Lawson, McElwee Among Favorites at US 131; Jets, Pro Mods Also Featured John Lawson, whose resume includes a first-round win over Hall of Famer John Force at the 2003 NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago, and Vandalia’s Mark McElwee, who has driven his “Buzz’s Nitro Bomber” 1962 Chevy II to victory in three of his [...]

Michigan’s Cadotto Joins Franklin, Harris and Pluchino as PDRA Winners~ Three-time Top Fuel World Champion Larry Dixon used his considerable driving skill to win the nitro feature Saturday at US 131 Motorsports Park, sharing the winners’ circle with former series champions Tommy Franklin and Jason Harris who claimed Pro Modified titles in the PDRA portion [...]

Nostalgia Funny Cars, Stars of the PDRA Series All Race at US 131 Motorsports Park~ Top Fuel dragsters, nostalgic nitro Funny Cars, the “Homewrecker” triple engine jet truck, the Larsen Motorsports jet dragsters and, for the first time, the Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Pro 632, Pro Street and Nitrous Motorcycle stars of the PDRA all [...]

Lane Series Regulars Race on Same Program with Pro Mods, Pro Stocks~ The fact that the popular Lane Automotive Bracket Series won’t be a part of the action at this year’s US 131 Northern Nationals doesn’t mean there won’t be opportunities for track regulars to participate in the Aug. 4-6 event featuring the stars of [...]

After Successful Exhibition, Roll Racing Will Be Added to the Fall Event at US 131~ Tony Julien’s 1968 Beetle convertible was the big winner off the track but it was Keith Allen of Big Rapids who dominated the on-track action at US 131 Motorsports Park in the 17th annual Summer Euro Fest presented by Latimore [...]

By Dave Carlson, nmcadigital.com What’s better than a good old American Muscle Car? How about a good old American Muscle Car that looks as though it just rolled off the Detroit assembly line but performs like a highly modified race car. That’s the essence of the F.A.S.T. and Factory Stock classes, which will make their [...]

Memphis Street Outlaw JJ da Boss and his crazy team of Memphis drivers will invade US 131 Motorsports Park this Friday and Saturday.  Local racers compete against Memphis Street Outlaw racers at JJ's Arm Drop.  This event will kick off Friday with testing for all weekend racers.  Friday will feature Big Tire racing and Saturday [...]

$275,000 to Main Event Winner in Six-Day SFG $1.1 Million Bracket Challenge~ The world’s most lucrative drag race returns to US 131 Motorsports Park this week (June 27-July 2) where as many as 10 drivers could earn $20,000 or more for a single day’s work in the second annual SFG Promotions $1.1 Million bracket race. [...]

Gomez, Fallon, Sammut Score Big Wins in Racing on Michigan’s Fastest Track David Sherbondy of Laporte, IN, was a double-up winner, Belleville’s David Fallon Jr. claimed the Outlaw 632 title and Ryan Sammut drove Canada’s quickest Toyota Supra to victory in the featured Quick 32 class Saturday in the conclusion to Import vs. Domestic Showdown [...]

Drag Racing, Celebrities, Show Cars, Meals, Music and Match Races at US 131~Officially, the event this week at US 131 Motorsports Park is Imports vs. Domestics #8, but that doesn’t tell the story. Unofficially, it’s a raucous, three-day celebration of the Latin car culture that includes a featured match race between the “La Problematica” Mitsubishi [...]