Josh Berry won the 2021 Cook Out 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Berry took lead from Ty Gibbs on Lap 223 of 250. He held it the remainder of the race to win his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Above all, it was only his thirteenth NASCAR Xfinity start.
“Oh, gosh, I have so many people I could thank I could be here until tomorrow morning,” Berry said. “Just Dale, L.W. (Miller), Kelley, everybody for believing in me, everyone on this No. 8 team.
“This is just unbelievable,” he said.
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So, while we know him as the latest Xfinity race winner, who really is Josh Berry?
Been a long time since I cried so hard. 😭😂😀
It’s great to see my friend @joshberry live his dream.
Great job @taylorcmoyer and the boys for putting him in position.@MartinsvilleSwy is a special place.🏁🕰@JRMotorsports is on a roll. 💪🏼— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) April 11, 2021
Who is Josh Berry?
Joshua ‘Josh’ Berry is an American racing driver. He races for JR Motorsports, as a part-timer in the CARS Tour and NASCAR Xfinity Series. He races full-time in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. Moreover, he fills in as a driver mentor for JRM.
He was a usual American citizen before joining the NASCAR circuit. He was a bank teller prior to his NASCAR debut.
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Josh made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in 2014. He raced in the U.S. Cellular 250 held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Berry appeared in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series during the 2016 season, driving the No. 71 Contreras Motorsports truck. He finished the race in the thirteenth spot at Chicagoland Speedway.
In March 2021, Berry got back to the arrangement. He was the replacement driver for Kris Wright in the No. 02 of Young’s Motorsports at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
His previous best finish came just three races earlier at the Alsco Uniforms 300 in Las Vegas, where he finished in the 7th spot.
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Above all, Berry is the only JRM driver to win multiple championships for his team. He won the CARS LMSC driver title in 2017, the CARS owner title in 2016. Berry also won the track championships at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway and Motor Mile (Radford, Va.) Speedway.
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