Second Creek Raceway

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<h1>Second Creek Raceway</h1>
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Track address:

Second Creek Raceway
17010 East 88th Avenue
Route 1, Box 113
Commerce City CO 80022

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Second Creek Raceway is a 1.7-mile road course located near Denver in
northeastern Colorado. Second Creek is adjacent to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal
on the west and Rocky Mountain Speedway (a clay oval) on the north, and is
about a mile west of the now infamous Denver International Airport. The entire
course can be seen from the stands along the front straight, which is true of
very few road courses -- and has producing oil wells on the grounds, another
feature uncommon among road courses.<p>

<h2>How To Get There</h2>
From I76, take exit 11 to 96th Ave. for approx 6 miles to Buckley Road. Turn
south for 1 mile to 88th Ave. and then east to the track entrance on the north
side of the road. From I70, take exit 286, Tower Road for 6 miles to 88th
Ave., turning left.<p>

<h2>Where To Stay</h2>
<b>Camping</b>:-<p>
Available at the track. Also at Denver East KOA, Exit 310 I70, Pepper Pod KOA,
Box 597, Strasburg 80136. Tel: 303 622-9274.<p>
<b>Motels</b>:-<p>
Best Western, Exit 281 I70, 4411 Peoria St, Denver CO 80239. Tel: 303
373-5730. Fax: 303 371-1401.<p>
Drury Inn, Exit 281 I70, 4400 E.Peoria, Denver CO 80239. Tel & Fax: 303
373-1983.<p>
Holiday Inn, Exit 283 I70, 15500 E.40th Ave, Denver CO 80239. Tel: 303
371-9494. Fax: 303 371-9528.<p>


<h2>History</h2>

Second Creek is built on the site of what was once the Denver Dragway, which
was active in the 1960's and 1970's until increasing speeds caused the (uphill)
shutoff area to become inadequate. (There's a story, which may be legend, about
a dragster losing its chutes and ending up on the south side of 88th Avenue
after passing through three catch fences and the porch on the track manager's
house.) The first race on the road course, which uses part of the old drag
strip for its front straight, was held in 1982.<p>