Bubba Pollard
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March 16, 1987
Senoia, Georgia, U.S.
2017 Slinger Nationals Winner
2012, 2023, 2024 Rattler 250 Winner
2018, 2019 Canadian Short Track Nationals Winner
2020 Florida Governor's Cup Winner
2015, 2017, 2022 Red Eye 100 Winner
2018 Oxford 250 Winner
2017, 2024 Money in the Bank 150 Winner
2019 World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model Champion
2014 Southern Super Series Champion
2012 CRA South Series Champion
2011, 2012, 2014 Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship Series Champion
2014, 2017 Snowflake 100 Winner
2009, 2011 Viper Pro Late Model Series Champion
| Bubba Pollard | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Pollard at Richmond Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Andrew Williams Pollard March 16, 1987 Senoia, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2016 All American 400 Winner 2017 Slinger Nationals Winner 2012, 2023, 2024 Rattler 250 Winner 2018, 2019 Canadian Short Track Nationals Winner 2020 Florida Governor's Cup Winner 2015, 2017, 2022 Red Eye 100 Winner 2018 Oxford 250 Winner 2017, 2024 Money in the Bank 150 Winner 2019 World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model Champion 2014 Southern Super Series Champion 2012 CRA South Series Champion 2011, 2012, 2014 Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship Series Champion 2014, 2017 Snowflake 100 Winner 2009, 2011 Viper Pro Late Model Series Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2024 position | 53rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 53rd (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 National Debt Relief 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 75th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2005 Harley-Davidson of Cincinnati 150 (Kentucky) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Menards 200 Presented by Federated Car Care (Toledo) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 39th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of September 19, 2024. | |||||||
Andrew Williams "Bubba" Pollard[1] (born March 16, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes in super late model racing, driving the No. 26 Ford for his own team. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the ARCA Racing Series, and the ARCA Menards Series East. He is noted as one of the most successful active super late model drivers, winning the All-American 400, Rattler 250, World Crown 300, and the 2014 Southern Super Series championship.
Growing up, Pollard raced at Senoia Speedway in Senoia, Georgia, a track that his grandfather owned. He was invited on Roush Racing: Driver X in 2005 but did not win the contest, and besides for sporadic ARCA Re/Max Series starts, did not have the funding to compete on a national level.[1]
During the 2010s, Pollard won the 2014 Southern Super Series championship, and also ran several premier late model events, winning the Kern County Raceway Park Winter Showdown in 2015 and 2016.[2]
During the 2017 Snowball Derby, Noah Gragson nicknamed Pollard "Redneck Jesus" for his popularity in the short-track racing community and his success.[1] Pollard later said that he does not aspire to move up to NASCAR but rather stay in the grassroots feel of the short track community.[3]
On August 3, 2019, Pollard and Matt Craig battled for the win in a CARS Tour race at Hickory Speedway. Craig won the race, and upon parking his car on pit road after the race, Pollard was offered a hand gesture by Craig's father. Pollard got out of his car and fought Craig's father before local law enforcement separated the two; Pollard was later fined his $1,500 race winnings and was suspended for the next five CARS Tour events.[4] In September 2019, Pollard won his second consecutive Canadian Short Track Nationals at Jukasa Motor Speedway, winning $75,000 CAD ($56,000 USD).[5] In October 2019, Pollard ran for JR Motorsports in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300.[6] The partnership bloomed from Pollard developing a friendship with JRM late model driver Josh Berry during the 2019 CARS Tour season.[7]
To start off 2020, Pollard ran a tour-type Modified for NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece at the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway.[8]
It was announced on March 9, 2020, that Pollard would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving DGR-Crosley's No. 17 Ford in the race at Five Flags.[9][10] The race was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Pollard continued racing his super late model through the summer, scoring a Southern Super Series win at Five Flags.[11] Pollard ventured to Jennerstown Speedway in Pennsylvania, winning a CARS/CRA co-sanctioned race.[12] He also traveled to Wisconsin International Raceway for the ARCA Midwest Tour's Dixieland 250 and won his debut race at Citrus County Speedway.[13]
Personal life
Outside of his racing career, Pollard is a construction worker.[1] Pollard also has a wife, Erin Pollard, and 3 daughters.