Josh Berry Continues To Make Case For 2027 Ride With Loudon Finish

Currently, Josh Berry is rideless for the 2027 NASCAR National Series season; however, after how he's performed over the last four races, that really shouldn't be the case. If Berry's phone wasn't ringing prior to Sunday's Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a race won by Ryan Blaney, it should now be very active on Monday morning.

While Berry has struggled mightily throughout the 2026 campaign, a season that will be his final behind the wheel of the iconic No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, the driver has found his footing over the last four races, and he has truly made a case for why he belongs in the NASCAR Cup Series, and at the minimum in the NASCAR National Series ranks.

Berry's most impressive performance among the four races came in a third-place finish this past weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Berry would lead 73 laps, and would be in the thick of the battle for the lead and win all race long.

And despite a few hiccups on the final pit stop sequence of the day, Berry knifed his way back from six seconds behind the race leader Ryan Blaney to be within earshot of the fight for the win between Blaney and Bubba Wallace.

Ultimately, Berry came up short of pulling off the rally for his second career win, and he lamented that final pit stop of the day after climbing from his race car.

"I slid a little long in the last stop. Pit stop was a little slower, too," Berry said. "Gave up too much track position early. Fought hard to get back through there, man. That was everything I had. Everything I could do today. It was pretty good, I'll say that, too."

And he did do everything he could, including some moves that were a little more aggressive than what we've become accustomed to seeing from Berry. The driver says that he feels he needs to get even more now than ever with his future being on the line, and he hopes his competitors understand his situation if he uses the chrome horn on them late in a race for the remainder of the season.

"I was a little rougher than I wanted to be today, but it just comes down to, I mean, everybody knows the situation I'm in right now," Berry explained. "All these guys I'm racing with right now have a lot of respect for me. I think they understand the situation that I'm in."

While it wasn't a win, Berry continued what has been an impressive turnaround, which began with a seventh-place finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Over the last four races, Berry has an average finish of 5.5, and it seems that he and crew chief Samuel Stanley are unlocking the key to victory in their final stint of races together at Wood Brothers Racing. It's a shame that Berry is only finding his stride now that he knows he won't return to the No. 21 team next season, but it's better late than never.

And due to the massive turnaround, Berry absolutely should be able to line up a ride for next season. If he doesn't, it speaks more volumes about how wrong the driver hiring process is these days than it does about Berry's talents behind the wheel.

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