Brainerd International Raceway

NHRA Wrap-Up: Pritchett, DeJoria, T. Gray & Savoie Win in Brainerd

Leah Pritchett piloted her dragster to her fourth Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Alexis DeJoria in Funny Car, Tanner Gray in Pro Stock, and Jerry Savoie in Pro Stock Motorcycle, were also winners at the 17th of 24 events on the NHRA Mello

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Brainerd International Raceway Damaged By Storms, Seeks Cleanup Volunteers

Brainerd International Raceway, host of next month’s the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ Lucas Oil Nationals and a full schedule of other events, sustained major damage in a round of severe storms Monday. In addition to mangling huge sections of spectator stands (see photo above), the storms downed trees, rolled a couple RVs in

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Edwards, Capps, and Massey Win in Brainerd

Pro Stock driver Mike Edwards won his fifth race of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season Sunday, extending his points lead in the series and capturing his first ever Wally at Brainerd International Raceway. Edwards defeated V. Gaines with a run of 6.629 at 208.68 in his Chevy Camaro to the trailing run of

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Line, Anderson Have Rough Day at Hometown Track

Jason Line and the Summit Racing team faced a tall order entering Sunday’s final eliminations of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, MN. After all, starting ninth, they would have to relinquish lane choice to Ronnie Humphrey in the first round, who would be racing the Genuine Hotrod Hardware GXP that carried Line to

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