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. But UMRA racers are not all young: 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 eight drivers had United States Auto Club (USAC) and UMRA titles.
1994 & 1995 USAC National Midget Champion1995 USAC National Sprint Champion1995 USAC Silver Crown ChampionUMRA feature wins (11)
7/14/89 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN7/18/89 Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds, Madison, IN9/3/89 Decatur Co. Fairgrounds, Greensburg, IN9/4/89 Decatur Co. Fairgrounds, Greensburg, IN7/14/90 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN7/17/90 Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds, Madison, IN8/31/90 Bartholomew Co. Fairgrounds, Columbus, IN6/29/91 New Paris Speedway, New Paris, IN7/17/91 Decatur Co. Fairgrounds, Greensburg, IN7/23/93 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN7/4/96 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN15 UMRA CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1988, 92,94,95,97,98,99,00,01,03,04,07,08,09,101980 UMRA Rookie of the Year1984 SMRA Runner Up1987 Florida Fall Shoot-Out Champion1988, 92,01,03,05,06,08,09,10,11 UMRA Asphalt Champion1990 USAC Speedrome Midget Rookie of the Year1992 Milwaukee Winter Classic Midget Champion1992, 95, 97 UMRA Mechanic of the Year1993 Florida Winter National Champion1994 Fair Week Champion1995, 05 UMRA Rushville Regional Series Champion2001 UMRA President2003, 04 Rumble in Ft. Wayne Winner2004 RCA Rumble in the Dome WinnerUMRA Feature Wins (120)
Florida Feature Wins (15)USAC Speedrome Feature Wins (10)SMRA Feature Wins (2)UMRA 1st in All time Point StandingsUMRA 1st in All Time Point Championships2004 & 2005 USAC Midwest Ford Focus Champion2006 USAC Midwest Pavement Ford Focus ChampionUMRA feature wins (6)
8/31/06 Ripley Co. Fairgrounds, Osgood, IN7/13/07 Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, IN7/20/07 Gas City I-69 Speedway, Gas City, IN8/17/07 Vermillion Co. Speedway, Danville, IL8/25/07 Mount Lawn Speedway, New Castle, IN9/22/07 Mount Lawn Speedway, New Castle, IN1991 USAC National Midget ChampionUMRA feature wins (2)
11/28/85 Salem Civic Center, Salem, VA11/29/85 Salem Civic Center, Salem, VA1972 USAC National Midget Champion1974 & 1976 USAC National Sprint Champion1978 USAC Champ Dirt Car ChampionUMRA feature wins (1)
7/21/70 Salem, IN (not Salem Speedway)1986, 1989, 1992 & 2002 USAC Western Midget ChampionUMRA feature wins (1)
7/24/81 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN2006 USAC California Dirt Ford Focus ChampionUMRA feature wins (1)
7/20/82 Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds, Madison, IN1989 USAC TQ Midget ChampionUMRA feature wins (1)
7/12/89 Vermilion Co. Raceway, Danville, IL2003 USAC Indiana Ford Focus Champion2005 USAC National Ford Focus ChampionUMRA feature wins (1)
6/30/01 Rush Co. Fairgrounds, Rushville, IN