“Not clear.” ? pic.twitter.com/Pid7oeXWcE
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 14, 2024
In a matter of 20 laps, Josh Berry has gone from running inside the top-15 to being out of Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, after a pair of crashes in the second corner have severely damaged the No. 4 Miner Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
The first incident happened on Lap 122 when Berry was racing with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Contact between the two drivers sent the No. 4 Ford Mustang spinning up the racetrack and lightly into the outside wall, sustaining minor damage to his Stewart-Haas Racing entry.
A native of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Berry would return to the racetrack with minimal damage, although that would prove only to cause further problems when the No. 4 Miners Ford Mustang Dark Horse spun again in the second corner and slammed the outside wall, ending his afternoon.
A tough one for the No. 4 team in Texas. Josh Berry is done for the day. #NASCARonFS1 https://t.co/5sMWKAyQui pic.twitter.com/tQExfi7Haq
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 14, 2024
Berry has retired from the event after 136 laps, and will finish at best 36th — dependent on if Austin Hill can return to the racetrack from steering issues had early in the race.