PENSACOLA, Fla. (April 10, 2026) – Aaron Willison made history Saturday night at Five Flags Speedway, capturing the inaugural Race For The Million race presented by Sunbelt Rentals, against a stacked field of pavement sprint car talent. Traveling all the way from Langley, British Columbia, Willison proved he could handle the pressure and the Pensacola half-mile when it mattered most after starting sixth.
Willison narrowly avoided disaster with just six laps remaining, getting by lapped traffic as cars tangled ahead of him. He gained control on the final restart and maintained the lead until the checkered. Fellow British Columbian, Jeff Montgomery, made it a Canadian one-two finish, followed by Bobby Santos, one of the most accomplished pavement racers, who completed the podium in third after battling inside the top five all night.
“This is huge. A massive accomplishment. We’ve had kind of a long winter with lots of ups and downs. Me and my beautiful wife got married, we’ve had some friends struggling a bit back home, that we’re thinking about lots. Built this car from scratch all in the middle of it. This means the world to me…