Rush Truck Centers Racing: Chase Briscoe Martinsville Race Recap

Briscoe Finishes 22nd at Martinsville Rush Truck Centers Ford Hampered by Braking Issues, Sporadic Handling Difficulties

Date:  Oct. 31, 2021 Event:  Xfinity 500 (Round 35 of 36) Series:  NASCAR Cup Series Location:  Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (.526-mile oval) Format:  500 laps, broken into three stages (130 laps/130 laps/240 laps) Start/Finish:  22nd / 22nd (Running, completed 501 of 501 laps) Point Standing:  23rd with 653 points Note:  Race extended one lap past its scheduled 500-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.   Race Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner:  Chase Elliott of Hendrick

No. 10 Smithfield/IHOP Ford Racing: Aric Almirola Martinsville Race Report

Almirola Finishes Sixth at Martinsville

Smithfield/IHOP Ford Driver Barely Misses Top-Five Result

 

Date: Oct. 31, 2021

Event: Xfinity 500 (Round 35 of 36)

Series: NASCAR Cup Series

Location: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (.526-mile oval)

Format: 500 laps, broken into three stages (130 laps/130 laps/240 laps)

Start/Finish: 23rd / 6th (Running, completed 501 of 501 laps)

Point Standing: 15th with 2,184 points

Note: Race extended one lap past its scheduled 500-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.

 

Race Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)

Stage 1 Winner: Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)

Stage 2 Winner: Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)

 

Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-130):

● Aric Almirola started 23rd and finished 10th, earning one bonus point.

● Almirola fell back to 26th at the beginning of the stage.

● The Smithfield/IHOP driver raced his way to 13th by the competition caution and said his No. 10 Ford was handling well.

● He pitted during the competition caution for four tires and fuel to restart 12th.

● Almirola entered the top-10 on lap 115. At the end of the stage he said the balance was “really close.”

● At the end of the stage he pitted for four tires and fuel.

 

Stage 2 Recap (Laps 131-260):