| Another Saturday, another solid qualifying effort by Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team. Berry earned the 14th starting spot for Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway with a lap at 95.545 miles per hour in qualifying Saturday afternoon. It’s the fifth time in seven qualifying sessions this season that Berry has been 14th or better.As has become the norm for Berry and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team, there was a significant increase in speed from practice to qualifying. In practice at Martinsville, Berry was 31st fastest with a best lap at 92.928 mph, which came on the fifth of the 45 laps he ran in the session. Among drivers who ran 10 consecutive green flag laps he was 22nd, averaging 92.584 mph from the third through the 12th lap he ran.Sunday’s 400-lap, 210.4-mile, race is scheduled to get the green flag just after 3 p.m. with TV coverage on FOX Sports 1. Stage breaks are planned for Laps 80 and 180. |
