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2019 Fan Guides are in the mail!

March 15, 2019

Our 2019 Fan Guides are printed and in the mail! Check your mailbox. Fan Guides are also available around the Brainerd Lakes Area and, of course, at our Ticket Office. If you’d like future Fan Guides delivered directly to your home in the future, email us with your address and we’ll put you on our […]

A Salute to our Race Crew!

March 6, 2019

As we get ready for the 2019 season, we want to give a huge shout-out to our amazing race crew. They’re a collection of dedicated and passionate individuals who do an amazing job of ensuring that BIR is a safe and fun racing environment for racers as well as fans. Thanks for making BIR one […]

Series champs, special individuals honors at BIR Racer Banquet

February 25, 2019

Brainerd International Raceway’s top drag racers and individuals who had a positive impact on racing at the track were honored Feb. 23 during BIR’s Annual Racer Banquet. The banquet, held at Arrowwood Lodge in Brainerd, attracted 231 racers, family members and fans – a record number – all of who came to celebrate the end […]

NHRA Nationals camping & Racer Banquet deadlines are this week

February 18, 2019

Attention NHRA Nationals campers and Racer Banquet attendees! There are deadlines this week that may be of interest to you. If you haven’t renewed your campsite for the 2019 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals yet or if you haven’t registered for Saturday’s Racer Banquet, keep reading. Thursday, Feb. 21 is the deadline to renew your reserved […]

The 2019 season will be ‘business as usual’ at BIR despite losing one of its owners

January 10, 2019

Brainerd International Raceway, restating its commitment to motorsports despite losing one of its owners recently, is moving forward with the 2019 racing season, including the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in August. Owner Kristi Copham, who unexpectedly lost her husband Jed last November in a boating accident, has stepped into the track’s leadership role and will […]

Register now for BIR’s 2018 Racer Banquet, Feb. 23

December 11, 2018

Brainerd International Raceway’s annual Racer Banquet is set for Saturday, Feb. 23 at Arrowwood Lodge in Brainerd. The program starts with a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The awards ceremony follows dinner. The cost for the banquet is $38 per person, $17 each for kids 8-12 years old, and […]

Nationals ticket sales start Dec. 3; renewal letters are in the mail

November 29, 2018

Advance sales for tickets to the 38th Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals start on Dec. 3. This is a chance for fans to buy early and save a bunch. BIR has also sent out renewal letters for returning fans who want to keep the reserved seats and the campsites they had last year. If they […]

Candlelight vigil set for Saturday, Nov. 17 to honor Jed

November 16, 2018

BIR will host a candlelight vigil from 3-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 to memorialize owner Jed Copham, who passed away Sunday after a swimming accident in Florida. The vigil is open to the public and is a chance to share stories about Jed or to just find comfort in the presence of the racing community […]

Swimming accident in Florida takes the life of BIR’s Jed Copham

November 12, 2018

Brainerd International Raceway owner Jed Copham passed away Sunday as the result of a swimming accident off the coast of Florida. He was 46. Copham had been swimming from his parents’ boat Sunday afternoon near Fort Myers when he went missing. Search and rescue teams didn’t find his body until Monday morning. No details of […]

For holiday gift ideas, think BIR!

November 3, 2018

The holidays are coming up fast, and BIR has some unique great gift ideas for the daredevil or race fan in your family. Check these out: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Tickets – Treat your favorite race fan to the fastest show on Earth, featuring the world’s best drag racers and dragsters that fly down the […]

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