Midget cars, also speedcars in Australia, is a class of racing cars. The cars are very small with a very high power-to-weight ratio and typically use four cylinder engines. They originated in the United States in the 1930s and are raced on most continents. There is a worldwide tour and national midget tours in the United States, Australia, Argentina and New Zealand.
Midget cars racing at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
A midget car
Bob Swanson at the Legion Ascot Speedway in Los Angeles in 1935
William Clay Ford Sr.'s 1939 Ford Midget Racer on display at Stahls Automotive Collection in Chesterfield Township, Michigan
The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is an indoor midget car race that takes place in January on a 1/5 mile dirt oval track at the Tulsa Expo Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. NASCAR calls it the "biggest Midget race of the year". It is nicknamed the "Super Bowl of midget racing".
Tony Stewart racing at the 2008 Chili Bowl
Home of the Chili Bowl, the Tulsa Expo Center
Five-time Chili Bowl winner Sammy Swindell
1987 winner Rich Vogler