US 131 Motorsports Park
ActiveActive Still racing today.
Also known as Martin Speedway; US 131 Dragway
The former US 131 Dragway operates as US 131 Motorsports Park.
- Home of the Popular Hot Rodding Magazine Championships from 1969
- Hosts the Super Chevy Show, started in 1984
- Raced
- 1962-present
- State
- Michigan
- Raced on
- Built as a drag strip
- First race
- June 24, 1962
- Sanction
- NHRA Division 3
- Track
- 1/4 mile
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Address
- 1249 12th St
Martin, MI 49070 - Elevation
- 815 ft (248 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.51863, -85.65737
- Contact
- us131msp.com (269) 672-7800
Big races
NHRA Great Lakes Nationals
Added in 2026 as the opening race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, the first NHRA national event in Michigan in decades. Rain pushed 2026 eliminations to Monday.
Northern Nationals
Long-running summer show with Top Fuel dragsters, nostalgia nitro Funny Cars, fuel altereds, Pro Mods and jet cars.
Mid West Drag Racing Series / Radial Outlaws
The track hosts rounds of the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series.
Hot Rod Drag Week
A drag-and-drive: racers drive their street cars from track to track over several days and race at each stop.
Heads Up Hustle Showdown
A drag-and-drive: racers drive their street cars from track to track over several days and race at each stop.
Drop the Hammer
A drag-and-drive: racers drive their street cars from track to track over several days and race at each stop.
Great Lakes Drop the Hammer
A drag-and-drive: racers drive their street cars from track to track over several days and race at each stop.
History
This track was built only for drag racing and held its first race Sunday, June 24, 1962. It was three-quarters of a mile long, with two single-lane asphalt strips and electronic timing. Races ran every Sunday, with trophies for 32 class winners. NHRA has sanctioned it for most of its history. It has hosted the Popular Hot Rodding Magazine Championships, started in 1969, and the Super Chevy Show, started in 1984. It was Martin Speedway from 1996 to 2001 and has been US 131 Motorsports Park since 2002, running under IHRA sanction.
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