Daltyn England Captures 2023 MARA Championship; Ta...
Robinson Races to Victory at Sycamore
Taylor Takes Sixth Feature Win of the Season at Sy...
Daltyn England Captures 2023 MARA Championship; Ta...

Daltyn England Captures 2023 MARA Championship; Ta...

9/4/2023 -
Sun Prairie (September 3rd, 2023) - After 12 long and grueling nights of racing, Daltyn England came across the line to take the 2023 AgVenture and We
Robinson Races to Victory at Sycamore

Robinson Races to Victory at Sycamore

9/3/2023 -
Sycamore, IL (September 2, 2023) – Daniel Robinson was victorious coming from his seventh place starting position to earn the Advanced Fastening Suppl
Taylor Takes Sixth Feature Win of the Season at Sy...

Taylor Takes Sixth Feature Win of the Season at Sy...

8/20/2023 -
Sycamore, IL (August 19th, 2023) - Adam Taylor drove away from the field to pick up his sixth feature win of the season with the Advanced Fastening Su

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Daltyn England Captures 2023 MARA Championship; Taylor Picks Up E

Daltyn England Captures 2023 MARA Championship; Taylor Picks Up E...

9/4/2023
Sun Prairie (September 3rd, 2023) - After 12 long and grueling nights of racing, Daltyn England came across the line to take the 2023 AgVenture and Wehmeyer Seed Midget Auto Racing Association Championship. Adam Taylor picked up yet another feature win on the season as he...more
Robinson Races to Victory at Sycamore

Robinson Races to Victory at Sycamore

9/3/2023
Sycamore, IL (September 2, 2023) – Daniel Robinson was victorious coming from his seventh place starting position to earn the Advanced Fastening Supply Badger Midget series victory at the Sycamore Speedway on Saturday night. Saturday’s event was the first in a three race...more
Taylor Takes Sixth Feature Win of the Season at Sycamore

Taylor Takes Sixth Feature Win of the Season at Sycamore

8/20/2023
Sycamore, IL (August 19th, 2023) - Adam Taylor drove away from the field to pick up his sixth feature win of the season with the Advanced Fastening Supply Badger Midgets at Sycamore Speedway on Saturday night. Twenty-six cars signed in for a great night of racing with...more
Bruns Bests Field for Third Win at Lincoln

Bruns Bests Field for Third Win at Lincoln

8/19/2023
Lincoln, IL (August 18th, 2023) - Patrick Bruns continued his Lincoln Speedway domination by picking up his third feature win of the season. Bruns had to fight from his ninth place starting spot to pick up the win. Fifteen cars signed into the pits for a wonderful night...more


About

From Charlene Meents – 1986 “Ten Years of MARA Racing” Yearbook

“The original MARA series, known as the Midwest Auto Racing Association, was conceived in the summer of 1977 in Springfield, IL. Under the direction of its first President, Dean Helmick, and a six member Board of Directors, MARA sanctioned its first auto race that summer at the Champaign County Fair, Champaign, IL. At that event, which featured 27 competing drivers, the thrust of MARA originated. Only one more race would be held that first year, but from that basic beginning, MARA rose to the one of the top midget organizations in the United States.

MARA sprang out from a group of Central Illinois midget owners and drivers who were dissatisfied with the club they were competing in. The two main purposes of this organization were to give owners and drivers some say in the running of their midget races and also promote the sport of midget auto racing in the Midwest.”

Original MARA Board of Directors in 1977; Ron Castleman, Rusty Kunz, Howard Lehman, Jerry Meents, Mike Motz and Dick Rhodes.

Original MARA Officers in 1977: Dean Helmick, President; Joe Dooling, Vice President; Ron Castelman, Secretary; George Anduskevitch, Treasurer.

Current - 2023

The original MARA series sanctioned midget races from that first season in 1977 until the end of the 2006 racing season. Since then, MARA has remained dormant, but always in the hearts of those who competed with the organization across nearly three decades.

In late 2022, a group of car owners approached the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association seeking help in forming a new series in Central Illinois for the 2023 season. Those owners were seeking a professional organization focused on midget racing and able to provide full sanctioning capabilities including technical inspection, scoring, officiating, marketing, etc.

The BMARA, having continuously sanctioned midget racing since 1936, agreed to be the sanctioning body. However, a series name was still needed. The BMARA along with the car owners and several families with ties to the original MARA agreed to re-launch the series under the Midget Auto Racing Association (MARA) name with a goal of preserving the history of the original series. Therefore, in 2023 and beyond we choose to race for all those who came before us under the original Midwest Auto Racing Association (MARA). We hope to make you proud and we invite you to join us in this motorsports endeavor.

Champion Drivers

  • 1977: Duke DeRosa
  • 1978: Alan Brown
  • 1979; Duke DeRosa
  • 1980: Duke DeRosa
  • 1981: Dave Ray
  • 1982: Gene Gennetton
  • 1983: Gene Gennetton
  • 1984: Gene Gennetton
  • 1985: Kevin Doty
  • 1986: Steve Knepper
  • 1987: Steve Knepper
  • 1988: Dave Dwyer
  • 1989: Steve Knepper
  • 1990: Steve Knepper
  • 1991: Phil Heavelow
  • 1992: Steve Knepper
  • 1993: Don Lehmann
  • 1994: Don Lehmann
  • 1995: Don Lehmann
  • 1996: Steve Knepper
  • 1997: Don Lehmann
  • 1998: Don Lehmann
  • 1999: Don Lehmann
  • 2000: Don Lehmann
  • 2001: Rich Camfield
  • 2002: Steve Knepper
  • 2003: Steve Knepper
  • 2004: Craig Carey
  • 2005: Don Lehmann
  • 2006: Don Lehmann


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