Andrew Williams "Bubba" Pollard (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.

Racing career

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.

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.

During the 2017 Snowball Derby, Noah Gragson nicknamed Pollard "Redneck Jesus" for his popularity in the short-track racing community and his success. 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.

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. In September 2019, Pollard won his second consecutive Canadian Short Track Nationals at Jukasa Motor Speedway, winning $75,000 CAD ($56,000 USD). In October 2019, Pollard ran for JR Motorsports in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. The partnership bloomed from Pollard developing a friendship with JRM late model driver Josh Berry during the 2019 CARS Tour season.

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.

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. 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. Pollard ventured to Jennerstown Speedway in Pennsylvania, winning a CARS/CRA co-sanctioned race. He also traveled to Wisconsin International Raceway for the ARCA Midwest Tour's Dixieland 250 and won his debut race at Citrus County Speedway.

Personal life Outside of his racing career, Pollard is a construction worker. Pollard also has a wife, Erin Pollard, and 3 daughters.

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.)

Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity 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 Pts Ref 2024 JR Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH6 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 53rd 37 Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota MAR31 PHO

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series (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 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 Pts Ref 2005 K Automotive Racing 29 Ford DAY NSH SLM KEN20 TOL LAN MIL POC 75th 395 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Ford MCH11 KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford MCH28 ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 2012 Pollard Motorsports 29 Chevy DAY MOB11 SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 100th 175 2015 Goodson Racing 1 Ford DAY MOB NSHDNS SLM TAL TOL18 NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 108th 140

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2024 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy FIF3 DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 39th 41

Superstar Racing Experience (key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner. Superstar Racing Experience results Year No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 2022 26 FIF21 SBO STA NSV I55 SHA 21st 01

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2020 Bubba Pollard 26 Ford SNM ACE23 HCY HCY DOM FCS LGY CCS FLO GRE 52nd 10 2021 R&S Race Cars DIL HCY OCS7 ACE CRW LGY DOM 32nd 34 Justin Johnson 44 Ford HCY25 MMS TCM FLC WKS SBO

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2015 Bubba Pollard 26 Ford SNM4 30th 60 83 ROU2 HCY SNM TCM MMS ROU CON MYB HCY 2017 N/A 26P Ford CON DOM DOM HCY HCY BRI AND1 ROU TCM 24th 58 26 ROU5 HCY4 CON SBO 2018 Vickie Pollard 26P MYB NSH33 12th 87 26 ROU1 HCY BRI 26P Chevy AND1* 26 HCY19* ROU SBO 2019 Bubba Pollard 26P Ford SNM1* HCY1 NSH 9th 135 26 MMS1 BRI HCY3 ROU SBO 2020 SNM14 HCY1 JEN1* HCY FCS BRI FLC 9th 132 26P NSH24 2021 26 HCY GPS NSH JEN16 HCY3 MMS TCM SBO 16th 47

ASA STARS National Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ASA STARS National Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2023 Bubba Pollard Racing 26 Chevy FIF19 4th 495 26P Ford MAD2 WIR7 NSV23 26 NWS1* HCY MLW AND TOL WIN 2024 26P NSM1 FIF17 HCY6 MAD19 MLW AND OWO TOL WIN NSV 16th 217 2025 NSM9 FIF9 DOM14 HCY5 OWO1 TOL17 WIN NSV 13th 380 26 NPS9 MAD SLG AND 2026 NSM31 FIF22 HCY25 SLG MAD NPS OWO15 TRIWth WIN NSV NSM -* -*

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