Runnin' On Scuffs

  Photo: Justin Seger (Runnin' On Scuffs) In an announcement on Wednesday morning, Wood Brothers Racing announced that Josh Berry will join the team to drive the #21 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in 2025. Josh Berry, currently driving at Stewart-Haas Racing, found himself without a ride for next season after SHR announced they were shutting down operations at the end of the 2024 season.  Fellow SHR teammate, Chase Briscoe, announced his plans to take over the #19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025, replacing the retiring Martin Truex Jr.  Berry is currently in his first full-time season at the NASCAR Cup level.  He currently sits 19th in the Regular Season standings and 20th in regards to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Picture.  Berry has two Top-5 and four Top-10 finishes after 19 races into the season.  Berry made a handful of Cup starts in 2023, filling in for Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman.  In ten starts, Berry manage...

  Photo: Justin Seger (Runnin' On Scuffs) NASCAR penalizes Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports for violating the NASCAR Member Code of Conduct during Sunday's running of the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.  The penalty comes after an incident between Hocevar and Harrison Burton, driver of the #21 Wood Brother Racing Ford. On lap 242 of Sunday's race, Hocevar deliberately right hooked Burton under caution.  The field had slowed to caution pace after Brad Keselowski spun into the wall after contact with Austin Dillon. Carson Hocevar was fined $50K and docked 25 drivers and owners points by NASCAR.  This penalty is the equivalent to a penalty that William Byron received for getting into Denny Hamlin at Texas Motor Speedway in 2022. Hocevar finished the Ally 400 16th after the race that ended with a record five overtime attempts.  The penalty drops Hocevar from 22nd to 24th in the regular season points standings.  He currently...