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Josh Berry

Josh Berry

34-Year-Old Driver  
Wood Brothers Racing
Wood Brothers Racing
2024 Xfinity Stats
Points
0
Starts
2
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
0
2024 Cup Stats
Points
579
Starts
36
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
2
Top 10
4
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The leading rookie of the year candidate replaces Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Stewart Haas Racing Ford after this retirement at the conclusion of 2023. Berry comes to the Cup Series after three full seasons of Xfinity Series action and some truck series experience. He's a bit older than the average rookie driver at a seasoned 32-years-old. Berry made 10 starts in NASCAR's top division last season doing relief driver duty. He'd show his capabilities by nabbing three Top 10's in those starts. Berry checks all the boxes regarding maturity, experience and some Cup action to acclimate to the cars. However, his biggest limiting factor in 2024 could be the team situation at Stewart Haas Racing. He'll be paired with ace crew chief, Rodney Childers, but the team is clearly in regression right now and looking at a youth movement among their drivers. Berry will easily capture ROTY this season, but they'll be a steep learning curve as well. Read Past Outlooks
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Car No. 21 Ford
Crew Chief Miles Stanley
Rookie Year 2021
Birth Date 10/22/1990
Born Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
Country UNITED STATES
Spin and Poor Finish
NASCAR Cup
September 1, 2025
Berry finished 38th in the Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.
ANALYSIS
Despite starting third on the grid after a strong qualifying effort, Berry would run into trouble in Darlington. Things would go south on lap 1 for the veteran driver. Berry would spin exiting turn 2 and slide into Tyler Reddick's car and then the wall. He would spend the next 119 laps behind the wall getting repairs before returning to the race track. Unfortunately, he'd be so far off the lead lap that he would finish the night in a distant 38th-place.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
2021
The leading rookie of the year candidate replaces Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Stewart Haas Racing Ford after this retirement at the conclusion of 2023. Berry comes to the Cup Series after three full seasons of Xfinity Series action and some truck series experience. He's a bit older than the average rookie driver at a seasoned 32-years-old. Berry made 10 starts in NASCAR's top division last season doing relief driver duty. He'd show his capabilities by nabbing three Top 10's in those starts. Berry checks all the boxes regarding maturity, experience and some Cup action to acclimate to the cars. However, his biggest limiting factor in 2024 could be the team situation at Stewart Haas Racing. He'll be paired with ace crew chief, Rodney Childers, but the team is clearly in regression right now and looking at a youth movement among their drivers. Berry will easily capture ROTY this season, but they'll be a steep learning curve as well.
Berry's first full season of Xfinity Series racing would be a tremendous success last year. The JR Motorsports driver would win three races and collect 20 Top-10 finishes en route to a championship challenging drive. Berry would make a deep playoff run and wind up fourth in the final standings after the championship finale in Phoenix. With Ty Gibbs and Noah Gragson now moved on to the NASCAR Cup Series, it would appear Berry is in the position to be the odds-on favorite to win the 2023 Xfinity Series championship. He returns to the No. 8 JRM team and crew chief Taylor Moyer. The duo will continue to build on the success of their great 2022 campaign and look to be the team to beat in terms of the title in this division of NASCAR.
This team was JRM's driver rotation entry in 2021, but it will belong solely to Berry in the upcoming season. The young driver impressed last year with just 22 starts in this division of NASCAR. Berry would grab two wins and nab a dozen Top-10 finishes in that partial schedule. The Tennessee native was so impressive that JR Motorsports decided to give him a full slate in 2022. He'll partner with crew chief Taylor Moyer, and the duo will look to win more races and possibly contend for this season's championship. At 31-years-old Berry is more mature and seasoned than most of the prospect drivers in the Xfinity Series. He should be very strong in his first full schedule with this very capable race team.
This team is JR Motorsports' driver rotation entry. JRM fields the car for the full season, but rotates drivers throughout the schedule. Daniel Hemric and Jeb Burton were the chief pilots last season, and they nabbed 11 Top-5 and 19 Top-10 finishes. That speaks volumes of that duo's experience. The team will take a bit of a step back in 2021 as youngsters Berry and Mayer take over the No. 8 team. Berry is tabbed to race 12 events early in the schedule, and then Mayer will race many events in the second half of the season. They will be joined by team owner, Earnhardt Jr., who is poised to make his usual single start, likely in the Martinsville event. This team will see a bit of a downturn in performance this season due to the youth movement of their drivers, but they'll still compete at a very high level.
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Wins Pennzoil 400
NASCAR Cup
March 16, 2025
Berry won the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
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First Top 5 of the Season
NASCAR Cup
March 9, 2025
Berry finished fourth in the Shriners Children's 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
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Runner-up in Last Chance Qualifier
NASCAR Cup
February 2, 2025
Berry finished second in the last chance qualifying heat race for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium Sunday night.
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Crash and DNF at Kansas
NASCAR Cup
September 29, 2024
Berry crashed and finished 38th in the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway Sunday afternoon.
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Signs with Wood Brothers Racing
NASCAR Cup
July 3, 2024
Berry is set to join Wood Brothers Racing for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, the organization announced Wednesday. Berry will replace Harrison Burton behind the wheel of the iconic No. 21 Ford in a shakeup on the Cup grid.
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