No.16 NAPA Toyota team on the way to Brainerd International Raceway
Roseville, CA (May 20, 2013) –Brainerd International Raceway will host its second NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race. The NAPA Know-How “125” will highlight a speed-filled Memorial Day weekend.
Sergio Pena will pilot the No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota for BMR. Pena heads to BIR fourth in the chase for the 2013 series championship and only seven points out of the lead. He is only one point out of third.
“I’m really excited to get to the first road course of the season,” said Pena. “I grew up racing go carts and formula cars on road courses, so I think my experience will help us. The No. 16 NAPA Toyota Camry looks great so I’m excited to go get our first win at Brainerd.”
Joining the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West on the 2.5-mile, 13-turn Competition Road Course will be the Sports Car Club of America’s (SCCA) Harvey West Classic, which is a combination regional/national road race that will share the road course with NASCAR and the three-race Muscle Car Series on the drag strip.
Ticket prices for the 5th Annual Street Car Showdown are below. The ticket prices include the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, SCCA Harvey West Classic and the Muscle Car Series. To order tickets in advance, either call 1-866-444-4455 or 218-824-RACE (7223), or at www.brainerdraceway.com/street-car-showdown. Tickets are also available at the front gate. Kids 12 and under are FREE! Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
BMR would like to thank NAPA Minneapolis and Owatonna, as well as all of our race partners for their support this season. We look forward to seeing them at Brainerd International Raceway.
“We can’t thank our race partners NAPA AUTO PARTS and Toyota enough. We are so glad they see the value in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. Brainerd International Raceway is one of the thirteen events activated by NAPA AUTO PARTS and Toyota this season,” said BMR president, Bill McAnally.
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About Brainerd International Raceway:
Opened in 1968 as Donnybrooke Speedway there were no safety barriers, run-out areas, grandstands or even restrooms. George Montgomery and Bud Stall cleared the racetrack through a wooded area on the south side of North Long Lake. With the help of St Paul Sports Promoter Dennis Scanlan It hosted a 2 heat USAC Indy Car race in 1969. The heats were won by Gordon Johncock and Dan Gurney. In 1973 Jerry Hansen bought the track and re-named it Brainerd International Raceway. In the summer of 2006, Jed and Kristi Copham of Forest Lake, Minnesota, became the new owners of Brainerd International Raceway. The 2009 racing season was the first for the 2.5 mile road course which was completed the previous summer.
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