Josh Berry to start Phoenix race with repaired car
AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Josh Berry will start the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Phoenix Raceway with a repaired car after a crash in qualifying.
Berry clipped the apron in the middle of turns three and four. He spun and nudged the front end of his car into the wall.
Berry drove back to the garage area where the team assessed the damage. They pulled parts out of the bin and began working.
The team worked on the car throughout the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. By the end of it, the team had it ready in the garage stall and set to grid Sunday.
Berry will start 36th — last — anyways as he crashed before he could fully complete a lap.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com