Josh Berry is a dark horse candidate heading into his third full-time Cup season.
Wood Brothers Racing
- Manufacturer: Ford
- Engine: Roush Yates
- Driver-Crew Chief pairing: Josh Berry-Samuel "Miles" Stanley (No. 21)
Team outlook: Wood Brothers Racing enters 2026 with momentum, looking for a third consecutive season with a victory and a second with driver Josh Berry. In just his fifth start with the team, Berry took the iconic No. 21 Ford to Victory Lane at Las Vegas, securing a 2025 playoff berth in the process. And before Harrison Burton's 2024 Daytona victory, which doubled as the organization's 100th at the Cup level, it had been since Ryan Blaney in 2017 that the No. 21 entry had won. The fruits of the family-owned team's labor have paid off, and Wood Brothers Racing is primed for another stout season with Berry behind the wheel.
From the short track to the big stage!@joshberry's first career win comes at @LVMotorSpeedway! pic.twitter.com/Vmxm54Zsy8
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 16, 2025
Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford
Experience: Two full-time seasons in NASCAR Cup Series; 84 starts
2025 stats: 16th in final Cup Series standings; 1 win, 3 top fives, 8 top 10s, 0 poles, 207 laps led
Driver outlook: Berry earned a playoff berth last spring with his first career Cup win at Las Vegas, but his season spiraled upon reaching the 10-race postseason. He finished dead last in all three Round of 16 races, crashing in the first two events and suffering a brake issue in the cutoff race at Bristol. So entering 2026, Berry must certainly be motivated to shed his playoff woes and make a deep run toward the Bill France Cup. He nearly banked a second win later in the 2025 season at New Hampshire, and a seventh-place finish in the finale at Phoenix gives him momentum into the new campaign. Berry's ceiling is extremely high, and at age 35 nearing the prime of his career, he's a dark horse candidate heading into his third full-time Cup season.
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