| Larry Pollard | |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Total Cup Races: | 4 |
| Years In Cup: | 1 |
| Best Cup Pos: | 107th (1987) |
| First Cup Race: | 1987 Budweiser 500 (Dover) |
| Last Cup Race: | 1987 Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 0 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| Total Busch Races: | 98 |
| Years In Busch: | 6 |
| Best Busch Pos: | 9th (1985) |
| First Busch Race: | 1985 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory) |
| Last Busch Race: | 1990 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham) |
| First Busch Win: | 1987 Busch 200 (Langley) |
| Busch Wins: | 1 |
| Busch Top Tens: | 38 |
| Busch Poles: | 0 |
Larry Pollard (born 5 May 1954) is a former Canadian NASCAR Busch Grand National Series driver. During his career, Pollard was the crew chief for NASCAR drivers Richard Petty and Phil Parsons during the 1980s before starting his Busch Series racing career in 1985. As a racecar driver, Pollard became the first non-American driver to win a Busch Grand National event after his win during the 1987 Busch 200 at Langley Speedway. Pollard was inducted into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2003.
Pollard was born on 5 May 1954 in Victoria, British Columbia.[1]
Pollard began his racing career as a stock car racer in Victoria during the 1970s. At the beginning of the 1980s, Pollard became a NASCAR pit crew member in the Winston West Series for driver Roy Smith. After two years with Smith, Pollard went to the Busch Grand National Series and continued his pit crew career for Ricky Rudd in 1982.[2] Between 1982 and 1984, Pollard was a pit crew chief for Richard Petty before ending his crew chief career with Phil Parsons in 1985.[3]
As a NASCAR driver, Pollard competed in the Busch Grand National Series from 1985 to 1990 while appearing in four races during the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.[1] While in the Busch Series, he won the 1987 Busch 200 at Langley Speedway and became the first non-American driver to win a Busch Series event.[4] [3] At the 1988 Budweiser 200 at Dover International Speedway, Pollard crashed into a wall during the 195th lap and acquired a basilar skull fracture.[5] After coming out of a coma, Pollard returned to racing during the 1989 NASCAR Busch Series.[3] [6] After Pollard's final Busch Series race in 1990, Pollard briefly drove in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series during the early 1990s and the Pro All Stars Series in the mid 2000s.[1] [7]
In 2003, Pollard was inducted into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame.[8]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||
| 1987 | Hamby Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV 16 | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY 27 | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | NWS 23 | CLT | CAR | RSD | ATL | 107th | - | [9] | ||||||||||||
| Olds | RCH 13 | DOV | MAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)