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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 […]

Ingman’s sweep highlights Wet & Wild Weekend

June 4, 2019

The Bracket Drag Racing Series was off to a slow start this season, thanks mainly to Mother Nature, but the weather cleared up last weekend and some drivers, like Bob Ingman, took full advantage. Ingman was unbeatable in the Pro ET class, winning 12 straight races en route to a pair of finals wins. On […]

Watercross puts the ‘wet’ in Wet & Wild Weekend

May 29, 2019

There’s something very odd about snowmobiles skipping across open water, and not just in a desperate attempt to get to the other side of the lake. These snowmobiles are racing side by side while doing laps around the lake. It’s called watercross and it’s returning to Brainerd International Raceway for the Wet & Wild Weekend, […]

Rain cancelled drag racing but didn’t dampen the spirits of those honoring Jed

May 21, 2019

Cold, rainy weather may have washed out the drag racing program last weekend but it couldn’t slow down the Central Roadracing Association’s Superbikes and it certainly didn’t dampen the spirits of those who showed up to honor Jed Copham. The second weekend of the Bracket Drag Racing Series was scheduled to be on the drag […]

Miest overcomes rain, cold for big CRA wins

May 20, 2019

First-year Expert rider and defending Novice champion Justin Miest took home the lion’s share of points available during the Central Roadracing Association’s opening round of the 2019 season at Brainerd International Raceway. Nielsen Racing had Miest on a bike in nearly every class, from Featherweight to Unlimited. With frigid temps and pouring rain keeping […]

Memorial Day weekend means Muscle Car drag racing, SCCA road racing