West Central Division News

Cornhusker Classic National Open Update Due to the forecast shifting in the wrong direction this morning, we’ve made the tough decision to cancel the NHRA Cornhusker Classic National Open at Kearney Raceway Park . This decision was made out of safety concerns related to cold temperatures, fog, and the lack of warm weather needed to safely complete the event. We want to thank all the racers, teams, and supporters for your time, effort, and commitment throughout the 2025 season

We asked Nick Engler (Brainerd International Raceway) what it meant to win the West Central Division 5 Summit ET Finals as he prepares to head to Las Vegas for the NHRA Summit Racing Series World Championship. Here’s what he shared 👇 “Winning the ET Finals means the world to my family and me, especially doing it in my late grandfather’s car that has been in our family since new (1969). Our family runs three generations deep into drag racing, and we’ve been going to the ET Fi

Each year the West Central Division crowns champion's in our Specialty Points Series' that are run in conjunction with each our Lucas Oil...

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We’re just a couple of weeks away from wrapping up the 2025 season with the final LODRS event in the West Central Division!  September...

Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Doubleheader 📍 Brainerd International Raceway 📅 August 6–10, 2025 The stage is set for a massive week of...

August 6–10, 2025 | Brainerd International Raceway As the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series heads to Brainerd International Raceway  for...

August 6–10, 2025 | Brainerd International Raceway As the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Doubleheader  at Brainerd International Raceway...

August 6–10, 2025 | Brainerd, MN The countdown is on! In just one week, the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Doubleheader  rolls into...

2024 Division 5 Comp Eliminator Champion Chasing Back-to-Back Titles at Brainerd 2024 Comp Eliminator Champion With the Lucas Oil Drag...

𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓: 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐳𝐲𝐤  2024 Division 5 Super Stock Champion   Heading into the Double at...

2024 BIR LODRS Winner: Jason DeForrest (Oak Grove, MN) defeated Gene Mosbek (Finlayson, MN) in Super Stock. July 20, 2025 Brainerd, MN...

Julesburg Dragstrip once again played host to the 2025 West Central JDRL Summit ET Finals and over 100 racers from across nine states...

Win an ET Bracket Series or Index Race at your local Member Track and enter a drawing for a chance at a VIP Weekend at the 2025 Summit ET...

Tri-State Raceway in Earlville, Iowa, played host to an action-packed weekend of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition, where...

INDEPENDENCE, MO.  (May 21, 2025) - The NHRA West Central Division is proud to announce a new program for Stock and Super Stock that will...

Strickland & Durenburger Double-Up at the St. Louis D5 Doubleheader The 2025 West Central Lucas Oil Drag Racing kicked off in the shadow...

The West Central Division is proud to announce that the D5 Comp Bonus Fund will continue throughout the 2025 Lucas Oil Drag Racing...

INDEPENDENCE, MO.  (April 14, 2025) - The NHRA West Central Division is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with Speedy Car...