There was a ton of midget racing not all that long ago. "National"-type cars. 20 years ago we had USAC, NAMARS, MARA, and I believe ARCA even had a midget division. A non-pro racer had a lot of options back then without having to go the "lesser car" route. No disrespect to the D2 guys, it's the only option nowadays! A midwest guy could reasonably race with all those groups in that day.