STATESVILLE, N.C. — Hours after releasing full-time driver Hailie Deegan, AM Racing has named NASCAR Cup Series rookie Josh Berry as the team’s driver at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway this weekend.
AM Racing heads to Pennsylvania on the heels of their first NASCAR Xfinity Series top-10 finish of the season in this past Saturday’s The Loop 110 at the Chicago Street Course when two-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano drove the No. 15 Ford Mustang to an eighth-place finish.
For the second straight week, the team is utilizing Ford Performance Cup drivers to help evaluate its program after Deegan drove for the sophomore Xfinity Series team in the first 17 races of the season.
“We are proud of the hard work of our AM Racing team at the Chicago Street Course last weekend,” said AM Racing team president Wade Moore. “We hope to have the opportunity to work with Joey (Logano) again in the future.
“We are excited about the opportunity to work with another Ford Performance Cup driver, Josh (Berry), at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon.”
Berry, who currently drives the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing, has three prior Xfinity starts at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway, including a pole in last year’s race, along with one top-five (third) and two top-10 finishes.
The Henderson, Tenn. native eyes his 96th career Xfinity start filled with five wins, 28 top-five and 52 top-10 finishes.
“I’m really looking forward to being back in the Xfinity Series,” said Berry who announced last week he will join Wood Brothers Racing in 2025. “I can’t thank everyone at AM Racing and Viva Tequila Seltzer enough for the opportunity. Pocono is a fun track, and I believe we can go out and have a solid result.”
Viva Tequila Seltzer, who partnered with the team earlier this season at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, respectively, will continue their support of the organization this weekend in the 90-lap race.