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Love’s Top-Five Run Slips Away After Late-Race Contact at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, VA. (March 29, 2026) — Jesse Love, the defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, delivered another strong performance in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway, but late-race contact erased what was shaping up to be a top-5 finish. Behind the wheel of the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Whelen Engineering Chevrolet, Love qualified 8th and established himself…
Read MoreJesse Love Battles Back to Sixth in The LiUNA! 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Richard Childress Racing Driver Overcomes Pit Road Penalty to Maintain Championship Momentum LAS VEGAS, NV — Jesse Love showed the determination of a defending champion Saturday in The LiUNA 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, rallying back through the field to finish sixth in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series event. Driving the No. 2…
Read MoreJesse 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…
Read MoreDefending 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…
Read MoreLove 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…
Read MoreDetermination 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…
Read MoreLove 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…
Read MoreLate 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…
Read More‘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…
Read MoreLove 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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