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| Owner(s) | Hal Hicks Mike Witter |
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| Base | Daytona Beach, Florida Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series | Winston Cup Series |
| Race drivers | Rich Bickle, Ricky Craven, Ron Hornaday Jr., Rick Mast, Dan Pardus, Billy Standridge |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 1998 Pepsi 400 (Daytona) |
| Latest race | 2001 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis) |
| Races competed | 38 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Midwest Transit Racing is a disbanded NASCAR Winston Cup Series team owned and operated by Hal Hicks and Mike Witter. They were originally based in Daytona Beach, Florida, near NASCAR's headquarters, but would eventually move their operations to Mooresville, North Carolina. [1] 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, they would switch their car number again, this time to No. 50, and right before attempting Talladega, they would hire Lake Speed as their general manager. [2] 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. [3] After that, the team laid off all their employees and suspended operations, ending a brief but tumultuous run in NASCAR. [4]
