Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse will roll off from the 27th position in Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Berry posted a lap of 96.959 miles per hour during Saturday’s qualifying session at the historic Virginia half-mile.
His qualifying speed bettered his best lap in practice, where he was 23rd fastest with a lap at 95.056 mph. That came on the ninth of 60 laps he ran in the session.
Among drivers who ran 10 consecutive green flag laps he was 13th best, averaging 94.790 mph from his fourth through his 13th lap.
The 500-lap event at Martinsville is scheduled to go green just after 2 p.m. ET, with live coverage on NBC. Stage breaks are set for Laps 130 and 260.
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