Senoia, Georgia -- There aren't very many race car drivers over a season who can put themselves in a situation to possibly win 4 late model racing championships in one year but, Bubba Pollard of Senoia, Georgia is definitely in that situation. Pollard, in the Thrifty Nickel Classifieds of Atlanta, Pollard Disposal racer, has already won the 2009 Viper Series Championship at South Alabama Speedway and can win three more championships this weekend. Pollard holds a 23 point lead over Johanna Long in the Blizzard Series for Super Late Models at Five Flags Speedway. The Blizzard Series - Miller Lite 100 is Friday evening in Pensacola, Florida. Pollard also holds a 50 point lead over Augie Grill in the Miller Lite Super Late Model Series at Mobile International Speedway. The Miller Lite Series 100 is Saturday evening in Irvington, Alabama. With the combination of both series, Pollard could win the Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship Series. "This is pretty amazing that we can win three more championships this season," said Pollard. "We are really focused on having great finishes in these two races and take home the championships."
Pollard, who drives the Pitboxes.com/HRI/Ronnie Sanders Motorsports Chevy Impala, had won the previous six Viper Series races. "It was a great season", added Pollard. "Mr. Ronnie (Sanders) always provided me a great race car at each event and I want to thank him for his support."
Bubba Pollard was also the "Unofficial" 2009 Championship Racing Association (CRA) South Super Series Champion. CRA South suspended it's 2009 season earlier this summer.
Pollard Motorsports has launched a new website for fans at www.bubbapollard.com.
Pollard brings a new sponsor to the race team this weekend by debuting The Thrifty Nickel of Atlanta to Pollard Motorsports. "We are really excited about adding Thrifty Nickel to our race team," said Pollard. "We are hoping this becomes a long term relationship."
The Thrifty Nickel Classifieds and Want Ads is available weekly in 17 Metro Atlanta counties, has a circulation of over 80,000 at 3300 locations in the Metro Atlanta area . Best of all, it is free to the public. "We were looking for a driver of good character who would represent our publication professionally," said Amy Hollingshead, Publisher of the Atlanta Thrifty Nickel." We have watched Bubba race for a while and we are sure he is a quality competitor and will meet our expectations."
"We also encourage the public to check out the Thrifty Nickel online at www.atlantathriftynickel.com," said Joy Motter, Thrifty Nickel Public Relations Coordinator. "Not only can you see all four metro Atlanta publications, you can also place an Ad which goes into our national publications."
Information on this page may be redistributed or republished at will without expressed consent.
