LAS VEGAS, NV – March 17, 2025 – Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry won Sunday’s Pennzoil 400, earning his first NASCAR Cup Series victory. The triumph marked Ford’s 742nd all-time NASCAR Cup Series victory and the 101st Cup Series win for the iconic Wood Brothers Racing team — all achieved with Ford Motor Company.

“Congratulations to Leonard, Len, Eddie, Jon, Kim, Miles, Josh, and everyone at Wood Brothers Racing on the race win at Las Vegas” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “For Josh to capture his first Cup win in the iconic Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford Performance Dark Horse Mustang during their 75th anniversary is incredibly special. Our team at Roush Yates Engines works hard to deliver the power and reliability needed to win at this level, and today it all came together. We couldn’t be more excited.”

“I’m just really proud of everybody on this team. This is a great group. They build great race cars and it’s just been a privilege to drive for them. I’m just so really thankful to be here. There are so many people I could thank for this moment, but to be a Cup Series winner is really special,” commented Berry.

Four Ford Performance drivers started Sunday’s race in the top 10: Team Penske’s Joey Logano in P2, Team Penske’s Austin Cindric in P3, Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry in P7, and Front Row Motorsports’ Zane Smith in P9. Team Penske’s Joey Logano quickly took the lead after battling with Michael McDowell in the opening laps. After an early caution, teammate Austin Cindric surged to the front, leading over 40 laps and winning the first stage of the race. Multiple cautions in the second stage created various pit strategies, shuffling the drivers at the end of the stage. Ryan Blaney finished the stage in P6 and Josh Berry finished in P8. The action-packed race featured 13 different race leaders, a record 32 lead changes and nine cautions for 53 laps. During the ninth and final caution of the race, Josh Berry pitted and took four fresh tires. When the race restarted with 18 laps remaining, Berry battled Daniel Suárez side-by-side for 3 laps until Berry took the lead on lap 252. After clearing Suárez, Berry widened the gap in clean air and crossed the finish line 1.358 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

A total of three Ford Performance drivers finished in the top-10: Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry in P1, RFK Racing’s Ryan Preece in P3, and Team Penske’s Austin Cindric in P6.

The Xfinity Series also raced at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, where four Ford Performance drivers finished in the top 10. Haas Factory Team’s Sam Mayer finished in P5, RSS Racing’s Ryan Sieg finished in P7, AM Racing’s Harrison Burton finished in P8, and Haas Factory Team’s Sheldon Creed finished in P10.

Both the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series head to Homestead, Florida this week and race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

41 CHAMPIONSHIPS – 478 WINS – 437 POLES

About Roush Yates Engines
Roush Yates Engines is a leading-edge engine development company based in Mooresville, NC consisting of two state-of-the-art facilities – Roush Yates Engines and Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions, a world class AS9100 Rev D/ISO 13485 certified CNC manufacturing facility. The company’s core business includes designing, building and testing purpose-built race engines.

Ford Performance in partnership with Roush Yates Engines is the exclusive engine builder of the NASCAR FR9 Ford V8 engine.

With an unparalleled culture of winning and steeped in rich racing history, Roush Yates Engines continues to follow the company’s vision to lead performance engine innovation and staying true to the company’s mission, provide race winning engines through demonstrated power and performance.

In just his fifth Cup Series race in the iconic No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang Dark Horse, Josh Berry earned his first career Cup Series victory in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was the 101st win for his Wood Brothers team, and Berry becomes the 20th driver to win a Cup race in the No. 21. The victory also was the first for crew chief Miles Stanley.

“Man, I just can’t believe it,” Berry said. “I’m just so proud of everybody on this team. The car was really solid all day. We just executed. We had a mishap on pit road and were able to rebound again, and I’m just super proud of these guys. I’m just really trying to soak this all in, honestly. I’m trying to take my time with everything and really enjoy this moment.”

Berry ran among the leaders all day. He overcame an extra stop to tighten a loose lug nut, then emerging from a late-race duel with Daniel Suarez to take the lead with 16 laps to go and pull away to a 1.358-second victory.

The victory should have come as no real surprise given the performances by Berry and the No. 21 team in recent races and in Sunday’s 400-miler. He qualified third at Atlanta and led 56 laps before being collected in a late-race wreck. Then last week at Phoenix he qualified fourth, ran strong all day and finished fourth.

At Las Vegas, he qualified seventh and raced in the top-five and top-10 throughout the first Stage. He ended that 80-lap segment in eighth place, earning three Stage points. In Stage Two it was more of the same as he raced in the top five and top 10 before finishing the Stage in eighth place and earning three more Stage points. The team did have one hiccup in the final segment of the race. Berry had to return to pit road after a stop during the Stage break to tighten a loose lug nut.

“It was obviously disappointing, but thankfully the wheel stayed on and we were able to make it to pit road before Miles was going to get a vacation,” Berry said. “It just broke up the race. There was a lot of strategy going on and we were able to capitalize on it. We had a great battle with Joey [Logano] and was hoping it would go green, but we got the caution and this pit crew rebounded and they dug deep at the end and had a great stop and we fought for the win.”

He restarted 19th after getting his wheel tightened and steered through a multi-car crash on the restart to rejoin the top 10. From there he steadily moved forward, moving into the top five with 45 laps remaining and into the top two with 34 to go. From that point on it was a two-driver race between Berry and Suarez, with the 34-year-old Berry pushing the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang to the front to take the lead and the win in his 53rd career Cup start.

“I’m just really proud of everybody on this team,” Berry said. “This is a great group. They build great race cars, and it’s just been a privilege to drive for them. I’m just so really thankful to be here. There are so many people I could thank for this moment, but to be a Cup Series winner is really special.”

Next up for Berry and the Wood Brothers team is next Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

About Motorcraft®
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About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan, committed to helping build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. The company’s Ford+ plan for growth and value creation combines existing strengths, new capabilities and always-on relationships with customers to enrich experiences for customers and deepen their loyalty. Ford develops and delivers innovative, must-have Ford trucks, sport utility vehicles, commercial vans and cars and Lincoln luxury vehicles, along with connected services. The company does that through three customer-centered business segments: Ford Blue, engineering iconic gas-powered and hybrid vehicles; Ford Model e, inventing breakthrough EVs along with embedded software that defines exceptional digital experiences for all customers; and Ford Pro, helping commercial customers transform and expand their businesses with vehicles and services tailored to their needs. Additionally, Ford is pursuing mobility solutions through Ford Next, and provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. Ford employs about 177,000 people worldwide. More information about the company and its products and services is available at corporate.ford.com.

About Ford Performance
Ford Performance is based in Dearborn, Mich. It is responsible for Ford’s performance vehicle development and major racing operations globally, including NASCAR, IMSA, SRO British GT, FIA World Rally Championship, Supercars Championship, World of Outlaws, Ultra4, SCORE-International, FIA Rally-Raid, Formula Drift, NHRA, Rebelle Rally, Thailand Super Series and our latest commitment in Formula 1 with RedBull Ford Powertrains. Ford Performance also maintains a constantly evolving fleet of electric performance demonstrators to showcase the limits of electrification technology. In addition, the organization also oversees the development of Ford’s racing engines, as well as the outreach programs with all Ford Clubs and Ford enthusiasts. For more information regarding Ford racing’s activities, please visit Performance.Ford.com or follow @FordPerformance on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, TikTok and YouTube.

About Wood Brothers Racing
Founded in 1950 by Hall of Famer Glenn Wood in Stuart, Virginia, Wood Brothers Racing holds a special place in NASCAR history as the sport’s longest-running team. Over eight decades, the team has earned 100 victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with 120 poles, and remains proud of its longstanding relationship with Ford Motor Company, fielding only Ford products since its inception. Glenn’s brother, Leonard Wood, played a key role in shaping modern racing by developing the techniques behind today’s pit stops. With a rich legacy rooted in innovation and tradition, Wood Brothers Racing continues to honor its heritage while adapting for the future as it competes in NASCAR’s premier series with Josh Berry.

Handling Challenges Hold Cole Custer to 26th Place Cup Series Result

Xfinity Series

The Haas Factory Team tandem of Sam Mayer and Sheldon Creed doubled down in the desert to capture a pair of top-10 finishes. Mayer ran with the leaders most of the day to record a 5th-place result, while Creed battled and came home in 10th.

After a strong qualifying effort, Mayer started 5th on Saturday and showcased early run speed throughout Stage One. In this race—one that saw only three cautions—long-run speed was critical. The Haas Factory team went to work, making air pressure and chassis adjustments to dial in the Audibel Ford. Those improvements solidified Mayer’s consistency. After a 9th-place finish in Stage One, he surged to 5th-place finishes in the final two stages.

“I’m really proud of these guys; they brought a car that could compete,” said Mayer. “We were a little off compared to where we need to be to go up there and win, but we have something to build off of, and I’m looking forward to keeping it going.”

Like his teammate, Creed had a car that fired off with exceptional speed. Just 45 laps in the race, he picked up 11 positions in the Friends of Jaclyn Ford. The gains held up for a 12th-place finish in Stage One. Unsatisfied, Creed continued to push forward and was up to 9th at the end of Stage Two. Creed found himself continuing to claw toward the front, getting as high as 8th in the third stage. Although the car’s handling transitioned from loose to tight during that run, Creed overcame the challenge and scored a 10th-place result at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“That was a fight for sure,” said Creed. “It’s kind of hard to make adjustments on it when it’s swinging that much. Just a hard-fought 10th place right there.”

Cup Series

When the green flag waved Sunday at the mile and half Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Cole Custer was on the move. Within the first 40 laps Custer drove the HaasTooling.com Ford from 26th starting position up to as high as 13th.

As the race wore on though, handling became a challenge. Trying to navigate the high banked, sweeping corners, Custer’s car was tight. To roll the turns and carry momentum, Custer needed the car to turn more. Crew Chief Aaron Kramer made the call for several chassis adjustments throughout the day. By race’s end, the car’s setup was much different compared to the way it started the 267-lap race.

Custer worked to overcome the balance and finished 26th. He is 35th in the NASCAR Cup Series Points through five races this season.

Up Next
Homestead Miami Speedway (Homestead, FL): Xfinity – Saturday March 22, @ 4:00pm Cup — Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 3:00pm ET on FS1

About Haas Factory Team
The Haas Factory Team is a NASCAR Cup and Xfinity program owned by Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation. Beginning in 2025, the team will feature Cole Custer driving the No. 41 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the NASCAR Cup Series, while Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer take on the Xfinity Series in the No. 00 and No. 41 Ford Mustangs, respectively. Based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, the Haas Factory Team reflects a commitment to performance and engineering excellence, carrying forward Gene Haas’s commitment to motorsports.

Preece 3rd, Keselowski 11th, and Buescher 13th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas, NV (March 16, 2025) – Some things may stay in Vegas, but the momentum Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing captured on Sunday is something they’ll hope to carry with them as the season progresses. Led by Ryan Preece, who matched a career-high 3rd place finish, all three RFK teams finished among the top 15. Brad Keselowski posted a strong 11th-place finish, while Chris Buescher came home 13th.

6 Brad Keselowski – RECAP

Brad Keselowski came to Las Vegas looking to turn his luck around, and with a determined, focused effort, that’s exactly what he did. Keselowski and crew chief Jeremy Bullins worked throughout the day, adjusting the car and dialing it in for the final run that netted the Castrol Ford an 11th-place finish.

Although the car was difficult to turn early in the race, Keselowski, a three-time Las Vegas winner, overcame the handling issue using experience. Studying the lines of others, Keselowski adjusted, finding more efficient ways to roll the corners. This, combined with Bullins’ careful chassis adjustments, allowed the car to run inside the top 15 consistently during the 267-lap race.

A critical moment came late in the race when several cars in front of Keselowski crashed. It was this type of event that had impacted the #6 car on multiple occasions this year. This time, though, spotter TJ Majors navigated Keselowski through the crash, helping him escape damage. A final pit stop in the closing laps allowed Keselowski and Bullins to top off fuel, make some short-run adjustments, and make an aggressive push toward a very solid finish.

“All in all, not a bad day for us,” said Keselowski. “At times, we had great speed, especially at the end. This is the type of run we need to build off of.”

17 Chris Buescher – RECAP

After a strong qualifying effort, Chris Buescher rolled off 11th on Sunday in the Smith’s / Dasani Ford. Quickly, though, as the cars fanned out through the sweeping corners of the mile-and-a-half Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Buescher faced a challenge. The swirling ‘dirty’ air churned up, making the car tight and difficult to turn.

With plenty of racing still ahead, crew chief Scott Graves went to work, finding ways to help Buescher. After several chassis adjustments, the Smith’s / Dasani Ford was able to slice through the air better, helping Buescher navigate the corners. With the car more to his liking, Buescher charged into the top 10. Unfortunately, some track position was later lost when the #17 needed to make an unscheduled pit stop to tighten a loose wheel.

Still, there was a rally, and Buescher fought back to a respectable 13th-place finish.

“We started off really, really tight, and it took us a while to get it underneath us,” said Buescher. “We spent much of the day working on it, and we got a decent finish out of it.”

60 Ryan Preece – RECAP

There have been glimpses of greatness for Ryan Preece so far in 2025, and those were once again on display Sunday as he brought home the RFK organization’s best finish of the season. Preece’s third-place Las Vegas finish also matched a career-best (Talladega 2019) for the Berlin, CT driver.

Preece started 12th – his best-ever qualifying effort at a mile-and-a-half track. Confidence was high for the driver of the Consumer Cellular Ford, who appears to be in the midst of a breakout season after leading three of the season’s first four races.

Preece began the day hoping for long runs, and eventually, they did come. That strategy proved successful. As the runs wore on, Preece was able to consistently keep speed in the car. He used that to his advantage. Additionally, lightning-fast pit stops – one as fast as 8.7 seconds – helped Preece climb into the top five during the race’s final stage. In the closing laps, crew chief Derrick Finley urged Preece to save fuel, but a late-race caution made fuel conservation a non-issue. Preece was able to top off, hold his track position, and come home with a podium finish.

“Going into the season, our motto was, ‘live by the fire, die by the fire,’ take chances, be aggressive, and be on the offense,” said Preece. “I’m really grateful to come out here and have a great day because, at the beginning of the season, this is really what sets the tone.”

Up Next:

Homestead-Miami Speedway (Homestead, FL) Sunday, March 23, 2025, @ 3:00 p.m. ET on FS1

About RFK Racing

RFK Racing, in its 38th season in 2025, features an ownership lineup pairing one of the sport’s most iconic names, Jack Roush, along with NASCAR Champion Brad Keselowski, and Fenway Sports Group owner John Henry. Roush initially founded the team in 1988, and it has since become one of the most successful racing operations in the world, propelling him to be the first NASCAR owner to amass 300 wins and capturing eight championships, including back-to-back NASCAR Cup titles in 2003 and 2004. Keselowski, a former owner in the NASCAR Truck Series, is the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series Champion.

In 2007, Roush partnered with Henry, who also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, English Premier League’s Liverpool F.C., and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, to form Roush Fenway Racing. Off the track, RFK is a leader and proven winner in NASCAR marketing solutions, having produced multiple award-winning social media, digital content, and experiential marketing campaigns. Visit rfkracing.com, and follow the team on all social platforms @rfkracing.

Pennzoil 400 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nev. – March 16, 2025

AUSTIN CINDRIC No. 2 DISCOUNT TIRE FORD MUSTANG

START: 3RD STAGE 1: 1ST STAGE 2: 21ST FINISH: 6TH POINTS: 21ST

RACE RUNDOWN: A strong day for Austin Cindric and the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang team proved dividends as he brought home a sixth-place finish in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Cindric would roll from the third starting spot and showed great early pace in his No. 2 Ford Mustang. He would ride in second place behind teammate Joey Logano prior to the first round of green flag pit stops. A caution during the cycle would allow the Discount Tire crew to pit under the yellow flag and remain on the lead lap. Cindric would cycle to the front on the restart and be the leader by lap 41. With clean air, Cindric would hold off Alex Bowman to win Stage 1, his first stage triumph of 2025. Cindric would restart second to begin Stage 2. The balance of his Discount Tire Ford Mustang shifted to the tight side. He would fall back to eighth prior to the next round of pit stops. Unfortunately, Cindric would pit twice for a potential loose wheel. Buried in dirty air, Cindric would finish Stage 2 in the 21st position. He would slowly make progress back to the front, but timely strategy calls by crew chief Brian Wilson would allow Cindric to regain the lost track position. Cindric would focus forward and ultimately bring home a sixth-place finish at race end. The result marked his second top 10 finish of the year. He has also led at least one lap in four of the five races thus far in 2025.

CINDRIC’S THOUGHTS: “Definitely a solid day for our Discount Tire Ford Mustang. Think we showed great pace and fought back through some adversity. Great call by Brian (Wilson) to gain back that track position. We can certainly build off today.”

RYAN BLANEY No. 12 MENARDS/PENNZOIL FORD MUSTANG

START: 36TH STAGE 1: 33RD STAGE 2: 6TH FINISH: 35TH POINTS: 7TH

RACE RUNDOWN: Ryan Blaney rallied from two laps down in the opening stage to make his way into the top five by Stage 2, but ultimately was collected in a multi-car incident on lap 195 to bring an end to the weekend in Las Vegas for the No. 12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford Mustang. Due to damage sustained during practice Saturday, Blaney took the green flag from the tail end of the field and gained 10 positions in the opening 10 laps. A caution during the first green flag pit cycle of the afternoon trapped Blaney two laps down, resulting in a 33rd-place finish in Stage 1. An early caution during the first run of Stage 2 awarded Blaney the free pass to rejoin the lead lap, as he went on to gain 27 spots en route to a sixth-place finish in Stage 2. After the field lined up to restart with 73 laps to go, Blaney found himself in the middle of a four-wide battle off turn two and was turned into the outside wall on the backstretch. Blaney was able to drive the Menards/Pennzoil Ford Mustang to the garage for the No. 12 team to make repairs, but ultimately retired from the race.

BLANEY’S THOUGHTS: “We were four-wide there. I’ll have to go back and see if I pinched those guys in the fence on the top. You try to take the best you can out of this weekend even though it ended poorly. We finally got our way into the top five and the car was really good, but we end up wrecked. It’s one of those weekends where it seems like nothing can really go right, but we’ll stick with it.”

JOEY LOGANO No. 22 PENNZOIL ULTRA PLATINUM FORD MUSTANG

START: 2ND STAGE 1: 7TH STAGE 2: 17TH FINISH: 15TH POINTS: 8TH

RACE RUNDOWN: Joey Logano was in contention late in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas, but the final pit cycle of the afternoon proved to be costly, culminating in a 15th-place finish. Logano started from the front row for the second consecutive week and led the first of his 40 total laps on the afternoon before scoring a seventh-place finish in Stage 1. Following a four tire stop and a round of adjustments during the stage caution, Logano continued to fight the handling in traffic during the second segment as he faded outside of the top 10. A caution on lap 147 set up split strategies with a handful of teams taking two tires prior to the restart, miring Logano in traffic as he logged a 17th-place finish in Stage 2. The No. 22 team was one of a few to play the long game on fuel strategy to make it to the end, as Logano took over the lead with just over 30 laps remaining. However, a caution with 25 laps to go saw the Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Ford Mustang relinquish the lead on pit road as Logano went on to cross the line 15th following the final restart with 19 laps to go.

LOGANO’S THOUGHTS: “Tough way to end the weekend for us. The last run was shaping up to look a lot like how last fall’s strategy played out for us, but I just made a mistake on pit road that I wish I could have back. Proud of the effort but should’ve had more to show for it.”

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the East Coast to race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, March 23. Live coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on FS1 with in-car camera angles available all race long through MAX Driver Cam.