Bubba Pollard | |||||||
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Born | Andrew 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 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 Xfinity Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 88 (JR Motorsports) | ||||||
First race | 2024 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 3 years | |||||||
First race | 2005 Harley-Davidson of Cincinnati 150 (Kentucky) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 Menards 200 Presented by Federated Car Care (Toledo) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 14, 2023. |
Andrew "Bubba" Pollard [1] (born March 16, 1987) is an American stock car racing driver. He currently competes in super late model racing, driving the No. 26 Ford for his own team and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. 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 premiere 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]
Outside of his racing career, Pollard is a construction worker. [1] Pollard also has a wife, Erin Pollard, and 3 daughters.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
2024 | JR Motorsports | 88 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH 6 | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [14] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | K Automotive Racing | 29 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN 20 | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | 75th | 395 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Ford | MCH 11 | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Hylton Motorsports | 48 | Ford | MCH 28 | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Pollard Motorsports | 29 | Chevy | DAY | MOB 11 | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | 100th | 175 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Goodson Racing | 1 | Ford | DAY | MOB | NSH DNS | SLM | TAL | TOL 18 | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 108th | 140 | [17] |
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2024 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Chevy | FIF 3 | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI | -* | -* | [18] |
(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.
Superstar Racing Experience results | |||||||||
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Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SRXC | Pts |
2022 | 26 | FIF 21 | SBO | STA | NSV | I55 | SHA | 21st | 01 |
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