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Brainerd International Raceway

    December 4, 2017
    Hockey: Essentia Health Sports Center adds shooting/stickhandling area
    The Copham family, owners of Brainerd International Raceway, made a donation to Brainerd Amateur Hockey Association to turn an empty unused space...
    sportsDecember 4, 2017 - 3:19pm
    November 28, 2017
    Firefighters respond to calls
    The Brainerd Fire Department responded to four calls between Thursday and Saturday. The calls started with a vehicle fire at 9:47 p.m. Thursday on the 11000 block of Leisure Lane. Firefighters were canceled en route. Firefighters had two fire alarms at Brainerd International Raceway,...
    newsNovember 28, 2017 - 4:30am
    November 15, 2017
    George Thorogood and the Destroyers will be the Lakes Jam headliner for rock night on June 23, 2018. Photo // Thorogood's website
    Lakes Jam announces lineup for 2018
    George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Brantley Gilbert and Locash are the three big headliners Lakes Jam 2018. Lakes Jam organizers Wednesday...
    entertainment/musicNovember 15, 2017 - 1:21pm
    September 7, 2017
    Progress: Anderson Brothers - Building on history
    For 77 years, Anderson Brothers Construction has been leaving its mark on the Brainerd lakes area, mainly through road paving and asphalt projects. Brothers John and Arthur Anderson started Anderson Brothers Contractors in 1940 on property along Highway 210 east of Brainerd. New buildings...
    businessSeptember 7, 2017 - 10:30am
    August 31, 2017
    Bubba Romanyshyn, launching from the starting line during the PleasureLand RV Show and Go on the Fourth of July weekend, will battle Jake Delmonico for the Outlaw class championship Labor Day weekend at Brainerd International Raceway.
    Racing: Labor Day reserved for Muscle Cars at BIR
    For those who love muscle cars, Brainerd International Raceway is the place to be Labor Day weekend. More than 400 muscle cars are expected...
    sports/motorsportsAugust 31, 2017 - 9:00am
    August 22, 2017
    A 54-year-old man was injured Sunday morning after crashing a golf cart into a pickup truck at Brainerd International Raceway. BrainerdDispatch.com Illustration
    Man crashes golf cart into pickup at BIR
    A 54-year-old man was injured Sunday morning after crashing a golf cart into a pickup truck at Brainerd International Raceway. The Crow Wing...
    news/crime-and-courtsAugust 22, 2017 - 5:00am
    August 21, 2017
    Deputies investigate death at BIR
    Authorities were called to a campsite inside Brainerd International Raceway early Saturday morning after a man was found dead. Deputies were dispatched about 2:30 a.m. Saturday to BIR to investigate the death, the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office reported. Upon arrival, deputies...
    newsAugust 21, 2017 - 7:41pm
    People enjoy a day at the races Saturday during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch - Gallery)
    KLICK!: Saturday at the Races
    People enjoy the races Saturday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch - Gallery)—for...
    sports/motorsportsAugust 21, 2017 - 8:00am
    Top Fuel dragster winner Leah Pritchett (left) and Funny Car winner Alexis DeJoria made history Sunday after both women won their classes at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. It was the first time in the history of the sport two women shared the winner’s stage in the nitro fuel category. Steve Kohls/ Brainerd Dispatch Gallery
    Drag Racing: Pritchett and Dejoria make history at BIR
    Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett and Funny Car driver Alexis Dejoria made history Sunday at Brainerd International Race in the finals of the Lucas...
    sports/motorsportsAugust 21, 2017 - 4:00am
    August 20, 2017
    Jamie Dietman poses with NHRA racer Ron Capps, along with a largemouth bass. Capps is a Funny Car racer participating in the Lucas Oils NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.
    What's Up Outdoors: When the racers go fishing
    It's that time of year again when Brainerd gets a little crazy. Yep, it's the Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, and even if you aren't...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 20, 2017 - 6:00am
    August 19, 2017
    A lawn tractor crash at Brainerd International Raceway Thursday night resulted in minor injuries for a 35-year-old Elk River man.
    Tractor crash at BIR injures man
    A lawn tractor crash at Brainerd International Raceway Thursday night resulted in minor injuries for a 35-year-old Elk River man. The Crow Wing...
    newsAugust 19, 2017 - 9:00am
    Leah Pritchett (near lane) drove her Top Fuel dragster Friday to a world record with the lowest elapsed time ever, with 3.640 seconds running at 331.53 mph. The record occurred in the second round of Top Fuel qualifying during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. In the far lane is Steve Torrence. Steve Kohls/ Brainerd Dispatch
    Drag Racing: Record-setting day at BIR
    Top Fuel A little over a year after making her debut in the Papa John's Top Fuel dragster, Leah Pritchett made a record-breaking run to end the...
    sports/motorsportsAugust 19, 2017 - 6:00am
    August 18, 2017
    Minnesota natives Greg Anderson (red) and Jason Line (blue) will be looking to have everyone seeing their white smoke when the Lucas Oil Nationals begin Friday at Brainerd International Raceway.
    NHRA: Minnesota's own ready to roll at BIR
    Between them they have 136 career victories. Greg Anderson and Jason Line are multiple-time Pro Stock champions with Line the current defending...
    sports/motorsportsAugust 18, 2017 - 6:00am
    Available now: Start your engines, Brainerd
    Dispatchcast episode 14 Available now In the latest episode of the DispatchCast, Dispatch publisher Pete Mohs and staff photographer Steve Kohls...
    newsAugust 18, 2017 - 5:30am
    August 17, 2017
    DispatchCast: NHRA at BIR - Past and Present
    Every August, Brainerd bursts into the national spotlight as some of the top drag racers in the United States descend on Brainerd International...
    newsAugust 17, 2017 - 5:00pm
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