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It’s September 11, 2015 and Chase Elliott just captured his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Richmond Raceway and is well on his way to replacing Jeff Gordon in the iconic No. 24 in the Cup Series come February.
His future, as it always was, is secure.
As the winning team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. participated in the post-race press conference that night, but it was the future of another driver under his purview that he most wanted to discuss.
Josh Berry.
Fresh off Late Model Stock championships at Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) and Motor Mile Speedway (VA) the previous season for JR Motorsports, Berry only took the green flag that night because the race hadn’t been sold to anyone else.
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