolet | USAC Road Racing Championship |
July 17 | Bob Holbert | Porsche 718 RSK | SCCA National Sports Car Championship | ||
1961 | July 2 | Ken Miles | Crandall Industries Incorporated | Porsche 718 RSK | USAC Road Racing Championship |
1963 | August 18 | Augie Pabst | Meister Brauser | Scarab-Chevrolet | United States Road Racing Championship |
1965 | August 15 | Hap Sharp | Chaparral Cars Inc. | Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet | United States Road Racing Championship |
Trans-Am
Year | Date | Driver | Car | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | August 27 | Jerry Titus | Ford Mustang | |
1968 | August 25 | Mark Donohue | Chevrolet Camaro | |
References
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- ^ "CDR Tech Track".
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- ^ "1969 Castle Rock F5000". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "SCCA Regional Continental Divide [CSR+ESR+FSR+AP+BP+AS+BS] 1967". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Continental Divide Raceway". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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