Museum of American Speed, Automotive racing museum in Lincoln, Nebraska

The Museum of American Speed is a nonprofit automobile museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, in operation since 1992 and housed since 2001 in a 135,000 sq ft facility. Its exhibits range from classic midget cars, go-karts and antique cars to a Soap Box Derby collection, model cars and a music room with autographed guitars mounted on the ceiling.

Bill and Joyce Smith opened the Museum of American Speed in 1992 on Van Dorn Street in West Lincoln. In 2001 it moved to a larger facility elsewhere in Lincoln. In 2026 the museum acquired the complete model car and artifact collection of the International Model Car Builders' Museum in Sandy, Utah, with the new model car section's grand opening held on July 23–25, 2026.

The cars and engines on display show how motor racing became deeply tied to American ideas about ingenuity and competition. Many of the vehicles were built by small workshops and independent mechanics, which reflects a hands-on tradition that visitors can clearly see in the craftsmanship.

The museum is large, so comfortable shoes are a good idea since visitors walk through many connected halls. Guided tours are offered, but exploring on your own is just as easy since the layout is generally straightforward.

The museum holds one of the largest known collections of Miller and Offenhauser racing engines, two types of motors that dominated American oval racing for decades in the early and mid 20th century. These engines are now so rare that seeing several of them together in one place is something almost no other museum can offer.