Bubba Pollard is interviewed in victory lane after winning Saturday night’s Southern Super Series race at Crisp Motorsports Park. Photo by Richard Pearson
Bubba Pollard scored a home state victory on Saturday night, as the Senoia, Georgia driver went to victory lane in Southern Super Series action at Crisp Motorsports Park in Cordele, Georgia.
The occasion marked Pollard’s 100th Late Model victory in extended-distance races of 100 laps or more, a sentimental feat he was glad to accomplish in the place he calls home.
“It’s pretty cool to get our hundredth win here, especially in the state of Georgia,” Pollard said. “I raced Legend cars down here for years, but there’s not much racing left in the state. This is where I grew up and I always enjoy coming back.”
Despite having made it look easy, Pollard admitted his competition didn’t go down without a fight. Hungry for his first win, fellow Georgian Chandler Smith wore on Pollard’s back bumper early in the race, with the Jasper, Georgia racer taking over the lead for a period of 14 laps.
Multiple restarts later in the feature would again test Pollard, repeatedly pitting him against Stephen Nasse, a worthy contender he fought to keep in his rearview mirror.
“I didn’t have it easy by any means,” Pollard said. “Those guys were breathing down my throat. We had a good race car tonight, but so did those guys. All those restarts at the end made it tough, that’s for sure.”
In a sport that requires just the right formulation of talent, skill and luck, Pollard managed to find all three, reflecting greatly on his unparalleled performance.
“You just have to be perfect,” Pollard said regarding his execution of the race. “Glad we could come down here to make it happen. It was fun and I always enjoy coming back.”
Soaked with sweat in second was Stephen Nasse, who felt the heat rising every restart he would go head-to-head with Pollard.
“Those last few cautions made for a hot ride there at the end,” Nasse said. “It was a long, hot one but we were able to pull through.”
Pollard had maintained the advantage every caution, pulling away in great strides as the laps continued to wind down. Slow traffic played no factor as Pollard’s machine wove around, beginning to fade from Nasse’s sight.
“Obviously, (Pollard) was the class of the field tonight,” Nasse said matter-of-factly. “It’s been that way the last few races, but the good thing is we’ve about the only car that can halfway keep up with him.”
Nasse entered the night 11 points ahead of Smith in the series point standings and left the same way. He’ll now focus on the bigger picture with a series championship well within his grasp.
“We’re going to keep on gaining on it,” Nasse said. “Hopefully, we can pull off a win in this last championship race.”
Smith rounded out the podium with a solid third-place finish, though the young driver was ultimately disappointed with the outcome.
“You know, I’ve really got to learn to pace myself,” Smith critiqued. “Bubba’s obviously better, and he let me by early on. He just stayed on my tail and let me wear my stuff out. That’s all there is to it.”
Smith’s best efforts were thwarted as Pollard retook the lead after a caution on lap 40. Smith mentioned that his machine had needed some adjustments towards the end, but felt the real issue at hand was his lack of experience strategizing compared to the veteran.
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“We were struggling with some drive off tonight,” Smith said. “(Pollard) is a smarter racer than I am, though. I’m just going to have to learn from it.”
Lawrenceville, Georgia’s Casey Roderick and series rookie Connor Okrzesik rounded out the top five.
The Southern Super Series season will come to a close on Saturday, September 23 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
For more information, visit SouthernSuperSeries.com.
Southern Super Series
Crisp Motorsports Park – Cordele, GA
Watermelon 125 – September 2, 2017
Unofficial Results
1. 26 Bubba Pollard
2. 51 Stephen Nasse
3. 26S Chandler Smith
4. 18 Casey Roderick
5. 14 Connor Okrzesik
6. 19 Kason Plott
7. 20 Anthony Sergi
8. 67 Colin Allman
9. 59 Dustin Dunn
10. 88 Garrett Jones
11. 4M Jordan McCallum
12. 21 Riley Thorton
13. 79 Kyle Bryant
14. 98 Paul Kelley
15. 9 Jeff Choquette
16. 4 Kyle Plott
17. 29 Matthew Wragg
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