Continental Divide Raceways

Continental Divide Raceways
Location	Castle Rock, Colorado
Coordinates	39°20′0″N 104°53′05″W / 39.33333°N 104.88472°W
Broke ground	1958
Opened	1959
Closed	1983
Road course (1959–1983)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.8 miles (4.51 km)
Turns	10
Race lap record	1:44.700 ( Al Unser, Colt 70, 1970, USAC IndyCar)
Oval
Length	.5 miles (.805 km)
Turns	2
Drag strip
Length	.8 miles (1.3 km)

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.^[2] 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.^[3] There was a motocross track called CDR Tech Track on the property where an AMA Motocross National was held in 1981 and 1982^[4]

Lap records

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

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Date
Road Course: 4.510 km (1959–1983)^[5]
USAC IndyCar	1:44.700^[6]	Al Unser	Colt 70	1970 Rocky Mountain 150
Formula 5000	1:48.700^[7]	Jerry Hansen Tony Adamowicz	McLaren M10A Eagle Mk.5	1969 Castle Rock F5000 round
Sports car racing	1:55.500^[8]	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
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Sports car races

Year	Date	Driver(s)	Team	Car	Championship
1960	June 26	Carroll Shelby	Meister Brauser	Scarab-Chevrolet	USAC Road Racing Championship
1960	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
^[10]^[11]

Trans-Am

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

^ "Castle Rock". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Galpin, Darren. "Continental Divide Raceway Track Info". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
^ "Continental Divide Raceways". North American Motorsports Pages. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
^ "CDR Tech Track".
^ "Continental Divide - RacingCircuits.info". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "1970 Castle Rock Indycars". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Continental Divide - List of Races". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Continental Divide Raceways". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

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[1] "Castle Rock". Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[2] Galpin, Darren. "Continental Divide Raceway Track Info". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

[3] "Continental Divide Raceways". North American Motorsports Pages. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

[4] "CDR Tech Track".

[5] "Continental Divide - RacingCircuits.info". Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[6] "1970 Castle Rock Indycars". Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[7] "1969 Castle Rock F5000". Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[8] "SCCA Regional Continental Divide [CSR+ESR+FSR+AP+BP+AS+BS] 1967". Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[9] "Continental Divide Raceway". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.

[RSC-10] "Continental Divide - List of Races". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

[Ultimate-11] "Continental Divide Raceways". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

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