Josh Berry
Josh Berry (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart–Haas Racing. Berry is noted for getting his start as a standout in Late Model Stock Cars with JR Motorsports from 2010–2023 where he became the all-time winningest driver in CARS Tour history.[1]
Not to be confused with Josh Berry (comedian).Josh Berry
October 22, 1990
Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
All-Time Wins Leader in the CARS Tour overall and CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (22)
2020 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Champion
2017 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Champion
2016 Fall Brawl Winner (LMSC)
2017 Myrtle Beach 400 Winner
2017 Bobby Isaac Memorial Winner
2018, 2021 Throwback 276 Winner (LMSC)
2019 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 Winner
2020, 2021 Old North State Nationals Winner
2021 Hampton Heat 200 Winner
2021, 2022 Thanksgiving All-Star Classic 150 Winner
2021 Battle Of The Stars Winner
2022 Icebreaker 125 Winner
2022 Jack Ingram Memorial Winner
2023 NASCAR All-Star Race Open winner
No. 4 (Stewart–Haas Racing)
43rd
43rd (2023)
11th
4th (2022)
102nd
92nd (2016)
74th (2018)
31st (2019)
53rd (2022)
Racing career[edit]
Early career and late model racing[edit]
Berry met his future car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008 when competing in an online sim racing league called DMP Online Racing. At the time, he was racing Legend Cars at his home track of the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville while also attending Volunteer State Community College and working as a bank teller to fund his racing career. Earnhardt Jr. then signed Berry to his JR Motorsports team in 2010 to compete in late model racing.[2]
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]
On August 31, 2022 Berry was the crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the CARS Tour Window World 125 late model race at North Wilkesboro Speedway[6] and on May 17, 2023 again for the race at North Wilkesboro Speedway the following season.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Berry worked as a bank teller before his racing career provided a steady income.[31] He is a graduate of Volunteer State Community College.[2] Berry is a former classmate of IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden in the 7th and 8th grades as well as Taylor Swift in high school.[32]