Grand Prix of Denver

Grand Prix of Denver

Location	Denver, Colorado, USA 39°44′48″N 105°0′23″W / 39.74667°N 105.00639°W / 39.74667; -105.00639
First race	1990
Last race	2006
Previous names	Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Denver (1990–1991) Shell Grand Prix of Denver (2002) Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver (2003–2005)
Most wins (driver)	Al Unser Jr. (2) Bruno Junqueira (2) Sébastien Bourdais (2)
Most wins (team)	Newman/Haas Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Lola (7)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt/concrete
Length	1.647 mi (2.651 km)
Turns	9 (Champ Car 2006 version)

The Grand Prix of Denver was a Champ Car race last held on a street circuitinDenver, Colorado, United States. A Champ Car race was first held in Denver in 1909 on a 14.5-mile (23.3-km) road circuit in nearby Brighton. Racing returned to the Centennial Park dirt oval in 1951 and 1952 under AAA sanctioning. 38 years later Champ Cars returned to Denver with a CART-sanctioned event downtown near the Civic Center. However, like the previous incarnation, that race also lasted only two years. CART returned to Denver in 2002 with a race on a 1.64-mile (2.64-km) temporary circuit around the then-named Pepsi Center. The final race was held in 2006. Champ Car initially put the race on its 2007 schedule but removed it after conflicts with other events could not be reconciled.