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MOPARS EARN TITLE SWEEP IN U.S. 131 ‘BATTLE OF BRANDS’

Hicks, DeHaan Get the Hardware in Combined Fun Ford-Mega Mopar Event   MARTIN, Mich. – It was a Mopar sweep of US 131’s annual “Battle of the Brands” as J.R. Hicks of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Gerry DeHaan of West Olive claimed the Modified and Street titles, respectively, in the Ford versus Mopar event combining [...]

By |2017-10-09T11:22:19-04:00October 9th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on MOPARS EARN TITLE SWEEP IN U.S. 131 ‘BATTLE OF BRANDS’

Friday’s Test & Tune along with Saturday’s $2K Bracket Race Postponed

US 131 Motorsports Park has been blessed with eight straight weekends of great racing weather and the West Michigan weather is putting an end to that with its forecast for tonight and tomorrow, October 6-7.  “We see that there is a window of clear weather on Saturday, but we feel that it is not big [...]

By |2017-10-06T15:03:16-04:00October 6th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Friday’s Test & Tune along with Saturday’s $2K Bracket Race Postponed

TOP BRACKET RACERS AT US 131 FOR IHRA TEAM FINALS

Racers from Six States and Canada Battle for Cash and ‘Ironman’ Hardware MARTIN, Mich. – The best bracket racers in the Great Lakes region descend upon US 131 Motorsports Park this week to battle for cash, hardware and other considerations in the IHRA’s Division 5 Summit Team Finals. Top ET, Modified, Street and Junior racers [...]

By |2017-09-12T09:10:51-04:00September 12th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on TOP BRACKET RACERS AT US 131 FOR IHRA TEAM FINALS

LAGANA’S RUN AT US 131 AMONG THE BEST IN ¼ MILE HISTORY

How good was the Lagana brothers’ 4.485 second, 338.35 mile per hour run during Saturday’s Funny Car Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park?              It was just one tick off the IHRA world record for the quarter mile of 4.484 seconds set by Clay Millican in October, 2005, at Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina. [...]

By |2017-09-12T09:13:45-04:00September 12th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on LAGANA’S RUN AT US 131 AMONG THE BEST IN ¼ MILE HISTORY

DIXON FAVORED IN NORTHERN NATIONALS TOP FUEL BATTLE

Nostalgia Funny Cars, Fuel Altereds, Jet Truck, Jet Dragsters Also Share the Stage   MARTIN, Mich. -- Anyone with a working knowledge of professional drag racing knows that Larry Dixon, one of the headliners in this week’s nitromethane-infused Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park, is a three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion (2002, 2003, 2010) [...]

By |2017-08-09T09:27:09-04:00August 9th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on DIXON FAVORED IN NORTHERN NATIONALS TOP FUEL BATTLE

JETS, JETS AND MORE JETS AT US 131’S NORTHERN NATIONALS

Larsen Motorsports Jets Share Stage with Top Fuel Dragsters and ‘The Truck’   MARTIN, Mich. – When the Englishman, Sir Frank Whittle, patented his design for a turbojet aircraft engine in 1930, it’s unlikely that he imagined that one day someone would find a reason and a way to stuff his creation into a truck [...]

By |2017-08-03T16:39:57-04:00August 4th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on JETS, JETS AND MORE JETS AT US 131’S NORTHERN NATIONALS

OVERKAMP PREVAILS WITH ‘NO MISTAKES’ WEEKEND

GARY HUNT’S US 131 RACER OF THE WEEK PRESENTED BY AEROQUIP OVERKAMP PREVAILS WITH ‘NO MISTAKES’ WEEKEND   Sixth Different Modified Winner in 2017 Lane Automotive Bracket Series           For most of the racers who compete in the Lane Automotive Bracket Series at US 131 Motorsports Park, the round trip rarely exceeds 160 miles whether [...]

By |2017-08-03T13:39:11-04:00August 3rd, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on OVERKAMP PREVAILS WITH ‘NO MISTAKES’ WEEKEND

4th Annual Bottom Bulb Bash / Jr Dragster Bonanza

This weekend Aug 4-5 US 131 Motorsports Park will be hosting its 4th annual Bottom Bulb Bash / Jr Dragster Bonanza.  New for 2017 are three days of racing paying $5k to win each day for the Bottom Bulb racers.  Cost is just $250 for all three days.  Jr Dragster will have a Early Bird [...]

By |2017-08-01T14:49:53-04:00August 1st, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 4th Annual Bottom Bulb Bash / Jr Dragster Bonanza

VREELAND, STROUD BIG WINNERS IN AMRA RACES AT US 131

Toth, Charley Douglass Double Up; Muskegon’s Harrington Wins Open Street   MARTIN, Mich. – Veteran Rich Vreeland of Bloomsburg, Pa. extended his point lead in the Nitro Funny Bike class, Hoosier Gary Stroud upset favored Janette Thornley of Statesville, N.C. in Pro Fuel and John Toth of Twilight, Pa., and Charley Douglass of Staunton, Va. [...]

By |2017-07-24T15:22:00-04:00July 24th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on VREELAND, STROUD BIG WINNERS IN AMRA RACES AT US 131

HARLEY DRAGS THIS WEEKEND AT US 131

Harley fans won't want to miss the Harley Drags this weekend when the only American Motorcycle Sanction, AMRA returns to US 131 Motorsports Park. Featuring drag racing, bike show and vendors on Saturday and Sunday. Friday is a Test & Tune from 6 pm-11 pm, only $25 to test and $10 to watch. Saturday's activities [...]

By |2017-07-17T13:27:06-04:00July 17th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on HARLEY DRAGS THIS WEEKEND AT US 131
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