Josh Berry eviscerates bird at 190 MPH during Talladega NASCAR race
Josh Berry hit a bird while competing at the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. The incident came on Lap 18, and Berry was driving his No. 21 Ford at 190 MPH. Fans who were watching the drvier on MAX’s driver cam immediately saw the impact.
After the race, Berry’s crew chief Miles Stanley talked about birds hitting race cars being nothing new. “I’ve definitely seen it before, and they do some damage too,” he said, per Dalton Hopkins of Frontstretch. They’ll tear stuff up and tear some windshield tear offs apart and stuff like that.”
That wasn’t the only incident for Berry on Sunday. Later in the race, Berry was involved in a pit road incident when he hit Carson Hocevar‘s tire carrier, Jarius Morehead. Berry earned a P29 finish at Talladega.
Despite the tough outing, Berry is playoff-bound as he won the Las Vegas race earlier in the season. It was his first victory in his NASCAR Cup Series career.
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Josh Berry won his first NASCAR Cup Series race this year
“I don’t even know what to think. Just awesome,” Berry said after winning the Las Vegas Race in March. “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 Miles 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 [Suarez] 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.
Josh Berry also talked about getting the win for Wood Brothers Racing, a team he joined this season. “It’s just been incredible. They’ve been so good to me,” he stated. “It’s just been a great relationship. Obviously thank everybody the Wood Brothers Racing, but Team Penske as well. They’ve welcomed me with open arms and tried to help me and accelerate this learning process as much as I can.”