Jesse Love
21-Year-Old Driver
Richard Childress Racing
2026 Xfinity Stats
Points
181
Starts
4
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
3
Top 10
4
2026 Cup Stats
Points
0
Starts
1
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
0
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Love would capture the 2025 NASCAR O'Reilly Series championship with an incredible second season of racing in this division of NASCAR. The Richard Childress Racing youngster would pick up a pair of victories and a whopping 22 Top-10 finishes last season. Love's four pole positions would really underscore the speed and excellence of the No. 2 team last year. He would win the season finale at Phoenix and hold off the amazing Connor Zilisch to capture the title. For a follow up act, Love should be up to the task. He returns to an unchanged No. 2 RCR team and crew chief, Danny Stockman. Love and Stockman have built some good chemistry over the last two seasons and we expect this driver and team to make a spirited defense of the O'Reilly Series championship in 2026. Read Past Outlooks
Runner-up Phoenix Finish
Love finished second in the GOVX 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday night.
ANALYSIS
Love started on the outside pole and had a dominant performance at the Phoenix oval. He would lead a race-high 114 laps and set the pace much of the evening. However, Justin Allgaier would run him down and pass him in the green flag laps after the final caution of the night. Love would pursue Allgaier hotly to regain the lead but he would fall short at the checkered flag. It was his third Top 5 of the season in the first four races.
Love started on the outside pole and had a dominant performance at the Phoenix oval. He would lead a race-high 114 laps and set the pace much of the evening. However, Justin Allgaier would run him down and pass him in the green flag laps after the final caution of the night. Love would pursue Allgaier hotly to regain the lead but he would fall short at the checkered flag. It was his third Top 5 of the season in the first four races.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
Love's rookie season was an unquestionable success last year. He raced to one win and 18 Top-10 finishes as well as a surprising five pole positions. The 20-year-old driver seemed very comfortable on superspeedways as well as short tracks and road circuits. Love grabbed an impressive win at Talladega and a runner-up finish at Phoenix. The Richard Childress Racing youngster will look to up the ante in 2025 and he'll do it with much of the same team returning at the No. 2 Chevrolet. We expect to see Love win more races and improve his week-to-week consistency as he matures. That means more Top-10 finishes, a better average finish and if the breaks fall his way a possible challenge for the 2025 Xfinity Series championship.
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Wins Xfinity Series Championship
By virtue of winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday night, Love was declared the 2025 series champion.
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Wins United Rentals 250 Pole
Love won the pole for the United Rentals 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 182.036 mph.
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Runner-up Finish in Iowa
Love finished second in the Hy-Vee Perks 250 NASAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night.
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Wins Hy-Vee Perks 250 Pole
Love won the pole for the Hy-Vee Perks 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 133.237 mph.
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Tops Dover Xfinity Practice
Love was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the BetRivers 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 151.235 mph.
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