Pollard Wins Inaugural CSTN; Jukasa Announces Million Dollar Purse

NELLES CORNER, ON – Bubba Pollard, from Senoia, GA, has won the inaugural Canadian Short Track Nationals at Jukasa Motor Speedway. In so doing, Pollard collected the $50,000 winners cheque and a custom-made trophy emblazoned with a red maple leaf.

Pollard stalked the leader much of the middle portion of the 200-lap race and took the point on lap 147. Carson Hocevar (Portage, Michigan) was second across the finish line and Brian Campbell (Wyoming, Michigan) was third. Patrick Laperle (St Denis Sur Richelieu, Quebec) and JR Fitzpatrick (Cambridge) rounded out the top five.

Pollard collects the biggest payday of his racing career on the heels of last weekends win in the Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine, where he collected $28,300 USD. Sunday’s $50,000 cheque converts to approximately $38,000 USD.

In the drivers meeting during the afternoon track owners, Kenny Hill and Jerry Montour announced their intention to make this Labour Day Weekend event the biggest short track race in the world and to that end will increase the purse over the next three years. This year the total payout is $174,000, next year it will be $300,000, in 2020 $500,000, and in 2021 – one million dollars.

During pre-race ceremonies, the owners also announced that starting at the end of September, the facility will undergo major infrastructure improvements to enhance the fan experience including new aluminum grandstands with handrails on the aisles and luxury seat options, and a pedway over the backstretch to allow people to cross to and from the pits during the race.

Results – Pro Late Model 200 at Jukasa Motor Speedway

Bubba Pollard (200)
Carson Hocevar (200)
Brian Campbell (200)
Patrick Laperle (200)
JR Fitzpatrick (200)
Brandon Watson (200)
Derek Ramstrom (200)
Shae Gemmell (200)
Matt Pritiko (200)
Taylor Holdaway (200)
Cayden Lapcevich (200)
Treyten Lapcevich (200)
Jake Sheriden (200)
Cole Powell (200)
Kyle Reid (200)
Billy Schwartzenburg (200)
Jordan Sims (200)
Shawn McGlynn (200)
David Elliott (200)
Branden Verhoven (199)
Steve Arrand (199)
Matthew Shirley (199)
Nick Goetz (199)
Matt Box (199)
Lane Zardo (199)
Steve Laking (199)
Raphael Lassard (193)
Weston Griffith, Jr. (188)
Jo Lawrence (172)
Jesse Kennedy (172)
Jason Hathaway (167)
Brady Smith (129)
Jaxson Jacobs (114)
Rick Spencer-Walt (81)
Patrick Freel (74)
Harold Fair (72)
Martin Latulitte (55)
Johnny VanDoorn (38)
Kent Vincent (21)
Trevor Monaghan (9)

Jukasa Motor Speedway will close its 2018 season September 29 with the season finale championship race for the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, the Pinty’s Fall Brawl. Advance tickets and camping reservations are available at www.JukasaMotorSpeedway.com.