COLORADO NEWS

Colorado National Speedway opens for 60th year of racing in May

Apr 14, 2025, 3:44 PM | Updated: 4:54 pm

Sadly for racing fans in Colorado, we don’t have the big, like-you-see on TV, NASCAR-type racing tracks, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have great racing.

Colorado National Speedway begins its 2025 season, its 60th, on Saturday night, May 3.

Located just north of Denver along I-25, CNS is a 3/8-mile paved oval track that features fierce short-track competition.

Saturday nights at CNS are family-friendly, highly-entertaining and affordable. Qualifying begins at 4 p.m., and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. with Super Late Model, Grand American Modified, Super Stock and Figure 8 races on the schedule. 

To celebrate 60 years, the race track has a bunch of special events planned, including a monster truck show this season. Check out the full schedule of events here.

Tickets are available at ColoradoSpeedway.com.

Will Denver’s last drive-in movie theater be open in 2025?

Colorado News

Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

The Denver Dog Fair takes over the National Western Complex on Saturday

The Denver Dog Fair returns Saturday (June 27) to the National Western Complex with 140,000 square feet of indoor, temperature-controlled space dedicated entirely to the proposition that dogs deserve their […]

21 hours ago

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

The 2026 Colorado Rockies are bad, but they’re also the most exciting team in baseball

The Colorado Rockies are 32-49, dead last in the NL West and 20 games behind the Dodgers. They own the worst ERA in Major League Baseball at 5.48 and have […]

21 hours ago

Broomfield Recreation Services...

Shawn Patrick

‘Night glow swimming’ at The Bay in Broomfield: Color-changing lights, waterslides and $9 tickets

Looking for a summer activity that doesn’t involve bribing your kids with screen time? Broomfield’s Bay Aquatic Park has added something new for 2026: Family Night Glow Swimming sessions where […]

22 hours ago

Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Casa Bonita makes Yelp’s list of most outrageous restaurants in America

Of all the restaurants in America where you can eat a sopapilla while watching a man do a backflip off a cliff into a pool, only one made Yelp’s list […]

22 hours ago

Greeley Stampede...

Shawn Patrick

Shawn Patrick’s top 10 things not to be missed at the 104th Greeley Stampede

A short drive north from Denver will have you in Greeley, my hometown and the home of the Greeley Stampede, one of the biggest rodeo and western celebrations in America. […]

22 hours ago

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Avalanche trade Nichushkin to Columbus, continuing roster overhaul

Another piece of the 2022 Stanley Cup championship team is gone. The Colorado Avalanche traded forward Valeri Nichushkin to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in exchange for three draft […]

23 hours ago

Colorado National Speedway opens for 60th year of racing in May