Josh Berry scored a stirring win for the Wood Brothers Racing team at Las Vegas, and the team looks to be a true championship contender after several years filled with struggles. The team's persistence is paying off in a big way.

Only a few short years after going from the short tracks of the southeast to earning his big break in NASCAR, Josh Berry earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in Sunday's Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Josh Berry spent much of his career content as a journeyman racer who probably would never make it beyond the local short-track scene.