NASCAR Cup Series driver Josh Berry suffered a significant setback after his car caught fire during the race at Bristol Motor Speedway . Smoke filled his car's cockpit in no time and ended his chances of advancing in the playoffs.
Flames were spotted under Berry's No. 21 car after 78 laps of the final Round of 16 race. He barely made it into the pits when black smoke covered his car. Berry escaped in no time, but was affected by inhaling the smoke, leading him to cough persistently. He joins other drivers, such as Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon, and Shane van Gisbergen (SVG), who were eliminated from the playoffs.
Berry spoke about the scary incident, explaining that the smoke inside his car got darker as he tried to reach the pit road. He said :
"Maybe seven or eight laps before we co