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US 131 GRIEVES FOR STEVE KAMINSKI’S FAMILY
It is with great sadness to learn that sportswriter Steve Kaminski, of MLive has suddenly passed away. Kaminski covered Martin Dragway for many years, and then went on to cover US 131 Motorsports Park like [...]
NORTHERN NATIONALS FEATURING PDRA AND HCU FUNNY CAR NATIONALS TOP 2023 SCHEDULE
NMCA/NMRA Power Festival, Funny Car Nationals Among Other Feature Events~ A 2023 schedule featuring the Honor Credit Funny Car Nationals, the NMCA/NMRA Power Festival and the Northern Nationals and including the Lane Automotive Bracket Series [...]
GRUDGE RACE WINNERS FROM NEW YORK, ILLINOIS AND OHIO
Raslein, Adler, Trissel and Alfaqih Prevail in Hibernation Feast 2022 at US 131 MSP~ Straight line grudge racers from New York, Illinois and Ohio left with the cash from Friday-and-Saturday’s Hibernation Feast 2022 presented by [...]
IHRA THUNDER DIVISION SUMMIT TEAM FINALS THIS WEEKEND
Racers from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Canada Battle in IHRA Summit Series Finale~ Defending champion US 131 Motorsports Park plays host to teams of ET racers from tracks representing four states and Canada this [...]
HALL SCORES AGAIN IN WOODY’S SUPER SLED SHOOTOUT
Joins Hannen, Fisher As Two-Day Winners at US 131; Jaquish Claims Shootout ~ It was same song, different verse at US 131 Motorsports Park Saturday and Sunday as Coldwater’s Dan Fisher, Chesaning’s Jeremy Hannen and [...]
HALL TRIES TO KEEP SUPER SLED SHOOTOUT STREAK ALIVE
Snowmobiles, Motorcycles Share the State This Week at Michigan’s Fastest Track~ A Pro Mod showdown between world record holder Glenn Hall of Gordon, WI, and Robbie Lowe of Bradford, Ontario, winner earlier this year of [...]
McELWEE REPEATS AS CHAMPION AT FUNNY CAR NATIONALS
Tanner, Marshall, Swain, Pitsch, Perrone Among Summit Racing Equipment MWDRS Winners at US 131 MARTIN, Mich. – Mark McElwee successfully defended his championship Saturday at US 131 Motorsports Park, driving his “Buzz’s Bomber” Chevy [...]
MWDRS SHOWDOWN AT HONOR CREDIT FUNNY CAR NATIONALS
2022 US Nationals Champs Among Expected Challengers at US 131 Motorsports Park~ In addition to Funny Cars, jet dragsters, a bullet-nose Studebaker wheelstander and the inimitable Bob Motz and the Original Jet Truck, this week’s [...]
NITRO, ALCOHOL AND JET FUNNY CARS, MUCH MORE AT US 131
Nitro Funny Cars. Alcohol Funny Cars. Jet Funny Cars. Not unexpectedly, that’s the main menu for the 18th running of the Honor Credit Union Funny Car Nationals, Sept. 9-10, at US 131 Motorsports Park. [...]
MASSEY REPEATS AS NORTHERN NATIONALS TOP FUEL CHAMP
Texan Beats Lagana Family’s ‘Nitro Ninja’ in Final Round; Young Wins Nostalgia TF Texan Spencer Massey repeated as Top Fuel champion at the US 131 Northern Nationals Saturday, negotiating Michigan’s fastest track in 3.931 seconds [...]
DRAGSTERS, JETS, FUNNY CARS AT NORTHERN NATIONALS
Worsham, Massey, Nitro Ninja, World Record Wheelstander and Shirley Muldowney MARTIN, Mich. – A star-studded lineup that includes the Lagana family’s “Nitro Ninja” plus the Top Fuel dragsters of defending champion Spencer Massey of [...]
POWER FESTIVAL INVADES MARTIN THIS WEEKEND JULY 21-24
NMCA joins NMRA at US 131 Motorsports Park for the ultimate streetcar bash billed as the Power Festival featuring Xtreme Pro Mods, X275 small-tire shootouts, nostalgia super stockers, True Street & HEMI racing, giant car [...]
NHRA LEGEND TO VISIT US 131 NORTHERN NATIONALS
Martin’s U.S. 131 Motorsports Park has always been a special place for drag racing legend Shirley Muldowney. Muldowney won three world championships and 18 national events, smashed gender barriers, defeated discrimination and has been inducted [...]
JJ DA BOSS BRINGING ‘OUTLAW STREET’ CULTURE TO US 131
Discovery Channel TV Star’s Memphis Street Racer Series Features Arm Drop Starts~ JJ’s Arm Drop: America’s List TV star JJ da Boss, a.k.a. Jonathan Day, brings his Memphis Street Racer series JJ’s Arm Drop to [...]
US 131 READIES FOR BRACKET RACING MARATHON THIS WEEKEND
Micro Million, SFG Half Million Offer Big Rewards over 10 Consecutive Days After a weather-induced postponement in 2021, US 131 Motorsports Park, “Michigan’s Fastest Track,” tries again to deliver 10 consecutive days of big money [...]
‘STREET CAR TAKEOVER’ RETURNS TO US 131 JUNE 17-18
Small Tire Shootout, Battle of the Brands, Roll Racing, Car Show Among Features~ Coming off an extremely successful inaugural event in 2021, Street Car Takeover, billed as “where street cars go to party,” returns to [...]