Stardust Raceway


Stardust International Raceway
Location	Spring Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Active from	1965 - 1970
Major events	Can-Am Trans-Am USAC Champ Car
Surface	Asphalt
Length	3 mi (4.830 km)
Turns	13
Lap record	1:29.63 (Bruce McLaren, McLaren M8A-Chevrolet, 1968, Can-Am)

The Stardust International Raceway was an auto racing track in Spring Valley, 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 Horton, 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.

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Year	Driver	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Championship	Report
1965	Hap Sharp	Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet	200 miles (320 km)	Non-championship	report
1966	John Cannon		Genie Mk.10-Chevrolet	180 miles (290 km)	USRRC	report
1966	John Surtees	Team Surtees	Lola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet	210 miles (340 km)	Can-Am	report
1967	Mark Donohue	Roger Penske	Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet	183 miles (295 km)	USRRC	report
1967	John Surtees	Team Surtees	Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet	210 miles (340 km)	Can-Am	report
1968	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M8A-Chevrolet	210 miles (340 km)	Can-Am	report