If You Love Racing, Check Out America’s Oldest Track in Colorado

Colorado is known for a lot of things, having the oldest racing track in the country included. It's definitely worth your time to visit, whether or not you're a big racing fan.

Maybe you went out to Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, while it was there for so many years, but have you been out the oldest NHRA track in America, nearly 200 miles away?

If there's a Colorado road trip for history buffs and racing fans, this is the one to take.

Is the Oldest Operating Dragstrip in Colorado?

Along I-76 in eastern Colorado, on your way to Nebraska, you'll find Julesburg. Within Julesburg, is a racetrack that is the oldest one in America, that is still holding races at its original location.

The Julesburg Dragstrip dates back to 1958 when races started at the Julesburg Municipal Airport. The Platte Valley Customs racing group sold bonds to raise money to pave the airport's gravel runway with asphalt.

When flights aren't landing or taking off during the season, it the site of great drag racing.

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Over 3,800 people attended that first day of races in April of 1958. It must have been fun, back then, to see those old hot rods blazing down the track; even more so today, knowing how old that track is, and the memories it holds.

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Today, the Julesburg Dragstrip, with races held in April into October, has a full restaurant, featuring their Frito Pie, as well as showers that the racers can use.

It's great that Colorado has a piece of NHRA history within its borders.