New Headline: "Berry Lights Up The Grid With Stunning Maneuvers; Wood Team Sets Fast Start
Feb 15, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Josh Berry (21) during the 68th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Josh Berry’s start to the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series has been difficult, and after four races, he ranks 31st in the standings. The season went off to a great start in Daytona where he finished ninth, but its all gone downhill since then, and Berry has already started showing concerns.
Wood Brothers Racing has work to do in the coming weeks, and that’s something Berry admitted to ahead of the Las Vegas race on Sunday. , “I mean, I don’t know if it’s full-blown panic, but I mean, even if it is panic mode, what are you going to do about it, really? ” he said in a media scrum.
“Like, you just go every week and try to do the best you can and score the most points you can. But yeah, we recognize that we’re in a pretty big hole. Obviously, our goal is to make the chase again like last year.
Obviously different format. “We realize where we have to be stronger than we were last year. And, starting in hole is not ideal, but I mean, I definitely feel like we have the potential,” Berry added .
Following his Daytona outing, Berry suffered DNFs in both Atlanta and Phoenix. His race in Atlanta ended on Lap 81 after a wreck that swept up several cars across the track. At the following event at Circuit of the Americas, he managed to finish the race, though the car spent most of the afternoon buried in the pack.