# Midwest Transit Racing

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

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 | Dan Pardus | 50 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR Wth$^†$ | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | CAL | RCH | CLT DNQ | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46th | 855 |
| 1999 | Billy Standridge | 50 | Chevy | | CAR DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46th | 855 |
| 1999 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | 50 | Chevy | | | LVS DNQ | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46th | 855 |
| 1999 | Ricky Craven | 50 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | 46th | 855 |
| 2000 | Ricky Craven | 50 | Chevy | 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 | 50 | Chevy | 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 |
| 2001 | Rich Bickle | 50 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IND 32 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MAR | TAL | PHO | CAR | HOM | ATL | NHA | 45th | 890 |
| $^†$ - Replaced after first round qualifying by Billy Standridge ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||