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Josh Berry had his best race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season at the right time. On Sunday afternoon, Berry and the No. 21 team for Wood Brothers Racing finished in seventh place in the 2026 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the driver of the No. 21 car's first top-10 finish since Martinsville Speedway in the spring.
Following the event, Berry spoke about his strong run at Indianapolis. It was much-needed heading into NASCAR's final off-weekend of 2026.
“It was a really good day," Berry said. "I thought we did a really good job. We struggled Friday. I thought the guys did a really good job overnight for qualifying. I know we didn’t qualify like we wanted, but we had a super early draw and felt better about the car than what we qualified, and I think we just executed a really good race. It wasn’t perfect, but we had some really good restarts the second half of the race and made some progress, and we had some really good long run pace. Overall, it was a really solid day that we needed."
"I’m just happy to finally get a good finish. Finally, today we executed a solid race and didn’t have anything thrown at us to take us out of it, and also we had a really good Ford Mustang. That’s a big part of it, too. The car was really solid and that makes the restarts better, your pace throughout the run is obviously way better and just a really solid day.”
Berry has surprisingly struggled throughout the 2026 NASCAR season, so this was a much-needed reminder that he can execute at the sport's highest level. While Berry searches for a ride for the 2027 NASCAR season, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis will certainly help his stock moving forward.
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Following the event, Berry spoke about his strong run at Indianapolis. It was much-needed heading into NASCAR's final off-weekend of 2026.
“It was a really good day," Berry said. "I thought we did a really good job. We struggled Friday. I thought the guys did a really good job overnight for qualifying. I know we didn’t qualify like we wanted, but we had a super early draw and felt better about the car than what we qualified, and I think we just executed a really good race. It wasn’t perfect, but we had some really good restarts the second half of the race and made some progress, and we had some really good long run pace. Overall, it was a really solid day that we needed."
"I’m just happy to finally get a good finish. Finally, today we executed a solid race and didn’t have anything thrown at us to take us out of it, and also we had a really good Ford Mustang. That’s a big part of it, too. The car was really solid and that makes the restarts better, your pace throughout the run is obviously way better and just a really solid day.”
Berry has surprisingly struggled throughout the 2026 NASCAR season, so this was a much-needed reminder that he can execute at the sport's highest level. While Berry searches for a ride for the 2027 NASCAR season, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis will certainly help his stock moving forward.
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This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: Josh Berry addresses very strong race at Indianapolis in 2026
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