Billy Standridge

William Gerald Standridge (November 27, 1953 – April 12, 2014) was an American stock car racing driver. He was a competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Busch Series.

Career Born November 27, 1953, Standridge started his racing career in the Goody's Dash Series. Standridge began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished fourteenth at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac. After that, he began running a limited schedule in the Busch Series, posting five top-ten finishes in 84 starts, the last of which came in 1993. In 1994, he began running a limited schedule in Winston Cup, making his debut at North Carolina Speedway but finishing 42nd after a crash. He ran seven more races that year, his best finish being a 24th at the Southern 500 as well as picking up sponsorship from the WCW and Dura Lube. He followed that up with a fourteenth-place finish at Darlington the following year.

After an unsuccessful stint with Triad Motorsports in 1996 and 1997 (he was released after New Hampshire's summer race in 1997), Standridge began running his own team, the No. 47 Ford Thunderbird, picking up sponsorship from Jayski's Silly Season Site and also from fan-sponsored donations. He even picked up sponsorship from Phillips after Geoff Bodine failed to qualify for a 1998 Talladega race. Standridge was one of the last drivers to run in NASCAR using a Thunderbird after other teams switched to the redesigned Taurus for the 1998 season.

Standridge's last career start was that the Pepsi 400 in 1998, where his engine expired nineteen laps into the race. His last attempt ever came in 1999, when he filled in for Dan Pardus in the Midwest Transit Racing Chevy at Rockingham Speedway in second-round-qualifying, but his time was not fast enough to make the race. Outside of NASCAR, Standridge ran an auto-parts store in Shelby, North Carolina.

In March 2014, Standridge was diagnosed with cancer. He died on April 12, 2014, at his home in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. Standridge was survived by his wife, five children, and seven grandchildren.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team 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 Pts Ref 1993 Johnson Standridge Racing 47 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLTDNQ CARDNQ PHO ATLDNQ NA - 1994 DAYDNQ CAR42 RCHDNQ ATLDNQ DARDNQ BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT43 DOV36 POCDNQ MCHDNQ DAYDNQ NHA POC41 TALDNQ INDDNQ GLN MCH39 BRI DAR24 RCHDNQ DOVDNQ MAR NWS CLT34 CAR41 PHO ATLDNQ 47th 404 1995 DAYDNQ CARDNQ RCHDNQ ATL25 DAR14 BRIDNQ NWSDNQ MAR TALDNQ SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL 51st 209 66 INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DARDNQ RCH DOVDNQ MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR PHO ATLDNQ 1996 Triad Motorsports 78 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MARDNQ NWS CLT27 CAR41 PHO ATL29 51st 198 1997 DAYDNQ CARDNQ RCHDNQ ATL36 DARDNQ TEX21 BRIDNQ MARDNQ SON TALDNQ CLT32 DOVDNQ POCDNQ MCH33 CALDNQ DAY40 NHADNQ POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT 50th 366 Standridge Motorsports 47 Ford TAL42 CAR PHO ATL 1998 DAY35 CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TAL28 CAL CLTDNQ DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL28 DAY43 PHO CAR ATL 55th 250 Chevy TEXDNQ MAR 1999 Ford DAYDNQ NA - Midwest Transit Racing 50 Chevy CARDNQ LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL

Daytona 500 results Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1994 Standridge Motorsports Ford DNQ 1995 DNQ 1997 Triad Motorsports Ford DNQ 1998 Standridge Motorsports Ford 36 35 1999 DNQ

Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results Year Team 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 Pts Ref 1986 Standridge Motorsports 37 Pontiac DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT14 CAR MAR 69th 121 1987 47 DAY26 HCY MAR DAR BRI LGY SBO MAR29 40th 507 Chevy CLT20 DOV32 IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR27 RCH DOV CLT23 CAR MAR 1988 DAY39 DAR19 CLT32 DOV32 DAR20 DOV14 CLT8 CAR38 12th 3040 Pontiac HCY23 CAR MAR12 BRI26 LNG16 NZH30 SBO13 NSV14 ROU10 LAN7 LVL23 MYB14 SBO18 HCY16 LNG16 IRP22 ROU13 BRI14 RCH17 MAR19 MAR21 57 OXF19 1989 47 DAY16 CAR33 MAR24 HCY24 DAR25 BRI15 NZH13 SBO19 LAN8 NSV19 CLT28 DOV25 ROU17 LVL18 VOL15 MYB29 SBO11 HCY17 DUB21 IRP25 ROU20 BRI13 DAR15 RCH DOV MAR6 CLT13 CAR34 MAR19 14th 2843 1990 DAYDNQ RCH CAR MAR HCY13 DAR BRI LAN24 SBO28 NZH HCY22 CLT21 DOV ROU21 VOL15 MYB OXF NHA SBO25 DUB14 IRP18 ROU30 BRI19 DAR26 RCH DOV MAR23 CLT25 NHA CAR MAR14 29th 1594 1991 DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR24 RCH DOV CLT NHA CAR19 MAR 75th 197 1992 DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT24 MAR CAR HCY 105th 91 1993 DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL23 IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR23 HCY ATL 70th 188

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results Year Team 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 Pts Ref 1996 Triad Motorsports 78 Ford DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT14 ATL25 120th -