United Midget Racing Association
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United Midget Racing Association is an open wheel racing group established in 1961. The racing association schedules TQ Midget races for May to October.
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.
UMRA racer's are not all young, former go-kart drivers many are long time hobby drivers.
UMRA was the start of open wheel racing for NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart
.
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.
As of 2008 the following drivers had United States Auto Club (USAC) and UMRA titles.
Eight USAC Champions have won features in UMRA:
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
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
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.
UMRA racer's are not all young, former go-kart drivers many are long time hobby drivers.
UMRA was the start of open wheel racing for NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart
Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."Stewart...
.
Former UMRA turned pro drivers return to UMRA races for the fun of racing. One such example was in 2000, when Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart
Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."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.
As of 2008 the following drivers had United States Auto Club (USAC) and UMRA titles.
Eight USAC Champions have won features in UMRA:
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
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