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Daniel Wilkerson Seeks Consistency with SCAG Mustang at Brainerd
Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang team are gearing up for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, looking to build on their recent momentum. After strong performances where they qualified in the top half of the pack, including a No. 5 placement at the Sonoma Nationals, Wilkerson enters the event seventh in points. He emphasizes the potential of Brainerd International Raceway for achieving impressive runs, buoyed by previous racing experience there. The team's car will feature a special "Jackal" theme for the event, aligning with the venue's "Zoo" campground spirit.
Bartone Bros. Racing Hungry for Redemption at Brainerd International Raceway
Bartone Bros. Racing is ready for the 42nd Annual Lucas Oil NHRA National to run at Brainerd International Raceway in Top Alcohol Funny Car this weekend. Driver, Sean Bellemeur, likes the track located in the land of 10,000 lakes. “I’ll never forget when we pulled into Brainerd last year,” he said. “It was my first time there and all you could see were lakes, trees, and the zoo. It could be hot and humid or it could be cool. You just never know. Looking ahead at the forecast it seems like it should be pretty fast. I love the uniqueness of the facility and the great the fans. It’ll be a fun weekend sending the Pirate Ship down the strip in Minnesota.”
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Returning to Brainerd International Raceway
The fastest show on Earth returns to Brainerd International Raceway this weekend for the 42nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. The drag racing qualifying sessions begin tomorrow, and one racer, two-time Top Fuel World Champion Brittany Force, will be there trying to get her first win of the season. Brittany...
Brittany Force Looking to Move Up In Top Fuel Points at Brainerd
As one of only a handful of pro drivers to have won an NHRA championship after starting the Countdown from a position outside the top five, Brittany Force knows full well that once you’re in it, you certainly can win it. Nevertheless, the reality is that the championship almost...
Brainerd International Raceway New Destination for Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown
The Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series has raced at NHRA tracks across the country and this weekend, during the Lucas Oil Nationals, the class comprised of Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Cobra Jets and Dodge Drag Paks will make its debut at Brainerd International Raceway. Just a two-hour drive north of Minneapolis, Minn., Brainerd International Raceway is one of the most dynamic facilities on the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series, hosting drag racing national events, road course events and snowmobile racing. The inclusion of Brainerd in the Factory Stock schedule was a welcome addition for point leader Stephen Bell.
Young Lane Splitting Motorcyclist Dies in Crash on Minnesota Interstate
Lakeville, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorcyclist performing a traffic maneuver that was recently addressed by the state legislature lost his life in a crash on a Minnesota interstate Thursday night. That’s according to the State Patrol. The deadly crash occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Interstate 35 near Scott County...
Minnesota Loses A Staggering Amount Of Daylight In August
It seems to happen so fast every year, and I'm always caught off guard. The days get short, and it almost feels like someone hit a switch. Just a couple of weeks ago it was still bright at 9 pm. Then, it hit me. Last night I looked at my wife at about 8:40 pm and said, "Holy, it's already pitch black out."
MPCA ISSUES AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PART OF NW MINNESOTA
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says parts of northwest Minnesota will be affected by Canadian wildfire smoke this week. Heavy ground-level smoke is expected in the region beginning this afternoon. The air quality alert will take effect at 3 p.m. today and will last until 6 p.m. Sunday. The area affected includes East Grand Forks and Moorhead and could be expanded if the smoke spreads to a wider area.
Minnesota’s D.A.R.E. Program To Pivot From Drugs to Cyberbullying
Remember the D.A.R.E. program in school? We were never ever ever ever ever ever gonna do drugs, because the lion in a t-shirt (and NO PANTS) told us not to and to also snitch on our parents if we caught them doing drugs, whether it was recreational drugs or prescription drugs. We didn't know the difference, we just saw "drugs" and snitched.
Where Is Minnesota Looking At Adding A New Freeway?
I've been waiting years for some road relief, and while it's not coming to the St. Cloud area, at least in terms of a new freeway, the state of Minnesota is looking at converting a highway in the North Metro into the newest freeway. The move would eliminate stoplights and add over or underpasses for those intersections.
StormTeam 3: Scattered showers today and tomorrow, sun returns Sunday
Another round of scattered showers are possible for both Friday and Saturday afternoon and evenings as energy from a mature low pressure system to our north continues to feed shower chances. If you have any outdoor plans today or tomorrow, please stay weather aware as those plans could get a...
Walz viewed more favorably than Vance: Survey
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was recently selected as Vice President Harris’s running mate, is seen more favorably than former President Trump’s vice presidential selection, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), according to a poll released Friday. The ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey found 39 percent of respondents said they either have a “strongly” or “somewhat” positive…
Utah women supporting Kamala Harris share their ‘why’
Gwen Walz, wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, headlined a Zoom call Thursday evening hosted by a group of Utah women drumming up support for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. On the call, Gwen Walz talked about her time as a teacher. She said that’s how she met her husband, when they […]
GOP congressional candidate Joe Teirab’s anti-abortion views run deep
Republican U.S. House candidate Joe Teirab’s anti-abortion views run so deep that he attributes his very existence to anti-abortion advocates. Teirab’s mother almost got an abortion when she found out she was pregnant with him. She went to New Life Family Services — a Minnesota crisis pregnancy center — and “by the grace of God” […]
Sun Country flight attendants vote to authorize strike
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The union representing flight attendants for Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines says those members have voted to authorize a strike. In a news release sent out Thursday, union leaders said the nearly 600 flight attendants who staff Sun Country flights have not had a pay adjustment since 2016, and are far behind colleagues at similar carriers when it comes to compensation. The union maintains that Sun Country Airlines exceeded $1 billion in revenue for the first time last year, and reported greater revenue than ever before in the first quarter of 2024.
What to know about Tim Walz’s 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he responded
MINNEAPOLIS — Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska — long before he entered politics — is getting renewed scrutiny. Walz was a 31-year-old teacher when he was stopped the night of Sept. 23, 1995, near Chadron, Nebraska. He pleaded guilty in March […] The post What to know about Tim Walz’s 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he responded appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
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