Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang Dark Horse are set to start Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway from 24th place. Berry earned that spot with a lap at 168.037 miles per hour around the 1.366-mile Lady In Black on Saturday afternoon.
In practice earlier in the day, Berry was outstanding. He was second fastest on the speed chart with a best lap at 167.180 mph. It came on the first of the 32 laps he ran in the session. He was top among drivers who ran 10 consecutive green flag laps, averaging 163.520 mph on his first 10 laps.
The throwback weekend at Darlington is particularly meaningful to the Wood Brothers team as they are running a paint scheme reminiscent of the Lotus Ford that Jim Clark, with pit crew services performed by the Wood Brothers, drove to victory in the 1965 Indianapolis 500. Also, as part of the celebration of the team’s 75 years in the sport, the Wood family has been chosen as the Grand Marshals for the Goodyear 400.
The Woods enter Sunday’s race with eight Darlington victories – six by David Pearson and one each by Cale Yarborough and Neil Bonnett.
Sunday’s 293-lap race is set to get the green flag just after 3 p.m., with TV coverage on FS1. Stage breaks are planned for Laps 90 and 185.