Martin, MI

Martin is a village in southeastern Allegan County whose biggest regional landmark is a drag strip. US 131 Motorsports Park sits at 1249 12th Street and has operated since 1962, running grassroots, regional, and national events that range from bracket racing to jet cars and nitro matches. The facility’s schedule gives a place of 377 residents at the 2020 census a role in western Michigan’s motorsports circuit that reaches well beyond its municipal size. On race weekends, the village’s rural roads connect spectators with a long-running racing operation that has become part of Martin’s name.

Outside the track, Martin is a small Allegan County village set amid southeastern Michigan’s rural landscape, with the park providing its clearest regional connection. The facility joined the NHRA Member Track Network in 2025, adding a formal link to the sport’s North Central Division. Its history and current calendar give Martin a concrete way to understand the place: a compact community with a working drag-racing facility on 12th Street and a steady stream of drivers, teams, and spectators passing through.