Макс Берриер: Путь американского гонщика NASCAR

American racing driver

Max Edward Berrier III (born November 8, 1961, in Winston Salem, North Carolina), is a second generation NASCAR driver. His father Max Berrier competed in seven Grand National races over four years and won 125 feature races as a modified driver. His distant cousin Todd served as the crew chief for Jeff Burton in the Sprint Cup Series.

Berrier started running go karts and became a force to be reckoned with, winning 72 out of 127 races. In 1980, he moved to the NASCAR Dash Series, driving for his own team. Four years later, he made his Busch Series debut, running 18 races and finishing in top ten three times. He would not finish that high again until 1987, when he had four top fives. Berrier ran abbreviated schedules over the next few years (except 1988) and put together 22 top tens. He made his Winston Cup debut in 1995 at the Mountain Dew Southern 500, finishing in 20th position. Berrier's only NASCAR start in 1996 came at Darlington Raceway, where he finished 39th. After running a limited Cup schedule with Sadler Brothers Racing in 1997, Berrier was tapped by PRW Racing to drive the No. 77 UAW/Lear sponsored Ford in the Busch Series. After putting together three Top 20 finishes in an abbreviated run, Berrier returned to the team in 1998, this time, with former Cup campaigner Jimmy Means as crew chief. The highlight of this year came at the final Galaxy Food Centers 300. Berrier dominated, starting on the outside pole, leading 187 laps, and garnering his only victory at a premier NASCAR series. Despite DNQ ing at Rockingham Speedway, Berrier and company finished seventeenth in points that year. Unfortunately, Berrier's success did not carry over into 1999, and after qualifying for just 17 races, Berrier was fired. Berrier soon landed on his feet, by running a limited schedule for Junie Donlavey in late 1999. After his audition, Donlavey signed Berrier to drive for his team with a package sponsorship from Hills Brothers Coffee. Unfortunately, the sight of the team packing up and heading home after second round qualifying became too common, and Berrier was released once again. Berrier's Cup series career resulted in 19 races and 25 DNQs, with a best Cup finish of 20th in a 1995 Darlington race. He ran the inaugural Busch Series race at Kansas Speedway but crashed on the 10th lap. Berrier's last NASCAR race came in the Craftsman Truck Series season opener in 2003, finishing 13th for Kevin Harvick Incorporated. Following his racing career, Berrier worked as a crew chief in NASCAR competition. As of 2017, Ed Berrier is employed at JKS Motorsports Incorporated in Welcome, North Carolina, as the lead fabricator and sometimes stunt driver for motorsports related commercial shoots and movies.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 1995 Active Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR20 RCHDNQ DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 57th 103 1996 Schnell Motorsports 63 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLTDNQ DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI 66th 46 Berrier Racing 60 Ford DAR39 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CARDNQ PHO ATL 1997 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATLDNQ DAR TEXDNQ BRI23 MAR SON CLTDNQ DOVDNQ POC MCHDNQ CAL DAY NHA POC IND27 GLN MCH BRI28 DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TALDNQ CARDNQ PHO ATLDNQ 55th 255 Ford TALDNQ 1999 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR39 TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV31 MAR CLTDNQ TAL33 CARDNQ PHO HOMDNQ ATL25 52nd 268 2000 DAY37 CAR36 LVSDNQ ATLDNQ DARDNQ BRIDNQ TEX35 MARDNQ TAL28 CALDNQ RCHDNQ CLTDNQ DOV41 MCH33 POC28 SON DAY26 NHA37 POC33 IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 47th 628 2001 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA NA 2002 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAYDNQ CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM NA

NASCAR Busch Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 1984 Berrier Racing 60 Olds DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR12 DAR33 ROU17 NSV LGY MLW10 DOV CLT13 SBO24 HCY13 ROU SBO16 ROU18 HCY IRP15 LGY19 SBO BRI8 DAR14 RCH NWS25 CLT32 HCY21 CAR29 MAR6 19th 1968 1985 Pontiac DAY27 DAR35 SBO CLT35 SBO DAR38 RCH CLT20 HCY CAR34 MAR 24th 1298 55 CAR16 HCY 60 Olds BRI13 MAR17 LGY25 DOV16 53 Pontiac HCY16 ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI21 NWS15 ROU 1986 Berrier Racing 60 Pontiac DAY19 CAR21 DAR25 SBO LGY DOV16 CLT25 ROU17 DOV11 MAR23 20th 2351 McDowell Racing 53 Pontiac HCY14 MAR26 BRI Berrier Racing 60 Olds JFC16 SBO26 HCY22 IRP22 SBO RAL OXF Dwight Huffman Racing 07 Pontiac SBO22 HCY16 LGY17 ROU24 BRI29 ROU24 CLT Olds DAR16 05 Pontiac RCH23 Berrier Racing 61 Pontiac CAR12 MAR 1987 12 DAY12 HCY MAR DAR9 CLT7 DOV3 DOV11 16th 2928 09 Olds BRI27 Shugart Racing 90 Chevy LGY12 SBO14 IRP30 ROU7 OXF36 SBO2 HCY5 LGY23 ROU4 JFC21 Linville Racing 43 Pontiac JFC20 Berrier Racing 03 Pontiac RAL27 53 Pontiac BRI14 Shugart Racing 90 Buick DAR15 CLT22 CAR16 Huffman Racing 77 Pontiac RCH24 Berrier Racing 12 Olds MAR11 MAR27 1988 Shugart Racing 90 Buick DAY38 HCY19 CAR28 MAR20 DAR38 BRI6 LNG12 NZH31 NSV5 CLT10 DOV4 ROU13 LAN13 LVL6 MYB26 OXF37 SBO7 HCY21 LNG10 IRP23 ROU4 BRI26 DAR30 RCH10 DOV27 MAR28 CLT16 CAR21 MAR26 11th 3204 72 Buick SBO21 1989 Sam Ard Racing 5 Buick DAY12 CAR 37th 961 Linville Racing 62 Olds MAR26 HCY25 DAR42 NZH31 SBO LAN NSV Huffman Racing 70 Buick BRI28 Hill Racing 4 Olds CLT40 DOV12 ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR9 RCH DOV MAR CLT42 CAR11 MAR 1990 Buick DAY34 RCH CAR17 MAR HCY DAR10 BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOVDNQ 28th 1748 Pharo Racing 33 Olds ROU23 VOL MYB OXF NHA14 SBO10 DUB IRP8 ROU26 BRI32 DAR22 RCH17 DOV14 MAR16 CLT40 NHA10 CAR20 MAR30 1991 Sam Ard Racing 5 Olds DAY23 RCH32 CAR7 MAR19 VOL26 HCY13 19th 3067 Pharo Racing 33 Olds DAR19 BRI5 LAN20 SBO3 NZH21 CLT13 DOV24 ROU21 HCY4 MYB10 GLN24 OXF36 NHA16 SBO13 DUBDNQ IRP8 ROU28 BRI18 DAR33 RCH24 DOV27 CLT34 NHA CAR21 MAR23 1992 Three Star Motorsports 22 Olds DAY17 CAR RCH ATL27 MAR DAR21 BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT27 DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL14 IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI24 DAR5 RCH DOV31 CLTDNQ MAR CAR17 HCY 41st 925 1993 12 DAY19 45th 647 22 CAR26 RCH DAR36 BRI HCY ROU MAR23 NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TALQL† IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR7 RCH DOV ROU Chevy CLTDNQ MAR CAR26 HCY ATL29 1994 Ford DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY 68th 261 Owen Racing 9 Chevy IRPQL‡ MCH BRI Three Star Motorsports 22 Chevy DAR16 RCH DOV CLT33 MAR CAR27 1995 Davison Motorsports 97 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR11 BRI35 HCY NHA 47th 596 American Equipment Racing 95 Chevy NZH33 CLT MLW38 TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI34 DAR RCH DOV CLT Williams Racing 56 Ford DOV34 MYB27 GLN Group III Racing 18 Ford CAR24 HOM 1997 PRW Racing 77 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH26 BRI RCH18 DOV12 CLTDNQ CAL13 CAR41 HOM27 48th 655 Chevy DAR25 1998 Ford DAY26 CARDNQ LVS10 NSV36 DAR30 BRI43 TEX16 HCY1* TAL34 NHA22 NZH6 CLT11 DOV24 RCH32 PPR17 GLN15 MLW37 MYB19 CAL41 SBO29 IRP13 MCH33 BRI24 DAR24 RCH32 DOV36 CLT26 GTY11 CAR29 ATL24 HOM17 17th 2772 1999 DAYDNQ CAR29 LVSDNQ ATL14 DAR15 TEXDNQ NSV23 BRI12 TAL22 CAL10 NHA10 RCH19 NZH29 CLTDNQ DOV37 SBODNQ GLN MLW19 MYB28 PPR16 GTY22 IRP20 31st 1705 52 MCH31 BRI Davis & Weight Motorsports 55 Pontiac DARDNQ RCH DOV Mark III Motorsports 78 Chevy CLTDNQ 63 CARDNQ MEM PHO HOM 2000 Sasser Motorsports 65 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT 101st 76 PRW Racing 77 Ford CAR29 MEM PHO HOM 2001 Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPRQL± IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 150th 34 Cavin Councilor 19 Chevy KAN43 CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM† Qualified but replaced by Jimmy Spencer ‡ Qualified for Mike Wallace ± Qualified for Kevin Harvick

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pts Ref 1998 Jimmy Means Racing 92 Ford WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRIDNQ MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 118th 2003 Kevin Harvick Incorporated 6 Chevy DAY13 DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM 94th 124

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 1985 77 Pontiac ATL12 53rd Berrier Racing 60 Pontiac DAY35 ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 1995 4 Ford DAY ATL TAL FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 MCS FRS POC POC4 KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATL 105th 1996 60 Ford DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC3 MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL 125th 1997 Berrier Racing 90 Ford DAY16 ATL29 SLM CLT2 POC2 MCH11 SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC31 MCH14 DSF CLT4 TAL34 ISF ATL5 13th 9 CLT6 Sadler Brothers Racing 90 Chevy GTW5 SLM WIN 1998 Donlavey Racing Ford DAY11 ATL9 SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL ATL NA 2000 Cavin Councilor 19 Chevy DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL41 144th 30 2001 DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY4 KEN32 CLT22 KAN4 MCH2 POC7 MEM GLN KEN23 MCH POC NSH3 ISF CHI1 DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL 20th 2035 91 ATL7