Larry Pollard

Larry Pollard (born 5 May 1954) is a Canadian former 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.

Early life Pollard was born on 5 May 1954 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Career 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. Between 1982 and 1984, Pollard was a pit crew chief for Richard Petty before ending his crew chief career with Phil Parsons in 1985.

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. After coming out of a coma, Pollard returned to racing during the 1989 NASCAR Busch Series. 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.

Awards and honours In 2003, Pollard was inducted into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

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.)

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup 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 Pts Ref 1987 Hamby Racing 12 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV16 POC RSD MCH DAY27 POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR NWS23 CLT CAR RSD ATL 107th - Olds RCH13 DOV MAR

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 1985 98 Chevy ATL DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP CSP FRS IRP22 OEF ISF DSF TOL 118th -