News Archives - Colorado National Speedway

AutoNation Drive Pink Championship Night

Posted on September 16, 2019 by CNS Staff

Saturday September 21st is AutoNation Drive Pink Championship Night at CNS! This is it! This weekend we settle the score in Mountain States Fire Protection Super Late Models. Can Darren Robertson hold off both Yackey’s to win his 3rd consecutive championship? The Super Late Models will run a SPECIAL feature event to settle to score. You will also see champions crowned in the TBK Bank Super Stocks, Howe Mortuary Hornets and the Elite Diesel Service Figure 8s. This event is…

Rain Claims Galitz Trucking Hauling Asphalt Night at CNS

Posted on July 20, 2019 by CNS Staff

The Galitz Trucking Hauling Asphalt night at Colorado National Speedway was scheduled for Saturday July 20th. The Snap-On Tools Pro Trucks, Galitz Trucking Late Models, Elite V Twin Legend Cars and the Elite Diesel Service Figure 8s were all set to race. However just after the Legends cars qualified the rain began to fall and the storm was set to last for at least another hour and a half therefore it was canceled. The only item of note was that…

Ursetta Rocks Independence Day Race

Posted on July 1, 2019 by CNS Staff

It was a great night for the Colorado Lottery Independence Day Spectacular 4th of July in June. The day started off hot as did the races. The TBK Super Stocks had one of the craziest races CNS fans have seen in some time as the 49 of Chris Cox battled hard to win the main event. The SUNOCO Race Fuels Grand American Modifieds had a race where the cars that finished 1-2 started at the back of the pack but…

Mother Nature Wins Chick-fil-A Larkridge Family Night at CNS

Posted on June 21, 2019 by CNS Staff

The weather this spring has been touch and go at best and now that it’s summer it hasn’t improved much. The forecast for tomorrow’s race at CNS has forced us to cancel the June 22nd event. With temps in the low 60s, 50s and even 40s at race time and with rain and thunderstorms all day long there would be very little chance of racing and miserable conditions for the fans. The next race is our Colorado Lottery Independence Day…

Rail’s End Beer Company Late Model Kick Off Canceled

Posted on April 11, 2019 by CNS Staff

Due to adverse conditions the Rail’s End Beer Company Late Model Kick Off scheduled for April 13th has been cancelled. After Wednesday’s snow the amount of moisture in and around the track will make it impossible to hold the event. Adding to the challenge of the amount of snow received the temperatures are not expected to rise out of the 40’s therefore the moisture will not have time to evaporate sufficiently. The next race will be the O’Reilly Auto Parts…

2019 Tentative Schedule Announced

Posted on December 7, 2018 by CNS Staff

Colorado National Speedway has announced its tentative schedule for the 2019 season. While the schedule is subject to change some of the highlights are: Practice dates are schedule for March 16, 23, and 30th with the Racers Appreciation Party on the 30th. First race is April 6th with the Super Late Models, Grand American Modifieds, Super Stocks, and Figure 8s. May 11th is the debut appearance of the NOrth American Big Rig Racing Association which is also Mother’s Day. The…

Discounted Transponder Offer

Posted on November 7, 2018 by CNS Staff

The Battle of the Fenders II is quickly approaching on November 24th, and this time around we will be scoring the race via Transponders. Because the track has a limited supply of rentals, we want to help anyone who is looking to purchase one at a discount. After contacting our friends at MyLaps, we have arranged for anyone buying a new transponder to run at CNS to receive a 20% discount on a new Transponder! Here is how it works:…

2018 Awards Banquet is in the Books!

Posted on November 6, 2018 by CNS Staff

On behalf of everyone at Colorado National Speedway, we want to say thank you to all of you who attended the 2018 Awards Banquet this past Saturday, November 3rd at the Lamar Street Center in Arvada. Kudos go out to Tiffany and Jamie at Origins Catering for the wonderful food, and thanks also to Larry and the Staff at Lamar Street Center for opening your beautiful facility to us once again. This year’s banquet was very well attended, and we…

Official Memorial Service for Darrell Smith

Posted on September 4, 2018 by CNS Staff

The celebration of the life of Darrell Smith this past Sunday at CNS was a very special event. There was a fantastic turnout with attendance in the hundreds. The official Memorial Service for Darrell will be held at Colorado National Speedway in the infield on Monday September 10th at 10AM. More details here.

Cold and Wet Forecast Claim May 19th Race at CNS

Posted on May 18, 2018 by CNS Staff

Over an inch of rain is expected to fall on Colorado National Speedway Saturday May 19th which was supposed to be the Whelen Engineering Honors First Responders Night featuring the Pro Trucks, Late Models, Mod Coupes, Pure Stocks and DEMOX. Making matters worse the high temperature is predicted to be just 50 degrees. This forecast has forced the cancelation of the event. This marks the 4th event in 2018 that has been claimed by weather. Sunday’s Pitted Chrome Vintage Motorcycle…