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31ST ANNUAL SUPER SLED SHOOTOUT THIS WEEKEND AT US 131
Pro Mod, Pro Stock and Outlaw Snowmobiles Share Track with Bracket Motorcycles~ A star-studded lineup of snowmobile racers confined for too long by the COVID-19 outbreak descends on US 131 Motorsports Park this weekend for [...]
WELCOME FALL
The path this year has been a winding one. Thank you for staying the course with us. We appreciate your steadfastness, your support & unwavering loyalty. Enjoy this new fall season. The changing leaves are [...]
BURKHARDT, SWAIN LEAD US 131 TEAM INTO BRACKET FINALS
Battle Drivers from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin for IHRA Division 5 Title~ Kip Burkhardt and Bill Swain, who battled all season long for the Top ET championship in the Lane Automotive Bracket Series, will [...]
SMITH DOUBLES UP IN FINAL LANE AUTOMOTIVE BRACKET RACE
For Immediate Release Marckini’s Clutch Top ET Win Earns a Berth on US 131 Bracket Finals Team MARTIN, Mich. – Katelyn Smith of Sterling Heights swept both Mojo Quick 16 events and David Marckini [...]
FUNNY CAR NATIONALS CANCELLED – SUMMIT MID-WEST DRAG RACING SERIES STILL PLANNED
Double Points for Pro Mods, Funny Cars, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Cars The promise of double points is expected to assure a world class field of Pro Mods, Funny Cars, Top Dragsters and Top [...]
US 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK WILL HOST BRACKET FINALS
50-Driver Teams from Nine IHRA Division 5 Tracks to Compete Sept. 24-27~ As host of the IHRA Division 5 Bracket Team Finals on Sept. 24-27, US 131 Motorsports Park will field a team led by [...]
WORLD’S FASTEST FACTORY HOT RODS THIS WEEK AT US 131
NMCA/NMRA All-American Nationals Also Features Xtreme Pro Mods, Car Show~ The world’s most awesome factory hot rods challenge Michigan’s fastest track this weekend when the very best of the NMCA (National Muscle Car Association) and [...]
PETERSON WINS SECOND BIG CAR RACE ON HIS HOME TRACK
Wells Also Wins in Rain-Plagued Event; Parish, McKissick Claim Jr. Dragster Titles Samuel Peterson, who just a year ago still was racing in the Jr. Dragster division, got his second win since moving up to [...]
THE MORE, THE MERRIER AT US 131’S BOTTOM BULB BASH
For Immediate Release THE MORE, THE MERRIER AT US 131’S BOTTOM BULB BASH Seventh Annual Event Also Features Master, Advanced and Beginner Jr. Dragsters MARTIN, Mich. – What do you give drag racers who’ve lost [...]
CHICAGO RIDER DOUBLES UP IN ALL-HARLEY RACE AT US 131
Miller, Van Fleet, Hillen, Everage, Alexander Among Other Two-Wheel Champions~ Chicago’s Don White was the lone double-up winner Saturday as Harley-Davidson riders challenged Michigan’s fastest track at US 131 Motorsports Park. White got an easy [...]
GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS DOOM NORTHERN NATIONALS
‘No Spectators’ Rule Forces Cancelation of Another Major Event at US 131 Motorsports Park Recent executive orders issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have placed even more restrictions on sports [...]
SALERNO, NEIDLINGER WIN SUMMER BUG RUN TITLES
Rader Shines in Car Show; Simply Getting to Race Makes Latimore a Winner~ Marty Salerno of Carolstream, Ill., and Jerry Neidlinger of Vicksburg were the Pro ET and Street ET winners Sunday at US 131’s [...]
EDMOND RICHARDSON AMONG BRACKET WINNERS AT US 131
Many-Time NHRA and IHRA Champ Tunes Up This Week’s JEGS/SFG $1.1 Million Event Taking advantage of the opportunity to log some track time in advance of this week’s JEGS/SFG $1.1 million bracket race, many-time NHRA [...]
MIDWEST JR DRAGSTER SUPER SERIES THIS WEEKEND
This Friday-Sunday, June 5-7, US 131 Motorsports Park will be hosting an event exclusive to young racers ages 6-17 years old. The Protect the Harvest Midwest Jr. Dragster Super Series featuresh multiple classes racing each [...]
NMRA/NMCA ALL-AMERICAN NATIONALS MOVES TO US 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK
The NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals will be contested at US 131 Motorsports Park over the weekend of August 27-30, 2020. The change in venue is due to Summit Motorsports Park’s decision to remain closed for 2020 [...]
US 131 FORCED TO CANCEL ANNUAL ‘NIGHT OF THUNDER’ EVENT
Amid Restrictions, Northern Nationals, Funny Car Nationals Remain on Schedule With no clear indication of when government prohibition of spectator attendance at Michigan sporting events might be relaxed amidst the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, US 131 [...]