Dan Pardus News

Pardus Released UPDATE 1:

Pardus Released UPDATE 1:

May 28, 1999
Driver Dan Pardus was released by Midwest Transit Racing Friday. The 36-year-old driver, who hails from Daytona Beach, Fla., was running for NASCAR Winston Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors, but has been unable to qualify for any of this seasons events

Pardus OK:

Pardus OK:

May 21, 1999
Rookie Dan Pardus, driver of the #50 Midwest Transit Chevy, is coming off hernia surgery, but is OK and will run in the No Bull 25 qualifying races in Friday, the the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series event on Friday night and the Winston Open Saturday(and with luck, The

Pardus Paint:

Pardus Paint:

May 7, 1999
Hal Hicks and Mike Witters, owners of the #50 Midwest Transit Chevrolet driven by Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Dan Pardus, have ordered a special red, white and blue paint scheme on the #50 for the Winston Open, a 50-lap race prior to the Winston All-Star

Lowes Testing Speeds UPDATE 1::

Lowes Testing Speeds UPDATE 1::

May 6, 1999
top 6 speeds so far on Thursday: Steve Park 179-223mph; Bobby Labonte 178.619; Kenny Wallace 178.619; Dale Earnhardt 178.277; Kenny Schrader 177.959; and Geoff Bodine 177.760 (RPM2Nite). Also LMS expects to announce what track changes will be made in response the the

Pardus Returns:

Pardus Returns:

April 22, 1999
Dan Pardus is ready to go racing. Midwest Transit Racing has been in the process of reorganization -- including two moves and the hiring of general manager Lake Speed and promoting Jay Born to crew chief -- for the last month. Now the team is prepared to make a return

Pardus Test:

Pardus Test:

March 31, 1999
Dan Pardus and the #50 Midwest Transit Chevy team will be testing at Greenville Pickens(SC) Speedway on April 1 -- Pardus had to cancel the test due to rain

Lake Speed Returns UPDATE:

Lake Speed Returns UPDATE:

March 23, 1999
Midwest Transit Racing has NASCAR Winston Cup Series veteran Lake Speed as general manager. Speed will be responsible for all day to day operations of the #50 Midwest Transit Chevy race team. Speed, a former World Karting champion, has made 402 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Pardus team changes UPDATE:

Pardus team changes UPDATE:

March 17, 1999
Crew Chief of the #50 Midwest Transit Team and ROTY Candidate, Dan Pardus, John McQueen, has left the team to pursue other racing opportunities. Driver Danny Pardus will stay aboard as primary driver( Speed Magazine -- The team will skip Darlington and hopes to file

Pardus News:

Pardus News:

March 3, 1999
As we know, rookie Dan Pardus will not race at Vegas, giving up the seat for a more experienced Ron Hornaday in the #50 Midwest Transit Chevy. Have some info from a PR I got - Midwest Transit Racing is closing its race shop in Daytona and is in the process of moving

Atlanta Testing:

Atlanta Testing:

March 2, 1999
Seven teams tested at Atlanta on Monday - Fastest was #35-Lyndon Amick at 183.030mph. Other's testing were #83-Wayne Grubb; #43-Shane Hall; #18-JD Gibbs; #53-Hank Parker, Jr; #72-Hermie Sadler; and Dan Pardus in the #50 Cup car(WC Today Radio)(3-2-1999)

Hornaday at Vegas:

Hornaday at Vegas:

March 1, 1999
Ron Horaday will attempt to make the Las Vegas 400 in the #50 Midwest Transit Chevy. Rookie Dan Pardus has not made a race yet, so the team hired Hornaday for the race(RPM2Nite)

Darlington Test:

Darlington Test:

February 23, 1999
Dan Pardus(#50) and Buckshot Jones(#00) tested Monday at Darlington( WC Today Radio ) Jones led testing with a top lap of 163.647mph, followed by Pardus at 163.484 mph(SpeedNet) -- Add Mark Martin to those testing at Darlington on Tuesday. Speeds: Martin 169.689mph

Standridge Makes Attempt:

Standridge Makes Attempt:

February 20, 1999
Billy Standridge drove the #50 Midwest Transit Chevy during Saturday morning's practice session, and then attempted to qualify for the car for the Cup race, but could not get the car in the race. Standridge replaced rookie Dan Pardus, who has less experience at North

Qualifying Postponed UPDATE results:

Qualifying Postponed UPDATE results:

February 19, 1999
Rain has postponed Cup qualifying at the Rock. One round of qualifying will take place at 10:45am/et with 45 minutes of practice at 9am/et. Positions 1-36 will be determined and each driver will get one lap. 2nd round has been canceled(NASCAR Online) -- One round of

Rookies:

Rookies:

February 12, 1999
Tough week for the six Cup ROTY candidates, Tony Stewart and Elliott Sadler mad the 500, but Dan Pardus, Stanton Barrett and Buckshot Jones all will miss the race and Mike Harmon was released from his ride before it ever got started(he may end up back in the car depending