LEGACY MOTOR CLUB announced today that NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) standout Josh Berry will pilot the No. 42 Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) event at Daytona International Speedway on August 26th. 

The night race at Daytona will be the 32-year-old Hendersonville, Tenn., native’s first start in a NASCAR Cup Series car at the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Berry has four starts at the iconic track in the NXS with 24 laps led.

Berry is currently ranked fifth in the Xfinity Series championship point standings with eight top-fives and 13 top-10 finishes to his credit this season. He is a five-time winner in the series achieving wins at tracks of all sizes including Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway and Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Berry made his 11th NCS start earlier this month at Michigan International Speedway as a “substitute” driver for LEGACY M.C.

“I can’t thank everyone at LEGACY MOTOR CLUB enough for giving me the opportunity to drive the No. 42 again next weekend at Daytona,” said Berry. “I haven’t driven these cars on a superspeedway yet, but I’ve got great teammates in Erik Jones and Jimmie Johnson that I can lean on throughout the week to be up to speed for Saturday night.”

This should be a much smoother process for Berry as well as the team too since they can plan for this start. The one in Michigan was such a spur of the moment deal that they had no time to adapt. Now, they have plenty of time to dial the car in for what Berry likes.

 “We appreciate the cooperation of JR Motorsports and look forward to Josh driving the No. 42 Chevy at Daytona,” said VP of Race Operations Joey Cohen. “Josh stepped in at Michigan and fit in great with the team. He understands the need to work together at superspeedways as a teammate and can help LEGACY M.C. have a solid points day and contest for the win.”

I’ve heard that Carson Hocevar is in the mix to drive the car on the weekends that the Truck Series is a companion with the Cup Series. That would go for Kansas, Bristol, Talladega, Homestead and Phoenix. For the races not (Darlington, Texas, Charlotte ROVAL and Martinsville), Berry or even someone like Rajah Caruth could be in play too.