Lake Speed News

Speed:

Speed:

January 17, 2000
hearing Lake Speed is back from an extended vacation and is looking for a CUP ride. Speed last drove the #9 Cartoon Network Ford in 1998(1-17-2000)

Nadeau Out? YEP-UPDATE 2:

Nadeau Out? YEP-UPDATE 2:

August 23, 1999
Nadeau Out? YEP-UPDATE 2: The Racing Angels ADNASCAR Newsletter newsletter reports: Sources tell me Jerry Nadeau has been released from the #9, Cartoon Network, Melling Owned car. Jerry, as we know, will be in the #25 Holigan, Hendricks owned Chevy next season. I understand

Nadeau Out? YEP-UPDATE 2:

Nadeau Out? YEP-UPDATE 2:

August 23, 1999
The Racing Angels ADNASCAR Newsletter newsletter reports: Sources tell me Jerry Nadeau has been released from the #9, Cartoon Network, Melling Owned car. Jerry, as we know, will be in the #25 Holigan, Hendricks owned Chevy next season. I understand Steve Grissom will

#50 Changes? UPDATE 2:

#50 Changes? UPDATE 2:

August 19, 1999
nothing confirmed on this but I hear that Lake Speed has left his position as Team Manager at the #50 Midwest Transit Racing Chevy team -- UPDATE: The team informs me that Speed is still with the team, just took a vacation to spend time with the family -- UPDATE 2:

#50 Changes? UPDATE:

#50 Changes? UPDATE:

August 19, 1999
nothing confirmed on this but I hear that Lake Speed has left his position as Team Manager at the #50 Midwest Transit Racing Chevy team -- UPDATE: The team informs me that Speed is still with the team, just took a vavction to spend time with the family

Craven Ride:

Craven Ride:

June 28, 1999
Lake Speed, General Manager of Midwest Transit Racing, has announced Ricky Craven will be piloting the #50 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway, July 3rd. The team's new crew chief, John Monsam needs no introduction to Craven. In

Gilliland to run:

Gilliland to run:

June 23, 1999
Butch Gilliland will take his #38 Ralphs/Food 4 Less/Coca-Cola sponsored Ford Taurus to the Sears Point Cup event, in hopes of qualifying for his first Winston Cup race of the season. Earlier in the season the team planned to qualify for the Fontana Cup race, but encountered

Lake Speed to Drive?

Lake Speed to Drive?

June 17, 1999
from the Lake Speed Fan Club Site: Many of you have been writing wanting to know what the possibility would be for Lake to drive the #50 Midwest Transit Chevrolet at Daytona next month in the Pepsi 400. According to Lake he will not drive in that race. He stated that

Craven? UPDATE 4:

Craven? UPDATE 4:

June 11, 1999
Hearing Ricky Craven has signed with the #50 Midwest Transit Winston Cup Chevy , makes sense if true since he and the new #50 crew chief, John Monsam, have worked together in the past -- UPDATE 1: Ricky Craven, released this week by car owner Scott Barbour(#58) and

Midwest Hires:

Midwest Hires:

June 9, 1999
Midwest Transit Racing's General Manager Lake Speed announced that John Monsam will lead the team as crew chief while Dale Watkins will join the team to run the shop. Monsam, (38), has been involved in racing for 15 years. He currently resides in Sherrills Ford, N.

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 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

Speed/Pardus:

Speed/Pardus:

April 8, 1999
Midwest Transit Racing has found a new, spacious home as it prepares for its comeback race under the guidance of General Manager Lake Speed. The team, owned by Hal Hicks and Mike Witters, decided to move from its Mooresville shop to a 20,000 square foot facility formerly

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

Lake Speed News:

Lake Speed News:

February 2, 1999
Lake Speed will be in Daytona helping Bobby Hillin in his Busch effort. Speed has not giving up on the idea of driving. Some reports of Speed retiring last year after he was hurt at Sonoma are not true www.lakespeed.net