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Continental Divide Raceways Location Castle Rock, Colorado Coordinates 39°19′59″N 104°53′34″W / 39.33306°N 104.89278°WCoordinates: 39°19′59″N 104°53′34″W / 39.33306°N 104.89278°W Opened 1959 Closed 1983 Road course Length 2.8 mi (4.51 km) Turns 10 Oval Length .5 mi (.805 km) Drag strip Length .8 mi (1.3 km) Continental Divide Raceways was a race track located in Castle Rock, Colorado. 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.[1] The track saw its most active time in the 1960s, hosting the USAC National Championship, major sports car races, and Trans-Am. The track closed in 1979 due to a fatal accident but reopened in 1981, holding a Winston West stock car race in 1982 before being sold to real estate developers in 1983.[2]
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Race results
USAC Champ Car "Rocky Mountain 150"
Year Date Driver Team Car 1968 July 7 
A. J. FoytSheraton-Thompson Coyote-Ford 1969 July 6 Gordon JohncockGilmore Broadcasting Eagle-Ford 1970 June 28 Mario AndrettiSTP Oil Treatment McNamara-Ford [3] Sports car races
Year Date Driver(s) Team Car Championship 1960 June 26 Carroll ShelbyMeister Brauser Scarab-Chevrolet USAC Road Racing Championship July 17 Bob HolbertPorsche 718 RSK SCCA National Sports Car Championship 1961 July 2 
Ken MilesCrandall Industries Incorporated Porsche 718 RSK USAC Road Racing Championship 1963 August 18 Augie PabstMeister Brauser Scarab-Chevrolet United States Road Racing Championship 1965 August 15 Hap SharpChaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet United States Road Racing Championship [4][5] Trans-Am
Year Date Driver Car 1967 August 27 Jerry TitusFord Mustang 1968 August 25 Mark DonohueChevrolet Camaro [4][5] References
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- ^ "Continental Divide Raceways". North American Motorsports Pages. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/CO/Continental.html. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "Continental Divide Raceway". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/castlerock.htm. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Continental Divide - List of Races". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/track/archive/Continental%20Divide.html. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Continental Divide Raceways". Ultimate Racing History. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist3.php?trackid=54. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- Hylton, Pete (2007). Ghost Tracks. Benton, KY: Legacy Ink Publishing. ISBN 9780979697616.
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