[autotag]Josh Berry[/autotag] had an opportunity for a shocking victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Berry was second going into NASCAR overtime but didn’t pick the front row as it struggled all day. Instead, the driver of the No. 4 car pushed Christopher Bell on the restart, and he won the USA TODAY 301. Berry came home in third place behind teammate Chase Briscoe.
Following the event, Berry talked about the final restart and what was going through his mind. Instead of ending with a storybook victory, he was on pit road talking about what could have been for the No. 4 team.
“We were debating back and forth on bottom or top [on the final restart], Berry said. “I really wanted to take the front row, but it was just — it just seemed slick down there, right, and I just felt like I would be stuck racing probably [Chase Briscoe], who would have been on the outside. Kind of like we ended up.”
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“Honestly, I think I probably just — I really pushed [Christopher Bell] out there really hard, and I think that kind of checked my momentum. Then I just got a little loose off of two and got Chase back to my left rear. He kind of drug me back, and we got stuck racing and had to drag race there to the line.”
Berry has been very impressive lately, as he now has two straight top-7 finishes while earning at least 43 points in those events. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver is starting to build momentum into the summer, and a win wouldn’t be shocking anymore. Berry has been one of NASCAR’s best drivers over the last two weeks, and it may be here to stay.
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