Josh Berry

Joshua Berry (born October 22, 1990)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes at various levels of racing for JR Motorsports, including part-time in the CARS Tour and NASCAR Xfinity Series, and full-time in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, claiming the 2020 national championship. He also serves as a driver coach for JRM.[2]

Josh Berry
Born (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Achievements2017 CARS Tour Late Model Stock champion
2019 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 winner
2020 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 4 years
Car no., teamNo. 8 (JR Motorsports)
2017 position80th
Best finish41st (2016)
First race2014 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race2017 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2016 position92nd
Best finish92nd (2016)
First race2016 American Ethanol E15 225 (Chicagoland)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 21, 2017.

Racing career

Late models

At the 2015 Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, Berry spun Lee Pulliam while racing him and Timothy Peters for the lead on the final lap; Berry was moved down to 17th in the running order and drew criticism from Pulliam, who called Berry "the biggest joke in racing."[3] After being spun by Bobby McCarty in CARS Tour at Motor Mile Speedway in 2019 and Ace Speedway in 2020, both times when Berry was leading the race, Berry intentionally wrecked McCarty later in the Ace Speedway race, resulting in a one-race suspension.[4] Berry ditched a planned CARS schedule and instead focused on the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, winning 24 races en route to a national championship.[5]

Camping World Truck Series

Berry debuted in the series during the 2016 season, driving the No. 71 Contreras Motorsports truck to a 13th-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway.[6]

Xfinity Series

Berry's first NASCAR Xfinity Series race came at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. He started tenth and finished twelfth, finishing on the lead lap.[7] He returned to the 5 car for the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, again logging a lead-lap finish in 25th. He finished his debut season 50th in points.[8] He returned to JR Motorsports for one race in 2015, finishing seventh at Richmond International Raceway.[9] In 2016, his first race of the season was at Iowa, where he finished ninth in the No. 88 for JR Motorsports.[9] He returned to that car in the first race of the Xfinity Series Chase, at Kentucky Speedway and ended up finishing 13th.[10] Berry also made one start for Obaika Racing, finishing 27th at Darlington Raceway.[11]

In 2017, Berry attempted the Kansas race for newly-formed NextGen Motorsports, driving the No. 55 car.[12] After qualifying 33rd, he finished 34th after suffering an engine failure on lap 182.[13]

On October 22, 2020, JR Motorsports announced that it had scheduled Berry to drive its No. 8 machine for 12 races in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.[14]

Personal life

Berry worked as a bank teller before his racing career provided a steady income.[15]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2014 JR Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW
12		 GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
25		 50th 51 [8]
2015 88 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH
7		 CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 60th 37 [16]
2016 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW
9		 GLN MOH BRI ROA KEN
13		 DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 41st 74 [9]
Obaika Racing 97 Chevy DAR
27		 RCH CHI
2017 NextGen Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN
34		 TEX PHO HOM 80th 3 [17]
2021 JR Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO

Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2016 Contreras Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI
13		 NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 92nd 01 [18]

K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2014 Darin Odle 45 Ford NSM DAY BRI GRE
24		 RCH
17		 IOW BGS FFL LGY NHA COL IOW GLN VIR GRE DOV 47th 47 [19]
2019 Visconti Motorsports 74 Chevy NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM NHA IOW GLN BRI GTW NHA
3		 DOV 31st 41 [20]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2018 Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford DAY NSH SLM
4		 TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 74th 215 [21]

* Season still in progress

References
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  3. Long, Dustin (April 23, 2015). "Timothy Peters wins Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown after last-lap fireworks". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. Weaver, Matt (June 9, 2020). "CARS Tour suspends Josh Berry for intentionally crashing Bobby McCarty". Short Track Scene. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. Marquis, Andy (October 18, 2020). "Josh Berry Lays Claim to National Championship with SNMP Sweep". Short Track Scene. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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  7. "2014 U.S. Cellular 250 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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  12. "NextGen & March Networks Support Disaster Relief". Speed Sport. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  13. "2017 Kansas Lottery 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  14. Rutherford, Kevin (October 22, 2020). "Josh Berry Running Part Time for JR Motorsports in Xfinity in 2021". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  15. "320 - Chase Briscoe & Josh Berry: Defying the Odds". Radio.com. Dirty Mo Media. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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