WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Josh Berry and the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing team did themselves and their car owners proud in Sundays Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Racing at the legendary track that is so special to the Wood Brothers, Berry put on a spirited, aggressive performance in the 75-lap Last Chance Qualifier to finish second and put the No. 21 Mustang in the 200-lap Main event. Berry then started 22nd in the feature and raced his way to 13th despite some damage from his hard drive to second place in the LCQ.

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Berry said after the non-points-paying exhibition that he considered his first drive in the No. 21 Mustang a success and an enjoyable experience on the tight quarter-mile track where the late team owner Glenn Wood counted four points-paying Cup races among his 29 overall victories there.

It was a lot of fun, Berry said. I thought the guys did a really good job of making the car better and adjusting on it from practice and the heat race to give me a really good car for the feature.

Berry mentioned he was a bit disappointed he didnt finish higher.

I felt like we definitely had more potential there, he said. I wish things would have gone different in the feature, but overall Im really happy with it. Our goal was to come here and make the race, and we did that and got a decent finish. For the first time out it was a lot of fun.

Berrys performance in the Last Chance Qualifier was a big part of the story of that race.

After starting 13th, he initially dropped back one spot before working his way into the top 10 on lap 21. He steadily worked his way forward and cracked the top five for the first time on lap 59. Berry, finding success in both the inside and outside lanes, took the lead on lap 66 as Erik Jones and Kyle Larson, Berrys chief rivals at that point, collided and brought out the races seventh caution.

Berry held the top spot for six laps but lost the lead to Larson with four laps remaining. Berry held the runner-up spot to the checkered flag, and the races last lead change wasnt a big factor as both the first- and second-place finishers advanced to the 200-lap main event.

After the qualifier, he told reporters at the track that he was very pleased to get the Wood Brothers car in the main event at Bowman Gray.

This is a really special place for them, he said. They gave me a great opportunity, and they deserve to be in this race. They are great people and have been in the sport for 75 years, and Im going to go out there and do my best week-in and week-out.

If that means I have to knock some people around to get in the Clash Im going to do it.