TEAM BIR IS HEADED TO THE D5 SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT ET FINALS PRESENTED BY HOOSIER!
Event: 2026 D5 East ET Finals
Date: Sept. 17-20 2026
Location: Tri-State Raceway - Earlville Iowa
The time has come! Team BIR is loading up and heading to Tri-State Raceway in Earlville, Iowa, September 17–20, for the 2026 NHRA Division 5 ET Finals!
And we’ve got some unfinished business.
In 2025, Team BIR brought home the ET Finals Team Championship, the Index Team Championship, and an incredible 9 Class Wallys.
This year, we’re heading back to defend them all!
2026 BIR ET FINALS — TEAM 1
Super Pro Joe Schmall • Mike Campbell • Keith Johnson • Brian Johnson • Randy Merrill • Myron Streit • Mike Anderson • Travis Reutzel • Bryan Edler • Samantha Cielinski • Dan Wiebusch
Pro ET Joe Howell • Steve Stockton • Brad Mickle • Dave Engler • Christoper Takacs • Nick Engler • Owen Drake • Riley Luberda • Brian Johnson • Mike Casteel • Trent Fischer • Bob Ingman
Sportsman Grant Pesola • David LaCasse • Rory Emmans • Kyle Davis • Troy Luberda • Luke Schneider • Tyler Gadacz • Gene Harmel
Bike/Sled Jim Paulson • Addie Harder • Brad Harder • Nicole Bump • Kayla Filipiak
High School Carter Luberda • Gabe Killian
Jr. Street Ty Reynolds • Drew Schalm
EV Todd Larson
Index 5.80 — Mike Sterling • Brad Backlund 6.50 — Chad Sondgren • Kevin Hemenway Jr • Ashlin Lowry • Cynthia Sodren 7.50 — Kevin Hemenway Sr • Aaron Hoefs • Jeremy Young
2026 BIR ET FINALS — TEAM 2
Super Pro Amy Jo Luberda • Terry Pease • Donnie Durenberger • Ronnie Luberda • Jeff Cheney
Pro ET Joe Moriarty Jr • Jeff Anderson • Adam Cox • Aaron Kurth • Jeff Cheney • Tadd Larson • Nathan Olson • Todd Larson
Sportsman Chris Durensky • Joe Moriarty • Kevin Rolph • Mark Pease • Tim Harris
Bike/Sled Mark Gode • Tom Killian • Dennis McMillan • Donnie Durenberger
NOW LET’S GO RACING!
This weekend is about more than individual wins.
It’s about TEAM BIR.
It’s about racing alongside the people we’ve spent the season racing with. Helping each other. Cheering each other on. Celebrating the wins. Picking each other up when the racing doesn't go our way. And enjoying the family atmosphere and friendships that make this team—and BIR—so special.
But make no mistake… we’re there to win!
Defend the ET Finals Team Championship Defend the Index Team Championship Bring home more Class Wallys Winners in the classes that earn the trip to Vegas for the NHRA National Championship Represent Team BIR to the very best of our ability
That Golden Ticket to Vegas is waiting for us!
To all of our racers, families, crew members and supporters making the trip: travel safe, have fun, race hard and enjoy the experience.
We’re proud to have every one of you representing Brainerd International Raceway.
Now let's go to Earlville, have some fun with our racing family, and show Division 5 what TEAM BIR is all about.
DEFEND THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
BRING HOME THE WALLYs.
EARN THE GOLDEN TICKET.
LET’S GO, TEAM BIR!
Brainerd International Raceway (BIR), located in Brainerd, Minnesota, is one of the Midwest’s premier multi-discipline motorsports facilities. Home to the NHRA Nationals, BIR hosts drag racing, road racing, drifting, autocross, performance driving experiences, and grassroots motorsports events throughout the season.
The facility features a championship drag strip, multiple road course configurations, dedicated drift infrastructure, and destination camping that has made BIR a motorsports tradition for generations of racers and fans.
For schedules, tickets, racer information, and event details:https://www.birmn.com
