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Continental Divide Raceways was a race track located in
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. Built in 1959, it featured a road course, half-mile (.805 km) oval, and drag strip. The land was intended to be used for a multi-sport spectator venue, but a racing complex was built after a
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was staged on the property. The track saw its most active time in the 1960s, hosting the USAC National Championship, major
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. 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
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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


Race results


USAC Champ Car "Rocky Mountain 150"


Sports car races


Trans-Am


References

* Motorsport venues in Colorado NASCAR tracks Defunct motorsport venues in the United States Sports venues completed in 1959 1959 establishments in Colorado 1983 disestablishments in Colorado {{colorado-sports-venue-stub