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The heat race effort paid dividends for Berry who earned the feature pole as a result of the handicap format.  He took command on the opening lap with front row companion, Trever Feathers, following. By the end of lap two, the pair were side by side.  

Berry fell to the runner-up spot for the next few circuits.  His Rocket XR1 was very good through turns one and two but was struggling to get off turn four the way he needed it to.  He fell to third a couple laps later.

At the halfway point, Berry found himself in 5th and he would hold that position through the checkered flag to record his second top five in his last four races.

“It was nice to be back at Port (Royal Speedway) after getting out to a couple different tracks.  Was especially nice to have an uneventful night for a change.”, Berry commented.

“I was happy to see that out of all the guys who stuck with the new Hoosier Saturday night, we had good speed comparatively.  I think our tire choice hurt us in the feature, but hopefully we can apply what we learned when we get back for a normal tire rule race again.  I think we will have a little bit better idea of what we need to do next time.“

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Saturday afternoon Berry ventured to Lincoln Speedway for the first time in his racing career.  With nothing more to go on than studying videos and a little info from some fellow racers who had more experience at the Abbottstown, PA oval, Berry was there to start building some notes for the upcoming Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek.

By virtue of the pill draw, Berry was slated to start 2nd in the first heat, however during hot laps something was amiss with the carburetor or fueling system.  The team scrambled to make a change but couldn’t complete the work in time to start the heat race.  

Berry’s ‘never give up’ attitude surfaced again for the B-main.  From his 10th starting spot, on a surface he had yet to make a competitive lap, Berry blasted his way all the way to 3rd by lap two, then into 2nd the following trip around.

When the field took the halfway sign in the 10-lap consolation race, Berry was out front and in command.  He went on to win by an impressive 3.7 seconds.  

Berry picked up right where he left when the green flag dropped on the 30-lap A-main.  From his 19th starting spot, he reached 11th on lap six.  Berry continued to knock on the door of the top ten for the next half-dozen laps.

On lap sixteen, it all fell apart when something in the engine expired.  Berry’s official finish was 19th.

“This place is different but it sure is fun.”, Berry shared with a grin after exiting his Rocket XR1.  I’ve raced other smaller places in the region like Clinton County, BAPS and Path Valley, and of course all the bigger tracks in the area like Port, The Grove, Selinsgrove and Hagerstown…but this was my first time here.“, Berry said.  

“I can’t wait to come back for (Appalachian Mountain Late Model) Speedweek.  Now I know what to expect and what we need to work on.”, Berry continued.  “I’m not going to tell you I’m disappointed.  The reality is I’m mad.  We have been plagued by these kinds of issues and we need to figure out how to solve it once and for all if we are going to keep growing this team and getting better.  We can win more races but we need to be out there consistently to do it.“

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