With a Henry County driver behind the wheel, the car designed and built in Martinsville broke the record of 244.9 mph with a top speed of 253 mph.
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson worked for 44 years in Virginia as a sports writer, most recently as the high school sports editor at The Roanoke Times. before retiring in June 2022. He has won multiple Virginia Press Association awards for sports writing portfolio and has been honored nationally by The Associated Press Sports Editors. Anderson is a North Carolina native and a graduate of Martinsville High School in Virginia and Emory & Henry College. He is a 2025 inductee into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame.
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A stock car dubbed ‘the Martinsville Missile’ aims to set a new land speed record of 250 mph
The car is sponsored by the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission as part of the state’s celebration of 250 years of American independence. The speed test will be Monday at Cape Canaveral.
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VHSL basketball: Abingdon girls win state title, Salem girls come up short
Also winning state titles Saturday were the John Handley boys and the Petersburg boys. Full list of state championship winners, scores and box scores.
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Fort Chiswell player scores 53 points to set VHSL championship record but Luray prevails in double overtime
Graham boys win first title since 1956. Galax girls win with young lineup. Clarke County girls top Union.
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Three-pointer with 2.2 seconds left gives Norview boys the state championship in first night of VHSL title games
Princess Anne girls, Osbourn Park girls and Westfield boys also claim crowns. Title games in other classifications will be Friday and Saturday.
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VHSL basketball: Abingdon girls, Union girls, Fort Chiswell boys, Graham boys advance to state championship games
Here are all the state semifinal scores and state title match-ups.
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VHSL basketball semifinal preview: William Fleming girls will take on 15-time state champions
Salem will await the result of the remaining two quarterfinals to learn its state semifinal opponent on March 10 and the site of the game.
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VHSL basketball quarterfinals: Here are the scores and semifinal pairings
Semifinals will be Friday with state finals next week.
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VHSL basketball: A preview of the state quarterfinals
The games tip off Tuesday. Here are some of the key match-ups.
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Rye Cove holds strong for a half but can’t match Rappahannock’s speed
Rappahannock rolled up a 49-14 win over Rye Cove to win Class 1 state football championship. Also: Full list of VHSL winners.