Josh Berry has his first career NASCAR Cup Series win.
The Hendersonville, Tennessee native won Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, passing Daniel Suarez in the final laps to get the win in his 53rd career start.
Berry, 34, is in his first season with Wood Brothers Racing after running his rookie Cup season with now-defunct Stewart-Haas Racing. Previously Berry had driven part time for Spire Motorsports (2021), Hendrick Motorsports (2022) and Legacy Motor Club (2022).
“Vegas has been so good to me,” Berry said to FOX Sports pit reporter Jamie Little after the win. “I’ve had so many great moments here. Just struggled in the NextGen car. This whole 21 team, everybody at Wood Brothers Racing, they gave me a great car today.”
Berry added the relationship he’s had with Team Penske since making the switch from Stewart-Haas Racing to Wood Brothers Racing has been massive for him. Wood Brothers Racing is a sister team to Team Penske.
“They welcomed me with open arms and tried to help me accelerate the learning process as much as I can,” Berry said.
Josh Berry career stats
Josh Berry’s win at Las Vegas was his first win in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has five career top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes.
Josh Berry hometown
Josh Berry is from Hendersonville, Tennessee, which is just outside of Nashville and the same hometown as two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden.
Does Josh Berry know Taylor Swift?
Josh Berry attended Hendersonville High School at the same time Taylor Swift was there. He was a couple of years behind her, they weren’t close, but Berry remembers being impressed by Swift’s performance in the school’s talent show.
What car does Josh Berry drive
Josh Berry drives the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.
Josh Berry sponsor
Josh Berry is sponsored Motorcraft, Eero and Harrison’s.
Who won NASCAR Las Vegas race? Race results for Pennzoil 400
The unofficial finishing order from Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Christ Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
- Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Racing Chevrolet
- Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Tyler Reddick. No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Garage Ford
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
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