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BIR hosts top Sportsman drag racers during Thunder at the Lakes

August 6, 2019

Some of the country’s best Sportsman drag racers will descend on Brainerd International Raceway this weekend for Thunder at the Lakes, but the Winner’s Circle has a history of filling up with Minnesota racers. Last year was a good example. Seven of the 12 winners – plus all three Junior Dragster winners – were from […]

Brad Harder is King of the Track!

July 22, 2019

Brad Harder knows what it’s like to get to the finals of the King of the Track race at Brainerd International Raceway, but he never experienced the thrill of winning the crown. Until Saturday. Harder is now BIR’s 2019 King of the Track, after beating Ryan Athman in the finals. Harder may be the first […]

Who will be BIR’s King of the Track?

July 12, 2019

Brainerd International Raceway will crown its King of the Track July 20. Selecting royalty at BIR is no easy task, as the best drag racers in the Bracket Drag Racing Series will get paired up to determine who’s the best of the best on the blacktop. It’s part of a race-filled weekend – July 19-21 […]

Show & Go was a tale of upsets, blistering speeds on the drag strip

July 8, 2019

Rick Schmidt’s Mustang appears to be running flawlessly, and that’s bad news for the competition. Schmidt came within 33/1,000ths of a second – the blink of an eye – of making another 5-second run last weekend, en route to his third straight Muscle Car Series victory in the Outlaw Pro Mod class at Brainerd International […]

New asphalt means big improvements for Nationals

July 1, 2019

Our newly expanded pro pad is done! The next time you’re at BIR, you’ll notice the fresh asphalt that now stretches between the old pro pad all the way to the road next to the PleasureLand RV VIP Campground. The pro pad was expanded primarily to keep all the NHRA’s pro classes together during the […]

Red-hot Olson returns to the drag strip for Show & Go

June 28, 2019

When the Muscle Car Series returns to Brainerd International Raceway next weekend, you can bet that there’ll be plenty of drag racers wondering how to stop Nate Olson. Olson is on a terror, dating back to last year’s series finale: the GSTA Muscle Car Shootout. He beat all 15 drivers he faced on Sunday, winning […]

Mosbek, Loeffelholz among big winners at Bracket race

June 24, 2019

When the Midwest Class Racers comes to Brainerd International Raceway each season, it typically draws a crowd. And last weekend was no different. The Midwest Class Racers sponsors a race for the Stock/Super Stock class during BIR’s Bracket Drag Racing Series, and 35 racers came from as far away as Saskatchewan to claim a piece […]

Hefty purses await Stock/Super Stock racers this weekend during the Bracket Drag Racing Series

June 19, 2019

The Bracket Drag Racing Series returns to Brainerd International Raceway’s quarter-mile drag strip this weekend and will feature a larger-than-normal Stock/Super Stock class. The Midwest Class Racers is at BIR for a rare double-race weekend for Stock/Super Stock racers. Sponsored by Barrett Petfood Innovations, Saturday and Sunday’s races have a guaranteed purse of $2,000 for […]

CRA’s Minster dominates weekend with the Texans

June 18, 2019

The Central Roadracing Association hosted the Championship Cup Series from Texas last weekend for a double-sprint event at BIR, but Nate Minster wasn’t very hospitable toward his Texan counterparts. Riding his Yamaha R6, Minster dominated the middleweight and heavyweight grids, finishing first in nearly every race. Josh Harein and Brian Hebeisen had the pace to […]

Superbikes hosts Texas this weekend for Double Sprints

June 12, 2019

Those who enjoy high-flying Superbike racing are in for a double dose this weekend at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR). The Central Roadracing Association (CRA) brings its crazy brand of Superbike racing to BIR for the second of five weekend events this season. But the bike count will be significantly more with the addition of the […]

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