HAMPTON, Ga. – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie Kris Wright will miss Saturday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway after testing positive for COVID-19.
Young’s Motorsports announced the news Friday morning and confirmed reigning NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National champion Josh Berry would drive the team’s No. 02 Chevrolet in Saturday’s Fr8Auctions 200.
NEWS: @kriswrightraces to miss @NASCAR_Trucks race @amsupdates this weekend after positive COVID-19 test.@TeamChevy driver @joshberry to fill in and drive No. 02 @chevrolet for tomorrow’s #FR8Auctions200.
Get well soon, Kris!#NASCAR pic.twitter.com/7PigYZdeE0
— Young’s Motorsports (@youngsmtrsports) March 19, 2021
Berry, who is contesting a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this year for JR Motorsports, has one previous Truck Series start in 2016 at Chicagoland Speedway. He finished 13th in that event.
Berry is also scheduled to compete in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the No. 8 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports.