2013 SPECIAL EVENTS

All tickets include free pit passes. Unless stated otherwise, children ages five and under are free and a children's ticket refers to children ages 6-12.

6th Annual Spring Bug Run May 5, Sunday  Exclusive VW event featuring car show, swap meet, vendors, VW racing 7 am vendors only, 9 am gates open, 10 am time trials, 12 noon race starts, 3 pm car show judging.  Free to enter into the car show, swap meet and vending.  Only $12 to get into the gate.  Adults $12, Children $5

Thunder Nationals May 10-11, Friday & Saturday  This is the only event in the state of Michigan where you will see side-by-side 300+ miles per hour Top Fuel Dragsters competing on the full ¼ mile.  Top Fuel drivers include Bobby and Dominick Lagana, Bruce Litton, Todd Paton, and Terry Haddock. 

This event will also feature the PMRA, (Pro Modified Racing Association), that brings the baddest Pro Mods vying for an eight car qualified field.  This show has the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, this format of racing will pitch the quickest 16 Top Dragsters and Top Sportsman cars against each other with the winner of each squaring off for an event overall champion. 

You won't want to miss the Pro Bike & Sled Series, featuring the quickest 16 bike and sleds, (snowmobiles), squaring off in a dial-in bracket format.

This year's event will also feature The Midwest Super Stock Mafia group with wheel standing 8-second muscle cars.  Each event is not complete at US 131 MSP without a jet-powered vehicle; this event is no different as Jill Canuso the driver of the "Queen of Diamonds" 300 MPH Jet Dragster will be on hand.

Friday 4:30 pm gates open, 8 pm Top Fuel qualifying, Pro Modified qualifying at 6pm, 8pm, and 10pm during this evenings racing activities.  Bracket cars will also be testing for Saturday's race.

Saturday 9 am gates open, 10 am Lane Automotive Bracket Series time trials, 2 pm qualifying (except Top Fuel), 2:30 race approximately for brackets, Pro Show at 7pm & 9pm

Friday: Adults $12, Children ages 6-12 $7, Saturday: tickets purchased in advance for Adults $15 and Children 12 and under are FREE with paid adult. Saturday admission at gate for adults is $25 and children ages 6-12 are only $7.

21^th Annual B-93 Birthday Bash June 8-9, Saturday & Sunday This is the Midwest's largest free Country Music Festival created by Clear Channel's B-93 radio station.  This year's Saturday lineup features Rachel Farley, Tyler Farr, Randy Houser, Uncle Cracker, Hunter Hayes, and Gary Allan.  Sunday's lineup includes Charlie Worsham, The Henningsens, Kacey Musgraves, Florida Georgia Line, Lee Brice, and Billy Currington.

Complimentary GA tickets will be distributed at various radio remotes prior to the event.  Visit b93.com for details on ticket locations. 

Reserved tickets are $39.99 each day and parking is $30 per day.

Muscle Car Drags June 14-15, Friday & Saturday Step back in time with these spectacular classic muscle cars just as they were in the good old days, original and even running on old bias ply tires.  This event features beautiful American made cars. 

Friday & Saturday adults are $20 each day, children ages 12 & under are $7 each day.

ADRL Summer Drags June 29-30, Saturday & Sunday This event features Pro Extreme Pro Mods, Pro Nitrous Pro Mods, NHRA Pro Mods, Pro Extreme Motorcycles, Pro Extreme Pro Stock, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Junior Dragster, and Top Junior Dragster. All racing contested on the 1/8 mile and if you have ever seen these Pro Mods before you'll know why!  These are the baddest outlaw door cars to hit the drag strip.

Gates open at 10am each day. 

Saturday- Qualifying Round 1 at 12:00 noon, Qualifying Round 2 at 3:00 pm, Event Ceremonies at 6:00 pm, Qualifying Round 3 at 6:30 pm, Jet Cars run at 9:45 pm.

Sunday- Pre-Race Ceremonies at 11:00 pm, Eliminations Round 1 at 11:30 pm, Winner's Circle Celebration 5:00 pm.

Tickets are FREE at local venues~ TBA.  Parking fee is $20 per day, per vehicle.

Davidson Express Chopper Fest 7 August 1-4, Thursday-Sunday  The biggest and best weekend bike fest in Michigan with celebrity guests, bike show, stunt show, poker run, music, vendors, weekend camping and so much more!

Must be 18 years or older for admittance. 

Weekend pass $50, daily admission $25

IHRA NITRO JAM Aug 9-10, Friday & Saturday

Featuring former IHRA World Champion Bruce Litton driving his Top Fuel Dragster taking on a fire breathing Jet-Powered
Dragster, Prostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, Nitro Harleys, Fuel Altereds, KC Jones and the battle of the Jst Trains, Side by side clash of the jet trucks as Super Shockwave Jet Pick-up line up against the Shockwave Jet Peterbuilt, Richard Hutchins will be piloting the Wheelstanding Chevy Rebellion all tapped off with the Wall of Fire Pyro show each night.

Tickets Purchased in advance are $25 GA day of event is $30 each day, Junior 6-12 $10 each day, Child 5 and under FREE with paid adult in advance

Funny Car Nationals presented by Discount Tire September 7-8, Friday & Saturday  A blast from the past with an eight car qualified field of Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, Eight Great Lakes Nostalgia Alcohol Funny Cars, Eight Nostalgia AA gassers, Nostalgia Nitro Fuel Altereds, two Jet-Powered Funny Cars owned by Al Hanna, the 1^st Strike and Top Secret will be blasting down the drag strip.

Friday: Adults $12, children ages 6-12 $7, Saturday: tickets purchased in advance for Adults $17 and children 12 and under are FREE with paid adult. Admission at gate the day of the race is $25 and children ages 6-12 are $7.

MSA Snow Show-AMSNOW & Super Sled Shootout Presented by Aeroquip / Bike Mania September 20-22, Friday, Saturday & Sunday  Friday evening and Saturday features the MSA All Sport Show & Swap Meet including OEM vendors with snowmobiles and 4-wheelers onsite. This show also includes local dealers and vendors as well as a local swap meet. If you need it, it will be here!

On track activities will feature the Aeroquip Outlaw Sled Series featuring 7-second snowmobiles, Pro Stock Snowmobiles, as well as several sportsman classes for snowmobiles and motorcycles on Saturday and Sunday.

Adults are $12 each day, children $5 each day.

7th Annual Fall Bug Run September 29, Sunday  Exclusive VW event featuring car show, swap meet, vendors, VW racing 7 am vendors only, 9 am gates open, 10 am time trials, 12 noon race starts and 3 pm car show judging.  Free to enter into the car show, swap meet and vending.  Only $12 to get into the gate.

Adults $12, children $5