Jesse Love Pulls Double Duty at COTA; Top-Five Finish Highlights Strong Weekend

Defending NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love showcased his versatility and endurance this weekend at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), competing in both the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NASCAR Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing. Love’s weekend began in impressive fashion on Saturday in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, where he drove the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet…

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Defending Champion Jesse Love Delivers Top-Five Finish at Atlanta

HAMPTON, GA – February 21, 2026 – Defending NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Champion Jesse Love continued his strong start to the 2026 season Saturday night with a hard-fought fifth-place finish in the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 at EchoPark Speedway. Piloting the No. 2 Samsara Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, Love showed speed from…

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Love Leads 19 Laps at Talladega, Leaves ‘Dega +40 to the Good for Martinsville

Talladega, AL — Jesse Love, driver of the No. 2 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, showed front-running pace in Saturday’s United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, leading 19 laps—second-most on the day—and bringing home a top-10 finish. With the result, Love departs Talladega 40 points above the cut line entering next weekend’s Round…

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Determination Leads Love To Seventh At Kansas Speedway

#19: Justin Bonsignore, Joe Gibbs Racing, M3 Technology Toyota Supra, #2: Jesse Love, Richard Childress Racing, Whelen Chevrolet KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Despite less-than-ideal conditions inside his No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, Jesse Love gutted out a seventh-place finish in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Love advanced from 12th on the grid to seventh…

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Love Nabs Fourth-Straight Xfinity Series Top 10

April 05, 2024: NASCAR races at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. (HHP/Chris Owens) MARTINSVILLE, Va. – It might not have been pretty at times, but Jesse Love and Richard Childress Racing still got out of Martinsville Speedway with a ninth-place finish over the weekend. After qualifying 11th for the DUDE Wipes 250, Love scrapped…

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Late Strategy Call Lifts Love To Richmond Top-Five

#2: Jesse Love, Richard Childress Racing, Whelen Chevrolet Camaro RICHMOND, Va. – It wasn’t necessarily flashy, but Jesse Love snagged his third consecutive top-six finish Saturday during the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway. Love, who qualified eighth but spent most of the first half of the race battling just outside the top 10 at the…

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‘Bittersweet Domination’ As Love’s Fuel Runs Dry

HAMPTON, Ga. – As heartbroken as Jesse Love was in the first moments after he climbed from his racecar Saturday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he still could do nothing but chuckle. That was the dichotomy of the moment for the 19-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie, who utterly dominated the Raptor King of Tough 250, only to come up short…

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Love Makes Xfinity Series History In Atlanta Qualifying

HAMPTON, Ga. – Not even two weeks into his NASCAR Xfinity Series career, 19-year-old Jesse Love continues to make history with Richard Childress Racing. Love rocketed to the pole position during Friday evening’s qualifying session at Atlanta Motor Speedway, posting a blistering time of 31.874 seconds (173.935 mph) in the second and final knockout round with his No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet…

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‘Big Steam’ Carries Love To Daytona Xfinity Pole

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Richard Childress Racing continued its superspeedway qualifying mastery Saturday afternoon at Daytona Int’l Speedway, but not with the driver everyone expected. Rookie Jesse Love, making his first ever NASCAR Xfinity Series appearance, rocketed to the pole for the season opening United Rentals 300. It marked the third straight Daytona Xfinity pole for RCR. Driving the No. 2…

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Jesse Love, Corey Heim to split ARCA Menards Series time in Venturini Motorsports’ No. 20 in 2022

BY VENTURINI MOTORSPORTS PRESS RELEASE JANUARY 3, 2022 CONCORD, N.C. — Venturini Motorsports (VMS) announced today the return of a formidable pair of Toyota Racing Development drivers, Jesse Love and Corey Heim, who have been selected to co-pilot the team’s No. 20 Toyota Camry for the upcoming 2022 ARCA Menard Series season. Sharing the wheel for a championship…

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