No one saw Josh Berry’s blistering fastest lap at Darlington coming. It marked his first such honor of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Despite finishing dead last in the final standings, Berry snatched a valuable bonus point that could end up being a lifeline as the playoff grind goes on. Now, the Tennessee native finds himself locked in a nail-biting tie with Alex Bowman for the final transfer spot, both sitting 19 points adrift of the Round of 12 cut-off. With Gateway and Bristol still looming in the Round of 16, Berry’s reality is clear: a win might be his only ticket to advance. While that may look straight for Berry, but for the others in the camp? Yeah, they are raising fingers…

Under the current Fastest Lap Award, NASCAR allows even drivers well out of contention to still give t

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