United Midget Racing Association is a midget car open wheel racing group established in 1961. The racing association schedules TQ Midget races for May to October.[1]

Description

UMRA is often used as training ground for young go kart racers to gain open wheel skills before moving on to high level pro-racing formats.[2] But UMRA racers are not all young: many are long time hobby drivers.

Famous drivers

UMRA was the start of open wheel racing for NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart.[3]

Former UMRA turned pro drivers return to UMRA races for the fun of racing. One such example was in 2000, when Tony Stewart returned to UMRA for a quick race before a Winston Cup test. This was the first time he had raced against his father, Nelson Stewart.[4]

As of 2008 the following eight drivers had United States Auto Club (USAC) and UMRA titles.[5]

Tony Stewart

  • 1994 & 1995 USAC National Midget Champion
  • 1995 USAC National Sprint Champion
  • 1995 USAC Silver Crown Champion

UMRA feature wins (11)

  • 7/14/89 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN
  • 7/18/89 Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds, Madison, IN
  • 9/3/89 Decatur Co. Fairgrounds, Greensburg, IN
  • 9/4/89 Decatur Co. Fairgrounds, Greensburg, IN
  • 7/14/90 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN
  • 7/17/90 Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds, Madison, IN
  • 8/31/90 Bartholomew Co. Fairgrounds, Columbus, IN
  • 6/29/91 New Paris Speedway, New Paris, IN
  • 7/17/91 Decatur Co. Fairgrounds, Greensburg, IN
  • 7/23/93 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN
  • 7/4/96 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN

Terry Goff

  • 15 UMRA CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1988, 92,94,95,97,98,99,00,01,03,04,07,08,09,10
  • 1980 UMRA Rookie of the Year
  • 1984 SMRA Runner Up
  • 1987 Florida Fall Shoot-Out Champion
  • 1988, 92,01,03,05,06,08,09,10,11 UMRA Asphalt Champion
  • 1990 USAC Speedrome Midget Rookie of the Year
  • 1992 Milwaukee Winter Classic Midget Champion
  • 1992, 95, 97 UMRA Mechanic of the Year
  • 1993 Florida Winter National Champion
  • 1994 Fair Week Champion
  • 1995, 05 UMRA Rushville Regional Series Champion
  • 2001 UMRA President
  • 2003, 04 Rumble in Ft. Wayne Winner
  • 2004 RCA Rumble in the Dome Winner

UMRA Feature Wins (120)

  • Florida Feature Wins (15)
  • USAC Speedrome Feature Wins (10)
  • SMRA Feature Wins (2)
  • UMRA 1st in All time Point Standings
  • UMRA 1st in All Time Point Championships

Tate Martz

  • 2004 & 2005 USAC Midwest Ford Focus Champion
  • 2006 USAC Midwest Pavement Ford Focus Champion

UMRA feature wins (6)

  • 8/31/06 Ripley Co. Fairgrounds, Osgood, IN
  • 7/13/07 Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, IN
  • 7/20/07 Gas City I-69 Speedway, Gas City, IN
  • 8/17/07 Vermillion Co. Speedway, Danville, IL
  • 8/25/07 Mount Lawn Speedway, New Castle, IN
  • 9/22/07 Mount Lawn Speedway, New Castle, IN

Mike Streicher

  • 1991 USAC National Midget Champion

UMRA feature wins (2)

  • 11/28/85 Salem Civic Center, Salem, VA
  • 11/29/85 Salem Civic Center, Salem, VA

Duane "Pancho" Carter, Jr.

  • 1972 USAC National Midget Champion
  • 1974 & 1976 USAC National Sprint Champion
  • 1978 USAC Champ Dirt Car Champion

UMRA feature wins (1)

  • 7/21/70 Salem, IN (not Salem Speedway)

Robby Flock

  • 1986, 1989, 1992 & 2002 USAC Western Midget Champion

UMRA feature wins (1)

  • 7/24/81 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN

Bobby Michnowicz

  • 2006 USAC California Dirt Ford Focus Champion

UMRA feature wins (1)

  • 7/20/82 Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds, Madison, IN

Gary Howard

  • 1989 USAC TQ Midget Champion

UMRA feature wins (1)

  • 7/12/89 Vermilion Co. Raceway, Danville, IL

Robbie Ray

  • 2003 USAC Indiana Ford Focus Champion
  • 2005 USAC National Ford Focus Champion

UMRA feature wins (1)

  • 6/30/01 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN

References

  1. ↑ History of UMRA, Retrieved February 3, 2011
  2. ↑ TQ Midget Race Ready, Retrieved January 28, 2011
  3. ↑ Fenwick, Adam (September 25, 2020). "Tony Stewart Returning To TQ Midget Roots Tonight". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Tony Stewart, True Speed My Racing Life, Page 372
  5. ↑ "Trivia Question - USAC & UMRA". www.indianaopenwheel.com. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
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