- Started driving race cars in Vermillion, Alberta in 1950. His first car was a 1932 Ford – basically a chassis and drive train with no body.
- In these early days, Earl won his share of trophies driving Stock Cars, Jalopies and Modifieds. He was instrumental in getting a track built in Vermillion and later on having it paved.
- Earl’s first stock car was a 1936 Ford which he campaigned until 1954. He and his fellow racers ran a 460 mile circuit every two weeks, competing in Edmonton, Lloydminster, Battleford and Saskatoon. Earl was the most consistent competitor with 2nd and 3rd place finishes all year in his #77 car.
- 1965 saw the Pollard family relocate to Victoria. He began his successful Western Speedway career in 1966 in a 1951 Ford, winning the year’s point championship.
- In 1968, Earl served as vice-president of the Victoria Auto Racing Association, and also built two new stock cars, one for himself and one for his 14 year old son, Larry. The family duo ran several novelty races, as Larry was too young to compete.
- Earl and Larry ran as a team in 1970, driving identical white 1956 Ford Stock Cars. Earl ended the season in 2nd spot and Larry in 3rd (one point behind.) Earl also held the track record for 1970 and 1971.
- 1971 – Earl finished 3rd in points, won the July Cup, the Dick Willoughby Memorial Sportsmanship award and was voted Driver of the Year.
- Earl turned his attention to builder and crew chief of a Super Stock car for Larry to drive in 1972.
- As crew chief, Earl’s car won the Billy Foster Stock Car 100 race in both 1975 and 1976.
- As well as building a car for himself in 1982, Earl travelled to North Carolina with Larry and spent the next 4 years working with Richard Childress and Richard Petty, and also assisting Larry with his Busch Grand National car.
- He returned to Victoria in 1987, and promptly built a race car for daughter Lois, who would be competing in the Mini-Stock class, then got the driving bug again and built a car for himself.
