DALE EARNHARDT JR. JUST SAID THE QUIET PART ABOUT JOSH BERRY. THERE IS NO SEAT, AND THERE IS NOT EVEN A TEAM STILL DECIDING.

Berry has three consecutive top tens, five on the season, and a Cup win at Las Vegas last year. Everyone agrees he deserves a ride. Dale Jr. pointed out that deserving is not the variable.

He expects Austin Hill to stay in the RCR No. 33, and thinks Berry's realistic options are in the O'Reilly Series where a couple of cars are not locked down.

He was also honest about the part nobody else brings up, which is the reason some owners hesitated in the first place.

Then he set a deadline for the entire industry.

Where does Josh Berry actually end up?