NASCAR driver Josh Berry obliterates bird, accidentally hits tire-changer at Talladega

Josh Berry had 1 pugnacious contention astatine Talladega Superspeedway implicit the weekend.

Berry and the No. 21 Ford finished 26th successful the Jack Link’s 500. He completed each 188 laps and led 12 laps. He besides suffered done a mates of incidents portion connected the track.

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NASCAR Cup Series operator Josh Berry, #21, awaits his tally during Jack Link's 500 qualifying astatine Talladega Superspeedway successful Talladega, Alabama, connected April 26, 2025. (Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images)

As helium came into the pits, Berry accidentally deed 1 of Carson Hocevar’s pit unit members. The tyre changer came astir the extracurricular of Hocevar’s pit container and was clipped arsenic Berry pulled into his stall.

Jarius Morehead, a erstwhile assemblage shot player, was capable to withstand the interaction from Berry and finished retired the pit stop.

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"I travel from a shot background. You get utilized to it," helium told FOX Sports’ Regan Smith, adding helium was "all good."

Berry besides had a Randy Johnson moment.

The conveyance struck a vertebrate portion connected the racetrack, driving up to speeds of astir 190 mph successful Stage 1. The vertebrate was killed.

"I've surely witnessed it before, and they tin origin immoderate damage," Berry’s unit main Miles Stanley told reporters aft the race, via Frontstretch. "They tin wreak havoc and adjacent shred immoderate windshield tear-offs and things similar that.

"A batch of times erstwhile we travel present for similar archetypal signifier oregon qualifying and stuff, we'll spot birds flying retired astir the racetrack. So, it's not a immense astonishment that we ended up getting 1 connected the windshield."

Stanley said the vertebrate onslaught did not impact the car’s show excessively much.

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Berry is successful 21st successful the NASCAR Cup Series standings.

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