# 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 14th 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 14th-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 #47 Ford Thunderbird, picking up sponsorship from Jayski and also from fan-sponsored donations. He even picked up sponsorship from Phillips after Geoffrey 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.
His last career start was that the Pepsi 400 in 1998, where his engine expired 19 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 2nd-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 | NWCC | 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 | CLT DNQ | CAR DNQ | PHO | ATL DNQ | | | | | NA | - | |
| 1994 | Johnson Standridge Racing | 47 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR 42 | RCH DNQ | ATL DNQ | DAR DNQ | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT 43 | DOV 36 | POC DNQ | MCH DNQ | DAY DNQ | NHA | POC 41 | TAL DNQ | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH 39 | BRI | DAR 24 | RCH DNQ | DOV DNQ | MAR | NWS | CLT 34 | CAR 41 | PHO | ATL DNQ | | | | 47th | 404 | |
| 1995 | Johnson Standridge Racing | 47 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR DNQ | RCH DNQ | ATL 25 | DAR 14 | BRI DNQ | NWS DNQ | MAR | TAL DNQ | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51st | 209 | |
| 1995 | Johnson Standridge Racing | 66 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR DNQ | RCH | DOV DNQ | MAR | NWS | CLT DNQ | CAR | PHO | ATL DNQ | | | | | | 51st | 209 |
| 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 | MAR DNQ | NWS | CLT 27 | CAR 41 | PHO | ATL 29 | | | | 51st | 198 | |
| 1997 | Triad Motorsports | 78 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR DNQ | RCH DNQ | ATL 36 | DAR DNQ | TEX 21 | BRI DNQ | MAR DNQ | SON | TAL DNQ | CLT 32 | DOV DNQ | POC DNQ | MCH 33 | CAL DNQ | DAY 40 | NHA DNQ | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | | | | | | | 50th | 366 | |
| 1997 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 42 | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | | 50th | 366 | |
| 1998 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Ford | DAY 35 | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | | | TAL 28 | CAL | CLT DNQ | DOV | RCH | MCH | POC | SON | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | NHA | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL 28 | DAY 43 | PHO | CAR | ATL | | 55th | 250 | |
| 1998 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Chevy | | | | | | | TEX DNQ | MAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55th | 250 |
| 1999 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Ford | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | - | |
| 1999 | Midwest Transit Racing | 50 | Chevy | | CAR DNQ | 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 | NA | - | |

##### Daytona 500 results

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1994 | Standridge Motorsports | Ford | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1995 | Standridge Motorsports | Ford | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1997 | Triad Motorsports | Ford | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1998 | Standridge Motorsports | Ford | 36 | 35 |
| 1999 | Standridge Motorsports | Ford | DNQ | 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 | NBGNC | Pts |
| 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 | CLT 14 | CAR | MAR | 69th | 121 |
| 1987 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Pontiac | DAY 26 | HCY | MAR | DAR | BRI | LGY | SBO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 29 | | | | | | | | 40th | 507 |
| 1987 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Chevy | | | | | | | | CLT 20 | DOV 32 | IRP | ROU | JFC | OXF | SBO | HCY | RAL | LGY | ROU | BRI | JFC | DAR 27 | RCH | DOV | | CLT 23 | CAR | MAR | | | | | | | 40th | 507 |
| 1988 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Chevy | DAY 39 | | | | DAR 19 | | | | | | CLT 32 | DOV 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 20 | | DOV 14 | | CLT 8 | CAR 38 | | | 12th | 3040 |
| 1988 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Pontiac | | HCY 23 | CAR | MAR 12 | | BRI 26 | LNG 16 | NZH 30 | SBO 13 | NSV 14 | | | ROU 10 | LAN 7 | LVL 23 | MYB 14 | | SBO 18 | HCY 16 | LNG 16 | IRP 22 | ROU 13 | BRI 14 | | RCH 17 | | MAR 19 | | | MAR 21 | | 12th | 3040 |
| 1988 | Standridge Motorsports | 57 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | OXF 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 3040 |
| 1989 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Pontiac | DAY 16 | CAR 33 | MAR 24 | HCY 24 | DAR 25 | BRI 15 | NZH 13 | SBO 19 | LAN 8 | NSV 19 | CLT 28 | DOV 25 | ROU 17 | LVL 18 | VOL 15 | MYB 29 | SBO 11 | HCY 17 | DUB 21 | IRP 25 | ROU 20 | BRI 13 | DAR 15 | RCH | DOV | MAR 6 | CLT 13 | CAR 34 | MAR 19 | | | 14th | 2843 |
| 1990 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Pontiac | DAY DNQ | RCH | CAR | MAR | HCY 13 | DAR | BRI | LAN 24 | SBO 28 | NZH | HCY 22 | CLT 21 | DOV | ROU 21 | VOL 15 | MYB | OXF | NHA | SBO 25 | DUB 14 | IRP 18 | ROU 30 | BRI 19 | DAR 26 | RCH | DOV | MAR 23 | CLT 25 | NHA | CAR | MAR 14 | 29th | 1594 |
| 1991 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | MAR | VOL | HCY | DAR | BRI | LAN | SBO | NZH | CLT | DOV | ROU | HCY | MYB | GLN | OXF | NHA | SBO | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR 24 | RCH | DOV | CLT | NHA | CAR 19 | MAR | 75th | 197 |
| 1992 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Pontiac | 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 | CLT 24 | MAR | CAR | HCY | 105th | 91 |
| 1993 | Standridge Motorsports | 47 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL 23 | IRP | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | CLT | MAR | CAR 23 | 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 | ABSC | 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 | CLT 14 | ATL 25 | 120th | - | |