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 Continental Divide Raceways Road Course (1959–1983) | |
| Location | Castle Rock, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′0″N 104°53′05″W / 39.33333°N 104.88472°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 mi (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 mi (0.805 km) |
| Turns | 2 |
Continental Divide Raceways was a race track located in Castle Rock, Colorado, approximately 30 mi (48 km) south of Denver. Built in 1959, it featured a 2.802 mi (4.509 km) road course, 0.500 mi (0.805 km) oval, and 4,200 ft (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.
