NASCAR teams, drivers will celebrate the sports' roots at Darlington Raceway

Josh Berry’s path to the NASCAR Cup Series was filled with missteps and doubts he’d ever make it to the sport’s premiere level.

Berry, who took over the Stewart-Haas No. 4 seat previously occupied by NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick, spent a decade or so sweating it out at small, tight tracks like nearby Florence and Dillon speedways learning from anyone he could how to succeed at stock car racing’s highest level.

“I’m not going to lie, there were plenty of days that I’d never thought I’d make it to NASCAR’s top two series,” said Berry, 33. “But I was lucky enough to get an opportunity and make the most of it. Now, here I am Cup racing.”

Berry and NASCAR’s best are at Darlington Raceway for the latest nod to the sport’s history at its 10th throwback weekend.

The Goodyear 400, the halfway point of NASCAR’s 26-race regular season, takes place Sunday. Darlington, the circuit’s oldest superspeedway that first held a race in 1950, has turned its spring weekend into a celebration of its past.