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{{short description|Former NASCAR team}}
{{Unreferenced stub|auto=yes|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox NASCAR team
| name          = Midwest Transit Racing
| logo          =Midwest_Transit_Racing_logo.png 
| owners        = [[Hal Hicks (racing)|Hal Hicks]]<br>[[Mike Witter]]
| base          = 
| series        = [[Winston Cup Series]]
| numbers       = 50
| drivers       = 
| sponsors      = 
| manufacturer  = [[Chevrolet]]
| opened        = [[1998 in NASCAR|1998]]
| closed        = [[2001 in NASCAR|2001]]
| debut         = [[1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1998]] [[1998 Pepsi 400|Pepsi 400]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]])
| final         = [[2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2001]] [[Brickyard 400]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
| races         = 38
| drivers_champ = 0
| wins          = 0
| poles         = 0
}}
'''Midwest Transit Racing''' is a disbanded [[NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] team owned and operated by [[Hal Hicks (racing)|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 in NASCAR|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 Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]. After that the team suspended operations and closed down, ending a brief but tumultuous run in NASCAR.

== Car No. 50 results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
!colspan=45| [[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
! {{Abbr|Owners|Owners Points classification}}
! Pts
|-
! [[1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1998]]
! rowspan=2| [[Dan Pardus]]
! 07
! rowspan=8| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1998 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400|CAR]]
| [[1998 Las Vegas 400|LVS]]
| [[Primestar 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]
| [[Food City 500|BRI]]
| [[Texas 500|TEX]]
| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Spring Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[California 500 Presented by NAPA|CAL]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[Miller Lite 400|MCH]]
| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]
| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]
| [[Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]
| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1998 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss|MCH]]
| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Farm Aid on CMT 300|NHA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]
| [[MBNA Gold 400|DOV]]
| [[NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]
| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Winston 500 (Fall)|TAL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1998 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>36</small>
| [[Dura Lube 500|PHO]]
| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]
| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]
| colspan=3|
! 52nd
! 160
|-
! rowspan=4| [[1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1999]]
! rowspan=7| 50
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1999 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#DFC484;"| [[Dura Lube/Big K 400|CAR]]<br><small>Wth<sup>†</sup></small>
| colspan=6| 
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Spring Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[California 500 Presented by NAPA|CAL]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]
| [[Kmart 400|MCH]]
| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]
| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]
| colspan=20|
! rowspan=4| 46th
! rowspan=4| 855
|-
! [[Billy Standridge]]
| colspan=1|
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Dura Lube/Big K 400|CAR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| colspan=34|
|-
! [[Ron Hornaday Jr.]]
| colspan=2|
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Las Vegas 400|LVS]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Cracker Barrel 500|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]
| [[Primestar 500 (Texas)|TEX]]
| [[Food City 500|BRI]]
| [[Goody's Body Pain 500|MAR]]
| colspan=28|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[Ricky Craven]]
| colspan=16|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1999 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]<br><small>13</small>
| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1999 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>34</small>
| [[1999 Frontier @ the Glen|GLN]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer|MCH]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500|BRI]]<br><small>42</small>
| [[Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Dura Lube/Kmart 300|NHA]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[MBNA Gold 400|DOV]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>43</small>
| [[Winston 500 (Fall)|TAL]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|CAR]]<br><small>41</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pennzoil 400 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1999 NAPA 500|ATL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| colspan=2|
|-
! [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[2000 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[KMart/Dura Lube 400|CAR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[CarsDirect.com 400|LVS]]<br><small>40</small>
| [[Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500|ATL]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Mall.com 400|DAR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[2000 DirecTV 500|TEX]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's Body Pain 500|MAR]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Spring Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>29</small>
| [[NAPA Auto Parts 500|CAL]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>42</small>
| [[MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Kmart 400|MCH]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[2000 Pocono 500|POC]]
| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[thatlook.com 300|NHA]]<br><small>17</small>
| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>41</small>
| [[Global Crossing @ The Glen|GLN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer|MCH]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Goracing.com 500|BRI]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400|RCH]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Dura Lube 300|NHA]]<br><small>36</small>
| [[MBNA.com 400|DOV]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Winston 500|TAL]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|CAR]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[2000 Pennzoil 400|HOM]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 NAPA 500|ATL]]<br><small>30</small>
| colspan=2|
! 45th
! 1393
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2001]]
! [[Rick Mast]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[2001 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Dura Lube 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|32}}
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Carolina Dodge Dealers 400|DAR]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|36}}
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Harrah's 500|TEX]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|41}}
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[2001 Talladega 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500|CAL]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|20}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|32}}
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Kmart 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]<br>{{small|22}}
| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|34}}
| [[Tropicana 400|CHI]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[New England 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|14}}
| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]
| colspan=16|
! rowspan=2| 45th
! rowspan=2| 890
|-
! [[Rich Bickle]]
| colspan=20|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>32</small>
| [[Global Crossing @ The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer|MCH]]
| [[Sharpie 500|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400|RCH]]
| [[2001 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400|DOV]]
| [[2001 Protection One 400|KAN]]
| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]
| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]
| [[EA Sports 500|TAL]]
| [[Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]
| [[Pop Secret 400|CAR]]
| [[Pennzoil Freedom 400|HOM]]
| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]
| [[2001 New Hampshire 300|NHA]]
|-
| colspan=42|<small><sup>†</sup> - Replaced after first round qualifying by [[Billy Standridge]]</small>
|}

==External links==
* {{Racing-Reference owner|Hal_Hicks_Mike_Witters}}

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