Stardust International Raceway

Stardust International Raceway
Location Spring Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Coordinates 36°6′28″N 115°15′9″W / 36.10778°N 115.25250°W / 36.10778; -115.25250Coordinates: 36°6′28″N 115°15′9″W / 36.10778°N 115.25250°W / 36.10778; -115.25250
Owner Stardust Hotel and Casino
Opened 1965
Closed 1970
Major events Can-Am
Trans-Am
USAC Champ Car
Surface Asphalt
Length 3 mi (4.830 km)
Turns 13
Race lap record 1:29.63 (Bruce McLaren, McLaren M8A-Chevrolet, 1968, Can-Am)

The Stardust International Raceway was an auto racing track in present-day Spring Valley, Nevada, in the Las Vegas Valley. It featured a flat, 3-mile (4.8 km), 13-turn road course, and a quarter-mile drag strip. It was built in 1965 by the Stardust Hotel and Casino to attract high rollers to the hotel.[1] In 1966 it began hosting the season finale of the Can-Am championship. In 1968 the USAC Championship Car series held a race at Stardust. The hotel was sold in 1969, and the new owners largely abandoned the track. Larry Horten, the track's manager, leased the land and ran drag racing events until 1970. Real estate developers Pardee Homes bought the land and built the Spring Valley community on it. Afterwards, a replacement track, the Las Vegas Speedrome, opened in 1972 across from Nellis Air Force Base, and later became today's Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Results

Sports car

YearDriverEntrantCarDistance/DurationChampionshipReport
1965 United States Hap SharpUnited States Chaparral CarsChaparral 2A-Chevrolet200 miles (320 km)Non-championshipreport
1966 Canada John CannonGenie Mk.10-Chevrolet180 miles (290 km)United States Road Racing Championshipreport
1966 United Kingdom John SurteesUnited Kingdom Team SurteesLola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet210 miles (340 km)Can-Amreport
1967 United States Mark DonohueUnited States Roger PenskeLola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet183 miles (295 km)United States Road Racing Championshipreport
1967 United Kingdom John SurteesUnited Kingdom Team SurteesLola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet210 miles (340 km)Can-Amreport
1968 New Zealand Denny HulmeUnited Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M8A-Chevrolet210 miles (340 km)Can-Amreport

Trans-Am

YearDriverEntrantCarDistance/DurationReport
1967 United States Mark DonohueUnited States Roger PenskeChevrolet Camaro350 miles (560 km)report

USAC Champ Car

SeasonDateRace NameWinning DriverChassisEngineTeamReport
1968March 31Stardust 150United States Bobby UnserEagleFordLeader Cards Racingreport

References

  1. ↑ "Stardust memories". Las Vegas Sun. May 22, 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2009.


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