Brainerd International Raceway

Track graphic of the Brainerd International Raceway

Entrance to the track in May 1997

The Brainerd International Raceway is a motorsport racetrack approximately ten kilometers northwest of Brainerd , Minnesota in the United States of America .

The street course is 4,989  meters long, has ten curves and is driven clockwise . The area also includes a go- kart track and a drag racing track , on which the NHRA Nationals currently take place every year.

history

The Brainerd International Raceway opened in 1963 as the Donnybrooke Speedway . In 1973 it got its current name after a change of ownership.

In 1969 the track hosted two USAC Indy Car series races , won by Gordon Johncock and Dan Gurney . In the 1970s and 1980s, races for numerous national racing series, such as the CanAm , the IMSA and the Trans-Am series as well as the Formula 5000, took place on the street circuit.

Between 1989 and 1991 the track hosted the US race for the Superbike World Championship .

Winner of the Superbike World Championship races

year	1st run	2nd run
1989	Raymond Roche ( Ducati )	Raymond Roche ( Ducati )
1990	Stéphane Mertens ( Honda )	Doug Chandler ( Kawasaki )
1991	Doug Poland ( Ducati )	Doug Poland ( Ducati )

Web links

• Official website (English)
• Route data at theracingline.net (English)

Coordinates: 46 ° 25 ′ 1 ″  N , 94 ° 16 ′ 28 ″  W.