Josh Berry

Josh Berry

35-Year-Old Driver  
Wood Brothers Racing
Wood Brothers Racing
2026 Cup Stats
Points
196
Starts
15
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
2
2026 Fantasy Outlook
His strong driving helped to turn around a slumping Wood Brothers Racing team in 2025. Berry came over from the now defunct Stewart Haas Racing and paced the No. 21 Ford to a victory (Las Vegas) and eight Top-10 finishes throughout last season. Berry would finish last in the playoff field, 16th-place in the final driver standings, but it would be a career-best performance for the 35-year-old driver. What does the upcoming season hold in store for his second campaign at Wood Brothers? More of the same we expect. It may be a stretch to get back into victory lane, but we expect more steady racing and more Top 10's from Berry. He ended last season with 10th- and seventh-place finishes at Martinsville and Phoenix, so he should ride that momentum into 2026. 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
Out at Wood Brothers in 2027
NASCAR Cup
June 11, 2026
Wood Brothers Racing confirmed that it will not exercise its option with driver Berry for the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season. Currently in his second year with the team, Berry will continue to race the No. 21 Ford Mustang Dark Horse through the balance of the 2026 season.
ANALYSIS
Berry has just not produced the performance that this team expects from their driver of the No. 21 Ford. Coming off a one-win, eight Top 10 campaign in 2025, Berry has just two Top 10's through 15 races this season. His 30th-place ranking in the driver point standings can only be described as disappointing. The team will let Berry finish his 2026 obligation but will be moving in another direction in 2027.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
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.
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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First Top 10 Since Daytona
NASCAR Cup
March 30, 2026
Berry rounded out the Top 10 on Sunday at Martinsville, finishing 10th in the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400.
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Wins LCQ at Bowman Gray
NASCAR Cup
February 4, 2026
Berry won the Last Chance Qualifier for the Cookout Clash NASCAR Cup Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
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Runner-up Finish at Loudon
NASCAR Cup
September 21, 2025
Berry finished second in the Mobil 1 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
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Crash and DNF
NASCAR Cup
September 7, 2025
Berry crashed and finished 36th in the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
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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.
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