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):

Terriers Edge Out Men’s Soccer

St. Francis-Brooklyn scores late to down Bison

WASHINGTON (September 26, 2021) – With less than 10 minutes remaining, St. Francis-Brooklyn (SFC) scored the lone goal of the match to edge out the Howard University men's soccer team, 1-0, at Greene Stadium.
 

With the loss, HU fell to 1-3-2 (0-1 NEC) while the

Volleyball Downs Maryland Eastern Shore

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

Radford Men’s Soccer Outlasts VMI 2-0

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

Cummins/Rush Truck Centers Racing: Chase Briscoe Richmond Race Report

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

HaasTooling.com Racing: Cole Custer Richmond Race Report

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