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Bison earn first MEAC win of the season
WASHINGTON (September 26, 2021) – Howard University women's volleyball team earned its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory over Maryland Eastern Shore in straight sets at The Burr (25-20, 25-19, 25-14).
With the win, HU (4-10, 1-1 MEAC) snapped the
LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI men's soccer team stayed close the entire 90 minutes, but Radford University posted a hard-fought 2-0 victory Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference game from Patchin Field.
Quincy Ettiene gave the Highlanders a 1-0 lead
Briscoe Finishes 16th at Richmond Cummins/Rush Truck Centers Driver Nearly Misses Season’s Eighth Top-15 |
Date: Sept. 11, 2021 Event: Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders (Round 28 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Richmond (Va.) Raceway (.75-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/155 laps/165 laps) Start/Finish: 26th / 16th (Running, completed 398 of 400 laps) Point Standing: 23rd with 505 points
Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage 1 Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage 2 Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-80): ● Chase Briscoe started 26th and finished 25th. ● The Cummins/Rush Truck Centers driver said his Ford Mustang was tight across center and lacking forward when the field was slowed under yellow for the lap-30 competition caution. He pitted for tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment and restarted in the 25th position on lap 37. ● With a handful of the leaders restarting in the rear after receiving pit road penalties, Briscoe slipped back to the 26th position. He ultimately moved back into 25th at the conclusion of the first stage. ● At the break, Briscoe brought the No. 14 Ford |
Custer Finishes 22nd at Richmond HaasTooling.com Demo Day Team Struggles with Balance |
Date: Sept. 11, 2021 Event: Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders (Round 28 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Richmond (Va.) Raceway (.75-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/155 laps/165 laps) Start/Finish: 21st / 22nd (Running, completed 397 of 400 laps) Point Standing: 28th with 436 points
Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage 1 Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage 2 Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-80): ● Cole Custer started 37th and finished 27th. ● The HaasTooling.com Demo Day Ford driver, set to start 21st, had to drop to the rear of the field at the start of the race. But he didn’t stay there long, as he advanced to 26th by the time the competition caution came out on lap 30. ● During that caution, the No. 41 team brought |
Almirola Finishes 14th at Richmond
Smithfield Ford Driver Remains Three Points Ahead of Playoff Cutoff
Date: Sept. 11, 2021
Event: Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders (Round 28 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Richmond (Va.) Raceway(.75-mile oval)
Format: 400 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/155 laps/165 laps)
Start/Finish: 9th / 14th (Running, completed 399 of 400 laps)
Point Standing: 11th (2,056 points, three points ahead of top-12 cutoff)
Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 1 Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 2 Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-80):
● Aric Almirola started ninth and finished 10th, earning one bonus point.
● Almirola said his Smithfield Ford turned good in the middle of the turns but struggled with drive off the turns.
● The No. 10 team radioed that Almirola was the second fastest car on track before the competition was called.
● He pitted for four tires, fuel and air pressure
Harvick Finishes Eighth at Richmond Driver of No. 4 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang Scores Series-Leading 27th Top-10 at Virginia Short Track |
Date: Sept. 11, 2021 Event: Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders (Round 28 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Richmond (Va.) Raceway (.75-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/155 laps/165 laps) Start/Finish: 5th / 8th (Running, completed 400 of 400 laps) Point Standing: 6th (2,078 points, 25 points ahead of top-12 cutoff)
Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr., of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage 1 Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage 2 Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-80): ● Kevin Harvick started fifth and finished ninth, earning two bonus points. ● Contact with Ryan Blaney on lap two damaged |
Herbst Finishes Fifth at Richmond Tire Strategy Earns Go Bowling Team Third Top-Five of 2021 |
Date: Sept. 11, 2021 Event: Go Bowling 250 (Round 25 of 33) Series: NASCAR Xfinity Series Location: Richmond (Va.) Raceway (.75-mile oval) Format: 250 laps, broken into three stages (75 laps/75 laps/100 laps) Start/Finish: 20th / 5th (Running, completed 250 of 250 1aps) Point Standing: 11th (590 points, 403 out of first)
Race Winner: Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner: A.J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
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