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,^[1] 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),^[2] Standridge began running his own team, the #47 Ford Thunderbird, picking up sponsorship from Jayski^[3] 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.^[4]

In March 2014, Standridge was diagnosed with cancer. He died on April 12, 2014, at his home in Lake Wylie, South Carolina.^[1]^[5] 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	-	^[6]
1994				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	^[7]
1995				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	^[8]
1995		66																				IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR DNQ	RCH	DOV DNQ	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ				51st	209	^[8]
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	^[9]
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	^[10]
1997	Standridge Motorsports	47	Ford																													TAL 42	CAR	PHO	ATL			50th	366	^[10]
1998			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	^[11]
1998			Chevy							TEX DNQ	MAR																											55th	250	^[11]
1999			Ford	DAY DNQ																																		NA	-	^[12]
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	-	^[12]

Daytona 500 results

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1994	Standridge Motorsports	Ford	DNQ
1995	Standridge Motorsports	Ford	DNQ
1997	Triad Motorsports	Ford	DNQ
1998	Standridge Motorsports	Ford	36	35
1999	Standridge Motorsports	Ford	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	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	CLT 14	CAR	MAR	69th	121	^[13]
1987		47	Pontiac	DAY 26	HCY	MAR	DAR	BRI	LGY	SBO																	MAR 29								40th	507	^[14]
1987			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	^[14]
1988			Chevy	DAY 39				DAR 19						CLT 32	DOV 32												DAR 20		DOV 14		CLT 8	CAR 38			12th	3040	^[15]
			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
		57																		OXF 19
1989		47		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	^[16]
1990				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	^[17]
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	DAR 24	RCH	DOV	CLT	NHA	CAR 19	MAR	75th	197	^[18]
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	CLT 24	MAR	CAR	HCY	105th	91	^[19]
1993				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	^[20]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series