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8/14/22 6:09 PM
Originally Posted by
chrismattlin
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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.
UMARA was a Northern Illinois based group that attracted many USAC regulars, Tony Stewart, Kenny Irwin, Ryan Newman, Dan Drinan and Tracy Hines raced at Grundy County. Also, Badger was really strong in that era.
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