“It’s always fun to come back here and race,” Josh Berry said a few days ago. He was referring to his return to short track racing by competing in the 25th Thanksgiving Classic at Southern National Motorsports Park. The current NASCAR Cup Series driver won the prestigious race earlier in 2021 and 2022. However, his attempts to replicate that glory in 2025 did not end so well.

Josh Berry qualified for the 3rd-place starting spot for the race, doing a qualifying lap of 15.369 around the .4-mile in Lucama, North Carolina. However, the climactic twists of the race were jaw-dropping. The driver who qualified last ended up winning, and also ousting Berry from the results.

Josh Berry loses all credit for a good race

Teaming up with Tom Usry Racing to compete in the Thanksgiving Classic, Josh

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