Aug. 2 win over ATPR sprint champ offers extra incentive

There's no doubt Robbie Standridge is on a roll. The question is whether a $500 "bounty" will end it.

Standridge, of Springfield, Ill., has won five consecutive features in the outlaw sprint class at Auto Tire and Parts Racepark near Benton, Mo. When that class returns Aug. 2 after taking this week off, the driver who defeats Standridge in the night's finale will earn an additional $500 on top of the regular $1,100 first-place money. The money was put up this week as a bonus by a local fan.

Standridge's streak of five straight wins ties him with Eddie Gallagher of Memphis, Tenn., for the longest winning streak in any ATPR class. Gallagher made his five-week run in June and early July of 1994.

Standridge, on track for his third straight ATPR season championship, is among the local ATPR racers expected to compete Saturday at St. Francois County Raceway near Farmington, Mo., in a special event for the touring NCRA and All Star sprint circuits. ATPR will race modifieds, pure stocks and cruisers only.

Elsewhere

Malden's monthly sprint event scheduled for Friday has been called off. Late models also will have the night off. The track will race modifieds, hobby stocks, pure stocks and cruisers.

Besides appearing Saturday at SFCR, the NCRA and All Star sprints start the weekend Friday at Capital Speedway near Jefferson City. Jerrod Hull and Daron Clayton, both of Sikeston, have three straight top-10 finishes on the NCRA tour.