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Midwest Transit Racing

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Midwest Transit Racing
Owner(s)Hal Hicks
Mike Witter
SeriesWinston Cup Series
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened1998
Closed2001
Career
Debut1998 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)
Latest race2001 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
Races competed38
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

Midwest Transit Racing is a disbanded NASCAR Winston Cup Series team owned and operated by Hal Hicks and Mike Witter. It was formed in 1998 as No. 03 with Dan Pardus driving and Midwest Transit as the sponsor. Before the car hit the track however, NASCAR changed the car number to 07 for unspecified reasons. The team planned to run as many races as possible, but several starts led to nothing but DNQ's until the Pepsi 400, where Pardus finished 36th after a crash. The team tried again in 1999, only switching its car number to 50. When Pardus did not qualify for any of his attempts, he was replaced by Ricky Craven. At first, the combination seemed to work, but in 2000, the team began to fail to qualify for races again as well as having problems finishing races. After Craven quit the team, Rick Mast drove the car briefly, attempting races on a limited schedule, before Rich Bickle took over for one race at Indianapolis. After that the team suspended operations and closed down, ending a brief but tumultuous run in NASCAR.

Car No. 50 results

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
1998 Dan Pardus 07 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL
DNQ
CAL CLT
DNQ
DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI NHA
DNQ
DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL
DNQ
DAY
36
PHO CAR ATL 52nd 160
1999 50 DAY
DNQ
CAR
Wth
TAL
DNQ
CAL RCH CLT
DNQ
DOV MCH POC SON 46th 855
Billy Standridge CAR
DNQ
Ron Hornaday Jr. LVS
DNQ
ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR
Ricky Craven DAY
43
NHA
13
POC IND
34
GLN MCH
30
BRI
42
DAR RCH NHA
43
DOV
40
MAR
24
CLT
43
TAL CAR
41
PHO
30
HOM
32
ATL
DNQ
2000 DAY
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
LVS
40
ATL DAR
DNQ
BRI
DNQ
TEX MAR
31
TAL
29
CAL RCH
40
CLT
42
DOV MCH
DNQ
POC SON DAY
29
NHA
17
POC IND
41
GLN MCH
37
BRI
DNQ
DAR RCH
26
NHA
36
DOV MAR
20
CLT
DNQ
TAL
30
CAR
15
PHO
18
HOM
DNQ
ATL
30
45th 1393
2001 Rick Mast DAY
DNQ
CAR
32
LVS
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
DAR
DNQ
BRI
36
TEX
DNQ
MAR
41
TAL
DNQ
CAL RCH
20
CLT
32
DOV
DNQ
MCH
DNQ
POC
22
SON DAY
34
CHI NHA
14
POC 45th 890
Rich Bickle IND
32
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA
- Replaced after first round qualifying by Billy Standridge
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