UMARA Past National Champions
2003 - JOHN MEYERS
2002 - STEVE THINNES
2001 - STEVE THINNES
2000 - GENE LEE GIBSON
1999 - STEVE THINNES
1998 -DAVID GOUGH
1997 - MARTY DAVIS
1996 - DUANE PIERSON
1995 - JOHN WARREN
1994 - DON CARTER JR.
1993 - JOHN MEYERS
1992 - DANNY PENS
1991 - DANNY PENS
1990 - DANNY PENS
1989 - BOB MEYERS
1988 - JOHN WARREN
1987 - JOHN WARREN
WORLD OF OUTLAW MIDGETS (WOOM)

1986 - DENNIS DEVEA
1985 - DANNY PENS
1984 - DON CARTER, JR.
1983 - JIM GATES
1982 - MAC McCLELLAN
1981 - MAC McCLELLAN

UNITED AUTO RACING ASSOCIATION (UARA)

1983 - DJ "Dennis" Jubinsky (two races only)
1982 - Steve Spencer (one race only-Illiana)
1981 - Bill Minkler, Jr. (13 Events)
1980 - Bob Richards (fourth title for Richards)
1979 - Bob Richards (Bob Richards, Joliet Champ)
1978 - Dick Pole - Tom Corcoran (Joliet Champ)
1977 - Don Carter, Jr.
1976 - Bob Richards ****(14 events held)
1975 - Jim Gates
1974 - Don Vogler
1973 - Tom Steiner
1972 - Newt White
1971 - Bob Richards
1970 - George Kladis
1969 - Jim Gates
1968 - Bill Krueger
1967 - Wally Lambert
1966 - Roger West
1965 - Gene Varing
1964 - Ray Elliot
1963 - Ray Elliot
1962 - Russ Sweedler
1961 - Jigger Sirois
1960 - Danny Kladis
1959 - Russ Sweedler
1958 - Bob Tattersall
1957 - Willie Wildhaber
1956 - George Sellery
1955 - Bob Tattersall
1954 - Bud Aberham
1953 - Tony Lenti
1952 - Tony Lenti
1951 - Ken Rubright
1950 - Walter Johnson
1949 - Ray Elliot
1948 - Ray Elliot
1947 - Ray Elliot

**** some records show Bob Kammerer as 1977 UARA Champion
(might have been Joliet track champion).