February 13, 2024

It’s one thing to start off the year with speed, but to win two premier Super Late Model races right out of the gate is remarkable.

With Bubba Pollard’s win in the Clyde Hart Memorial at New Smyrna Speedway, he kicks off his ASA campaign on the right foot this year as opposed to what occured between him and Casey Roderick in last year’s ASA opener. Pollard has now also started off his Southern Super Series campaign with back-to-back victories.

Charging through the field in the final 50-lap run, Pollard passed some fast cars in Casey Roderick, Jett Noland, and eventually Ty Majeski for the lead with 18 to go. Noland and Roderick rounded out the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively, as Majeski slowly faded due to a mechanical issue.

“We just got behind on some of those restarts picking lanes,” Bubba Pollard told Liberty Racing Review. “That was the biggest thing. I had to hit my marks and be patient. I just needed green flag runs.”

Pollard also spoke on how it feels to start off the year with such momentum on his side.

“This is a place I consider us okay, I know at Cordele we’ve got a lot of laps around there and have been fast. To come here and win to start the year off, it says a lot about what we’ve got going on. Hopefully we can keep it up. It’s hard racing against these guys.”

ASA STARS Clyde Hart Memorial Results:

1. Bubba Pollard
2. Jett Noland
3. Casey Roderick
4. Brent Crews
5. Gio Ruggiero
6. Chase Elliott
7. Austin Nason
8. Kyle Steckly
9. Cole Butcher
10. Jake Finch
11. William Sawalich
12. Derek Kraus
13. Conner Jones
14. Matthew Craig
15. Timothy Watson
16. Ty Majeski
17. Albert Francis -1 lap
18. Jonathan Knee -1 lap
19. Nicholas Naugle -1 lap
20. Treyten Lapcevich -5 laps
21. Ty Fredrickson -49 laps
22. Stephen Nasse -54 laps
23. Jeff Choquette -54 laps
24. Dawson Sutton -56 laps
25. Brad May -70 laps
26. Anthony Sergi -98 laps
27. Billy VanMeter -115 laps
28. Derek Griffith -115 laps
29. Michael Hinde -157 laps
30. Michael Goddard -170 laps
31. Hunter Wright -188 laps
32. Kris Wright -198 laps