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Bubba Pollard hopes to continue his string of success in Super Late Model majors after securing the pole for the Battle at Berlin 251 on Monday night at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan.

Pollard posted the fastest time in Monday time trials with a 15.757 second lap around the 0.4375-mile venue. The Georgia native has previously won majors in CRA Speedfest and the Winter Showdown respectively.

These are the races that Pollard rises to the occasion for.

He will be challenged on Monday by defending winner and NASCAR Truck Series champion Erik Jones, who posted the fourth fastest time. Other marquee names include two-time CRA Super Series champion Travis Braden, ARCA contender Dalton Sargeant and former World Series of Asphalt champion Zane Smith.

The race pays $15,000 to win and is $1,500 to start plus a $20 lap leader bonus for every lap lead. It is a 10-tire event and will count caution laps.

To discourage teams from hiring NASCAR pit crews, the Battle at Berlin will feature a five-minute break at Lap 100 and five-minute break at Lap 200 rather than the traditional live pit stops. During those breaks teams will be able to change tires, add fuel and make adjustments.

Drivers will be relined up based on how they leave pit road after servicing their car during the breaks.

The Battle at Berlin is the first event of the 2016 CRA $100,000 Super Late Model Triple Crown, which could pay a driver $100,000 if he or she can win the Battle at Berlin 251, the Redbud 300 at Anderson Speedway on July 16th, and the 45th Annual Winchester 400 at Winchester Speedway on October 9th.

There is a $10,000 bonus if a driver can only win two of the events. If no driver wins two of the Triple Crown events, the driver who accumulates the most points during those three events will receive a $5,000 bonus and the title of Champion of the CRA Triple Crown.

The starting lineup for the Battle at Berlin (which has a live pay-per-view broadcast) can be found below.

  1. Bubba Pollard    15.757
  2. Quinnton Bear    15.781
  3. Erik Jones    15.801
  4. Dalton Sargeant    15.849
  5. Terry   VanHaitsma    15.850
  6. Brian Campbell    15.860
  7. Johnny VanDoorn    15.869
  8. Thomas Woodin    15.875
  9. Dalton   Armstrong    15.881
  10. Chad Finley    15.902
  11. Tim DeVos    15.998
  12. Zane Smith    16.047
  13. Travis Braden    16.054
  14. Brandon Oakley    16.058
  15. Jay Niewiek    16.102
  16. Andrew Nylaan    16.104
  17. Cody Coughlin    16.107
  18. Chris Koslek    16.114
  19. Phil Bozell    16.134
  20. Bubba Brooks    16.163
  21. Andy Bozell    16.259
  22. Jordan Dahlke    16.292
  23. Lauren Bush    16.308
  24. Steve Dorer    16.327
  25. Grant Quinlan    16.365
  26. John Neal    17.657

Matt Weaver is the owner and founder of Short Track Scene. Weaver grew up in the sport, having raced himself before becoming a reporter in college at the University of South Alabama. He also has extensive experience covering NASCAR, IndyCar and Dirt Sprint Cars.

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