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 2.802 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]

Continental Divide Raceways

1978 aerial photo
Location	Castle Rock, Colorado
Coordinates	39°20′0″N 104°53′05″W
Broke ground	1958
Opened	1959
Closed	1983
Major events	NASCAR 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)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.802 miles (4.510 km)
Turns	10
Race lap record	1:48.700 ( Jerry Hansen/ Tony Adamowicz, McLaren M10A/Eagle Mk.5, 1969, F5000)
Oval (1959–1983)
Length	0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Turns	2

Lap records

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

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
[8]

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
[9][10]

Trans-Am

Year	Date	Driver	Car
1967	August 27	Jerry Titus	Ford Mustang
1968	August 25	Mark Donohue	Chevrolet Camaro
[9][10]

Notes

1. Both drivers took the same lap time independently.