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.

MORE: Las Vegas resultsDaniel Suarez finished second and was followed by Ryan Preece, William Byron and Ross Chastain.Christopher Bell, seeking to become the first driver since 2007 to win four consecutive Cup points races,

Josh Berry spent much of his career content as a journeyman racer who probably would never make it beyond the local short-track scene. When he got a break in NASCAR -- Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr.