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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Denver
Track: Streets of Denver
Location: Denver, Colorado
Type: 1.657-mile street course (9-turn flat layout).
Lap Record (up to 2006)
Sebastien Bourdais (2006) - 59.096 (100.941 mph).
Race Record (up to 2006)
A.J. Allmendinger (2006) - 1:44:59.557 (91.852 mph).
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1990 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
80 |
152 |
2:08:00.753 |
71.243 |
| 1991 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
70 |
133 |
1:57:06.583 |
69.576 |
| 2002 |
Bruno Junqueira |
100 |
164.7 |
1:49:22.547 |
90.349 |
| 2003 |
Bruno Junqueira |
106 |
174.582 |
2:03:10.259 |
85.044 |
| 2004 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
90 |
149.13 |
1:40:25.232 |
89.103 |
| 2005 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
97 |
160.729 |
1:49:45.135 |
87.338 |
| 2006 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
97 |
160.729 |
1:44:59.557 |
91.852 |
Other Denver Area Venues and Results
Denver - 14.5-mile Natural Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1909 |
Eaton McMillian |
20 |
290 |
7:26:24 |
38.978 |
Denver - 1-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1951 |
Tony Bettenhausen, Sr. |
100 |
100 |
1:09:15.00 |
86.640 |
| 1952 |
Bill Vukovich, Sr. |
100 |
100 |
1:08:41.00 |
87.357 |
Other Colorado Area Venues and Results
Pikes Peak - 12.42-mile Hill Climb
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1947 |
Louis Unser |
1 |
12.42 |
0:16:34.77 |
44.947 |
| 1948 |
Al Rogers |
1 |
12.42 |
0:15:49.75 |
47.078 |
| 1949 |
Al Rogers |
1 |
12.42 |
0:15:54.26 |
46.855 |
| 1950 |
Al Rogers |
1 |
12.42 |
0:15:39.1 |
47.61 |
| 1951 |
Al Rogers |
1 |
12.42 |
0:15:39.70 |
47.581 |
| 1952 |
George Hammond |
1 |
12.42 |
0:15:30.69 |
48.042 |
| 1953 |
Louis Unser |
1 |
12.42 |
0:15:15.40 |
48.844 |
| 1954 |
Keith Andrews |
1 |
12.42 |
0:14:39.7 |
50.826 |
| 1955 |
Bob Finney |
1 |
12.42 |
0:14:27.2 |
51.559 |
| 1965 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
1 |
12.42 |
0:12:54.3 |
57.745 |
| 1966 |
Bobby Unser |
1 |
12.42 |
0:12:23.8 |
60.113 |
| 1967 |
Wes Vandervoort |
1 |
12.42 |
0:12:46.3 |
58.348 |
| 1968 |
Bobby Unser |
1 |
12.42 |
0:11:54.90 |
62.543 |
| 1969 |
Mario Andretti |
1 |
12.42 |
0:12:44.07 |
58.518 |
Castle Rock - 2.66-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1968 |
A.J. Foyt |
57 |
151.62 |
1:49:23 |
83.168 |
| 1969 |
Gordon Johncock |
57 |
151.62 |
1:47:52 |
84.337 |
| 1970 |
Mario Andretti |
57 |
151.62 |
1:48:17 |
84.190 |
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The Track
Denver Doings
1952: Race red flagged after 4 laps due to extreme dust condition. Track was watered and race restarted.
1947-55: The Pikes Peak Hill Climb counted for championship points.
1965-69: The Pikes Peak Hill Climb counting for championship points returns.
1966: No championship points awarded.
1990: First attempt at a CART street race in downtown Denver lasted two years. The course was 1.9-miles
long with 16 turns.
2002: Bruno Junqueira leads every lap from pole position.
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