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…

LONG POND, Pa. – Jesse Love was headed for a strong finish at Pocono Raceway Saturday before a pit-road penalty derailed his afternoon late in the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225. The standout NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie-of-the-year contender had to start from the rear of the field after fixing a brake issue following qualifying, but…

CHICAGO – Jesse Love spent plenty of time out front and picked up a well-deserved top-five finish at the end of Saturday’s The Loop 110 at the Chicago Street Circuit. Love qualified eighth and ran near the sharp end of the field all race long. He finished seventh and third, respectively, in stage one and…

LEBANON, Tenn. – Jesse Love put together one of the more impressive runs of his young NASCAR Xfinity Series career in Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway. Love, the leading Xfinity Series rookie-of-the-year contender, saw his weekend in the No. 2 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet Camaro get off to a disappointing start, after a…

LOUDON, N.H. – In his first visit to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Jesse Love battled to a 13th-place finish Saturday with the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Love, the standout 19-year-old rookie from Menlo Park, Calif., was forced to adapt as the SciAps 200 went on, due to practice and qualifying being rained out at the 1.058-mile…

SONOMA, Calif. – Jesse Love rebounded from a myriad of issues to finish 12th in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway, but was left wondering what could have been. After qualifying sixth, Love short-pitted just before the first stage break to flip the stage and gain track position, going on to rank third…

PORTLAND, Ore. – A roller-coaster weekend for Jesse Love and Richard Childress Racing ended with a top-20 finish in Saturday’s Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland Int’l Raceway. Though he qualified 12th at the 12-turn, 1.967-mile circuit, unapproved post-qualifying adjustments to the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet Camaro meant that Love had to drop to the tail of the NASCAR…

DARLINGTON, S.C. – An uneventful afternoon at the Track Too Tough to Tame left Jesse Love with an eighth-place finish in Saturday’s Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200. Love, who was making his debut at historic Darlington Raceway, comfortably earned points in both stages and ran among the top 10 all day at the 1.366-mile,…