5 months agoIn what was a long afternoon in The Granite State, Josh Berry persevered to finish third in Sunday's USA Today 301. Sunday's finish marked Berry's second top-five finish of the season and his fourth top-10 over the last six races. Despite his recent hot streak and despite having earned a reputation as a strong flat-banked track racer, the Stewart-Haas Racing star only got 13.75% ownership in DraftKings premium contest. By comparison, this percentage was lower than what Justin Haley (21.08%), Erik Jones (20.72%), Carson Hocevar (15.71%), and Michael McDowell (15.15%) got, drivers who are certainly not elite nor have the reputation that Berry has on this style of track. Nevertheless, the 33-year-old came through big for those who put their faith in him, earning 54.30 DraftKings points, the sixth most of any driver on the slate. Sunday's performance, along with his recent top-10 finishes, is particularly important for the rookie driver as his 2025 status is up in the air since Stewart-Haas announced it would close down at season's end. Given that he is proving himself under the most challenging of circumstances, both the NASCAR and the DFS community will want to take notice of the No. 4 moving forward, including this weekend at Nashville, a track he finished fifth at in Xfinity last season. --Adam Erhardt - RotoBaller
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