TC Daily Pit Stop: Josh Berry Named Successor to Kevin Harvick at Stewart-Haas Racing; LLumar Inks Extension with Elliott; Perez Returns to Xfinity in Chicago
TC Daily Pit Stop: Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
Josh Berry Named as 2024 Driver of No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR Cup Entry
Josh Berry has been tapped to pilot the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing, beginning in 2024, replacing Kevin Harvick, who will retire at the conclusion of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
“I can’t imagine a better opportunity for me – to get in a car that’s been as successful and iconic as the No. 4,” Berry said. “Kevin is a future NASCAR Hall of Famer, and it’s going to be a challenge trying to come after someone so successful. But I know I’m going to have an amazing group of people around me, led by Rodney Childers, to where we can hit the ground running.”
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Noah Gragson Cleared to Return at Nashville; Granted Playoff Waiver
After a vicious crash in the closing laps of an event at World Wide Technology Raceway - and the concussion-like symptoms that came the following week, Noah Gragson has been cleared to return to competition in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Gragson, who sits 33rd in points, will return to the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB this weekend, and has been granted a post-season waiver by NASCAR.
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LLumar Inks Three-Year Agreement with Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
Eastman Performance Films, LLC, a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company, has extended its sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports and 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott for three additional seasons.
The sponsorship agreement, which will be leveraged using the LLumar brand of window and paint protection film, will now run through the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, with a pair of primary sponsorships on the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro each season.
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Brad Perez Returns to NASCAR Xfinity Series for Chicago Street Race
Brad Perez will look to make his third NASCAR Xfinity Series start of the 2023 season as the series heads to the Chicago Street Course on Saturday, July 1st. Perez will pilot the No. 53 entry for Emerling-Gase Motorsports, and he will have primary sponsorship from Bonesteel Aerospace.
“I think it’ll be a matter of not making the very small mistakes that are huge in a stock car,” Perez explained to TobyChristie.com. “You think about your turn-in point, and the stock car guys are used to clipping the curbs all the time — there’s not going to be any real curbs around this track. If you turn in too early, you hit the wall. You hit the wall, you’re done.”
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