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Stage is set for Bracket Drag Racing Series’ final weekend

September 11, 2018

With only one weekend of racing left in the Bracket Drag Racing Series, the racing is heating up and the point standings are jammed up at the top. About 250 cars, trucks, bikes and dragsters were on hand last weekend, when the Bracket Drag Racing Series was on the drag strip and the World Racing […]

BIR announces its ET Finals drag racing team

September 9, 2018

A team of drag racers from Brainerd International Raceway will compete this weekend at the NHRA West Central Summit Racing ET Finals at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kan. BIR today announced the 35 racers who will represent the track BIR’s drag racing team will compete against teams from 15 other tracks in the NHRA’s West […]

Olson gets trifecta win, Schmidt breaks 5 seconds during Shootout

September 4, 2018

Nathan Olson had a rare trifecta win and Rick Schmidt broke the 5-second mark to cap off a crazy weekend of drag racing for 450 cars entered in the 30th Annual GSTA Muscle Car Shootout at Brainerd International Raceway. Olson, who only has two Muscle Car Series wins in the five years he’s been racing, […]

Ohnsorg takes home CRA championship in dominating fashion

September 4, 2018

In dominating fashion, Kyle Ohnsorg wrapped up his second overall Central Roadracing Association championship last weekend, with one weekend of racing left. The CRA was on the road course during the 30th Annual GSTA Muscle Car Shootout. With 450 cars on the drag strip for the finale of the Muscle Car Series, CRA’s Superbikes were […]

Great deal on Muscle Car Series T-shirts

August 30, 2018

Here’s a hot T-shirt deal for you Muscle Car Series fans. Buy one T-shirt for $25 or get all three for $60! Below are the designs. They’re available this weekend at The Shirt Shack, located on the ground floor of the brick condos inside the track.

Polish off your summer with the GSTA Muscle Car Shootout

August 26, 2018

For three decades, Brainerd International Raceway has ushered out summer with a bang Labor Day weekend. This year will be no different. The 30th Annual GSTA Muscle Car Shootout starts Friday with huge horsepower on the drag strip and high-flying Superbike racing on the road course, a one-two punch that has been a long-standing tradition […]

BIR racers hoist Wallys during NHRA Nationals

August 20, 2018

Some of the best Sportsman drag racers in the country converged on Brainerd International Raceway last weekend during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in search of late-season series points toward divisional and national championships. The problem for many, though, is that BIR is a hotbed for drag racing and is home to some of the […]

Sunday’s finals doesn’t disappoint NHRA fans

August 19, 2018

A wild weekend of NHRA drag racing at BIR was capped off Sunday with a first-ever Top Fuel win for Billy Torrence. Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Deric Kramer (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also winners in their respective categories during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Torrence, whose son Steve, is the […]

Field is set for Sunday’s finals at Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals

August 18, 2018

Robert Hight raced to his second No. 1 qualifying position of the season and the 59th of his career Saturday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, setting the stage for Sunday’s finals. Billy Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are No. 1 qualifiers in […]

Brown, Hight among No. 1 qualifiers after Friday

August 17, 2018

Antron Brown is the preliminary No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway after Friday’s two qualifying sessions, along with Robert Hight (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle). Brown won the most recent event in Seattle for his first win of […]

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