Mini Indy Speedway is located just northeast of downtown Indianapolis at the historic
Indiana State Fair Grounds. Mini Indy is a concrete track that is built to similar standards
to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mini Indy has wide banking of 7 degrees on the
straights and 9 degrees in the corners just like IMS.
Our walls are one of the safest in the country constructed of polymer sheets and
reinforced with rubber tires. That makes it easy on those little drivers and easy on
dad's wallet!
Don't forget to kiss those bricks! At the time of construction the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
donated the first brick in the middle of our start finish line! These bricks were sold and
engraved with the name of other supporters including Indiana's own Jeff Gordon! We take pride
in our facility!
Mini Indy offers a covered staging area to keep the sun off those drivers waiting to race.
We have a large hot chute for handler and driver safety! Our track also includes a top notch
air conditioned tower with all the amenities of home and plenty of room for the scorers and
track officials! Don't forget to swing by our fully equipped concession stand for something
great to eat!
Staying over? We offer on site camping. Full Hookups are available in some areas!
At Mini Indy we are your home away from home!
Come be part of the Mini Indy family!
Quarter Midgets of America is a non-profit organization with over 2,500 family memberships and approximately 4,000 drivers. There are 13 Regions in our organization and 50 Quarter Midget Clubs Nationwide. This sport is definitely the ‘best kept secret’ you'll ever come across.
QMA is a family oriented sport that involves racing in special prepared cars. The cars, rules and safety procedures are designed specifically for kids. They race on oval tracks approximately 1/20 of a mile. A child who is 5 to 16 years of age can race. Safety features include full roll cages, multi-point seat harnesses, full face helmets, and other gear. This sport has fewer injuries than little-league football. The Quarter Midget Association is constantly reviewing and evaluating safety rules to ensure that quarter midget racing remains a safe competitive sport. The racing environment is about children and family. Not only do kids learn valuable skills and sportsmanship, but they also make new friends. Mom and Dad will make new friends too.
Quarter Midget Racing was started to develop sportsmanship in the children while also providing a family oriented racing activity. In recognition of the drivers, trophies are awarded at Regional, State, and National events. No cash prizes are awarded.
- Quarter Midget racing is not a "drop off your kid" kind of sport, but an involved family sport. Few other sports permit all members of the family to participate. The kids do the driving while other family members serve as pit crews, chief mechanics, scorers, timekeepers, and operators of concession stand or novelty booths.
- It teaches the meaning of sportsmanship, fair play by following rules, how to be a good winner or a gracious loser.
- It develops coordination, and a sense of timing and independent thinking.
- It teaches self-reliance. Once a green flag has dropped, they are on their own.
- The spirit of competition also comes along here. They learn to drive hard, but that rules must be observed. Rule infractions may result in disqualification.
- Development of knowledge and an appreciation for mechanical devices.
- It teaches safe driving skills that are carried on in their teen years on the road. Very few people develop the skill that these children acquire. We believe this level of skill is valuable when they become adult drivers. They learn that there is a place to race an automobile— which is NOT on the public highway systems where so many young adult drivers lose their lives.
- It develops a sense of responsibility. Alertness and concern for the safety of others is acquired.
- It gives drivers a well-earned right and a sense of pride and accomplishment. They stand taller and are more confident after becoming a proficient Quarter Midget Driver. This confidence and sense of "belonging to a group", along with our Race
Against Drugs Program, could someday be a factor in helping these kids "Say No To Drugs".
