Thanks for watching! Let me know what your thoughts are on Josh Berry moving to Cup and how you think he'll perform short term and long term. If there is generally positive feedback on this video, I'll make more of these in the future on other drivers that are (or are rumored to be) moving up a series in 2024.
I want him to do good but compared to the rest of the Cup field, I definitely don’t think he’s gonna make the playoffs or contend for wins next year unless SHR really turns it around
I think Berry will be around where AJ is right now, around the top 20, and can maybe make the playoffs. If he were to win a race, I think it would be either spring or fall martinsville because that was the only race SHR showed speed at. Now if this was a good choice for Berry, my thoughts are this. He is 32 years old, he doesn't bring super big sponsorship, and he fits SHR's mold well, so this was his only chance to go cup racing full time. Overall i'm excited to see what he can do.
The definition of rags to riches story it is cool that someone it's actually cool opportunities because of his talent and not because of his name or money Josh Berry may not be one of my favorite drivers but his story is awesome.
As a Josh Berry fan I think he is definitely mentally ready,but I just don’t think he has experience yet,I hope he does great and continues to rise and grow as a driver
Josh will probably not be a contender for wins next year, even with Childers on the box, but I expect he could be a dark horse playoff pick. I doubt he stays at SHR long term, so his success would realistically be tied to what team he'd be driving for, but I expect that he'll end up with somewhere between 5-15 wins all said and done, which isn't a very bad career
Exactly I think even I was being a bit optimistic. Gragson did MUCH better than him in Xfinity and we know what happened this year (granted the 42 car is a good bit worse than the 4)
If I were to compare Berry's First Full-Time Xfinity Series Season (2022) to Kevin Harvick's Most Recent Full-Time Xfinity Series Season (2006), then the statistical differences would be: Josh Berry (2022 Xfinity Series) - In 33 Starts, Berry has 3 Wins, 11 Top 5s, 20 Top 10s, 1 Pole, Led 356 of 5099 Laps Run (6.98%), 29 Lead Lap Finishes, 2 DNFs, An Average Start of 9.4, An Average Finish of 10.8, and A 4th Place Playoff Finish. Kevin Harvick (2006 Busch Series) - In 35 Starts, Harvick has 9 Wins, 23 Top 5s, 32 Top 10s, 1 Pole, Led 1197 of 6758 Laps Run (17.71%), 34 Lead Lap Finishes, 1 DNF, An Average Start of 11.5, An Average Finish of 4.6, and Won the 2005 Busch Series Championship. Despite Harvick's dominance, he only ran Three Full-Time Seasons (2000, 2001, and 2006). The rest of the 2000s and early-2010s was between half a season and two-thirds of a season or less than half a season (Half to Two-Thirds a Season were the years of 2003-2005, 2007-2010 and 2014, while Less than Half a Season were the years of 2011-2013 and 2014-2015). Either way, Berry has big shoes to fill. Harvick didn't live up to the standards of domination like Dale Sr., so how do we know he'll live up to the overall standards of Harvick? One answer: we don't. Hopefully, we see some potential out of this guy for the next decade or so.
i think people need to realize there will never be another Kevin Harvick.
Yeah definitely should have more than one championship if not for the playoffs. Absolute legend
Thanks for watching! Let me know what your thoughts are on Josh Berry moving to Cup and how you think he'll perform short term and long term. If there is generally positive feedback on this video, I'll make more of these in the future on other drivers that are (or are rumored to be) moving up a series in 2024.
Just got to mention that Hemric didn't win till the final race in 2021 and still won the title.
@@TheHoot133 very valid point, BUT hemric did pretty mid/bad in Cup
Also a very valid point I didn't think of.@@racingwithjoe
I want him to do good but compared to the rest of the Cup field, I definitely don’t think he’s gonna make the playoffs or contend for wins next year unless SHR really turns it around
I think Berry will be around where AJ is right now, around the top 20, and can maybe make the playoffs. If he were to win a race, I think it would be either spring or fall martinsville because that was the only race SHR showed speed at. Now if this was a good choice for Berry, my thoughts are this. He is 32 years old, he doesn't bring super big sponsorship, and he fits SHR's mold well, so this was his only chance to go cup racing full time. Overall i'm excited to see what he can do.
The definition of rags to riches story it is cool that someone it's actually cool opportunities because of his talent and not because of his name or money Josh Berry may not be one of my favorite drivers but his story is awesome.
As a Josh Berry fan I think he is definitely mentally ready,but I just don’t think he has experience yet,I hope he does great and continues to rise and grow as a driver
I feel like he will run sub 20th the whole year, flip and run even worse
Josh will probably not be a contender for wins next year, even with Childers on the box, but I expect he could be a dark horse playoff pick. I doubt he stays at SHR long term, so his success would realistically be tied to what team he'd be driving for, but I expect that he'll end up with somewhere between 5-15 wins all said and done, which isn't a very bad career
I hope he can do well but I have a gut feeling he will do pretty bad
Exactly I think even I was being a bit optimistic. Gragson did MUCH better than him in Xfinity and we know what happened this year (granted the 42 car is a good bit worse than the 4)
If I were to compare Berry's First Full-Time Xfinity Series Season (2022) to Kevin Harvick's Most Recent Full-Time Xfinity Series Season (2006), then the statistical differences would be:
Josh Berry (2022 Xfinity Series) - In 33 Starts, Berry has 3 Wins, 11 Top 5s, 20 Top 10s, 1 Pole, Led 356 of 5099 Laps Run (6.98%), 29 Lead Lap Finishes, 2 DNFs, An Average Start of 9.4, An Average Finish of 10.8, and A 4th Place Playoff Finish.
Kevin Harvick (2006 Busch Series) - In 35 Starts, Harvick has 9 Wins, 23 Top 5s, 32 Top 10s, 1 Pole, Led 1197 of 6758 Laps Run (17.71%), 34 Lead Lap Finishes, 1 DNF, An Average Start of 11.5, An Average Finish of 4.6, and Won the 2005 Busch Series Championship.
Despite Harvick's dominance, he only ran Three Full-Time Seasons (2000, 2001, and 2006). The rest of the 2000s and early-2010s was between half a season and two-thirds of a season or less than half a season (Half to Two-Thirds a Season were the years of 2003-2005, 2007-2010 and 2014, while Less than Half a Season were the years of 2011-2013 and 2014-2015).
Either way, Berry has big shoes to fill. Harvick didn't live up to the standards of domination like Dale Sr., so how do we know he'll live up to the overall standards of Harvick? One answer: we don't. Hopefully, we see some potential out of this guy for the next decade or so.
SHR is gonna take a while to get better. I dont think anything amazing will come from him next year.
I don’t think shr could have picked a better driver that’s currently available, but he’ll never compare to harvick in cup
I’m going to say no he can’t even win in Xfinity Series now