Josh Berry Earns First Cup Win in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas
16 March 2025
By Bob Francis, Managing Editor
Go Full Throttle Racing News
LAS VEGAS, NV — Josh Berry gets his first win in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, capturing today's Pennzoil 400. Today was Berry’s 53rd start in NASCAR’s top series in a race that featured 32 lead changes among 13 drivers. Berry took the lead at lap 252 of 267 and held off a charging Daniel Suarez, Ryan Preece, William Byron, and Ross Chastain who finished 2–5 respectively.
Final Laps Power Battle: Berry and Suárez restarted side-by-side on Lap 249 of 267. But it was Berry who found the speed through the tri-oval on Lap 254 and never looked back, adding a few tenths to his lead each lap to the victory.
“Oh, man, I don’t even know what to think,” Berry said after climbing from his car on the front stretch. “Just awesome. I love this track. Las Vegas has been so good to me. So many great moments here.
“Just struggled in the Next Gen car here. But (crew chief) Miles (Stanley) and this whole 21 team, everybody at Wood Brothers Racing, they gave me a great car today. Just battled and battled and battled. Man, it was our day. I just can’t believe it. Such a battle with Daniel there at the end, beating and banging on a mile-and-a-half-crazy! Whoever was going to get out front was probably going to win. We were able to get in front.”
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