Strategy Pays Off for Josh Berry With RunnerUp at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. – Not since Oct. 13, 2002 had a fill-in driver won a NASCAR Cup Series race, when Jamie McMurray did it at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Josh Berry came oh-so-close to being the first in 21 years on Sunday (April 2) at Richmond Raceway while filling in for Chase Elliott, as a strategy call paid off to put the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet up front amid several late-race yellows. “I absolutely loved it,” Berry said of the team’s decision on pit road following the race. “I thought we had some good pace at times. We needed some clean…