WELCOME, N.C. – Courtesy of a consistent first year and a run to the playoff semifinals, Jesse Love earned the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award in the NASCAR Xfinity Series following the Nov. 9 season finale at Phoenix Raceway. Love, the 19-year-old phenom from Menlo Park, Calif., advanced to the Round of 8 in the postseason during his…

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Richard Childress Racing’s Jesse Love, who will clinch NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie-of-the-year honors this weekend, topped practice Friday evening at Phoenix Raceway ahead of the season finale. The 19-year-old from Menlo Park, Calif., paced the field with a quick 27.587-second lap (130.496 mph) to open the weekend of competition. Love, who ran 42 laps overall…

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – A 12th-place finish Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, courtesy of an ill-handling race car, left Jesse Love short of the win he needed to make the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4. Love’s Richard Childress Racing-prepared No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet Camaro qualified strong, allowing him to start fourth and run up front early in…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – By most any indicator, Jesse Love’s rookie NASCAR Xfinity Series season has been a successful one by the numbers to this point. Love is one of four drivers to have earned five or more poles in any of NASCAR’s three national series this year, joining Michael McDowell (six, Cup Series), Kyle Larson (five, Cup Series), and…

TALLADEGA, Ala. – A battered right-front fender that was missing a sizable chunk in the final laps was the only thing that was truly able to slow NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie-of-the-year contender Jesse Love down Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. Love, the 19-year-old standout from Menlo Park, Calif., earned his series-leading fifth pole of the season in qualifying and led…

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Top rookie contender Jesse Love made earning his fifth NASCAR Xfinity Series pole of the season look effortless Saturday morning at Talladega Superspeedway. Love led both rounds of single-car knockout qualifying at the 2.66-mile oval and outdistanced his Richard Childress Racing teammate Austin Hill by more than a tenth of a second in the final round.…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie-of-the-year contender Jesse Love had what some might call “a chicken salad day” at Kansas Speedway, as it ended in a somewhat positive top-10 finish despite mid-race adversity. Though Love started from seventh for the Kansas Lottery 300, it quickly became apparent that he was going to have to scratch and claw…

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Jesse Love put together one of his solidest NASCAR Xfinity Series performances of late on Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing fourth and carrying momentum into the playoffs. Love, the 19-year-old rookie sensation from Menlo Park, Calif., qualified 10th and was only outside the top 15 for one lap all race in the Food City 300,…

HAMPTON, Ga. – Jesse Love sped to his fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series pole of the year Saturday during Bennett Transportation Qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 19-year-old from Menlo Park, Calif., topped both knockout rounds, and his lap of 31.927 seconds (173.646 mph) in the final round was more than enough to earn the prime starting spot on the…

BROOKLYN, Mich. – A late pit stop under green derailed Jesse Love’s chances at a strong result and left him with a 29th-place finish in Saturday’s Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan Int’l Speedway. Love, who qualified ninth and finished second in stage two to earn nine stage points, was running 10th inside the final 20 laps when…

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Rallying from a qualifying mishap and getting his NASCAR Xfinity Series season back on track, Jesse Love drove through the field to finish sixth Saturday at Darlington Raceway. Love scrubbed the outside wall on his qualifying lap and had to drop to the back to start the Sport Clips Haircuts/VFW Help a Hero 200, but stayed…

INDIANAPOLIS – What started as a potential nightmare for Jesse Love Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ultimately became a lesson in perseverance. The 19-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie from Menlo Park, Calif., was involved in a lap-one accident at the start of the Pennzoil 250 at the Brickyard, collected in turn three after contact in the top five between…