Jesse Love
21-Year-Old Driver
Richard Childress Racing
2026 Xfinity Stats
Points
551
Starts
15
Wins
0
Poles
1
Top 5
6
Top 10
10
2026 Cup Stats
Points
0
Starts
2
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 Finish in Charlotte
Love finished second in the Charbroil 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
ANALYSIS
Love would start 17th on the grid and quickly move to penetrate the Top 10. He would finish stage 1 in sixth-place and hold onto that good track position from then on. Once racing resumed from the lengthy rain delay, Love would move inside the Top 5 and lead 4 laps. He couldn't run down Ross Chastain but would end up having to settle for second-place when NASCAR declared the race complete after stage 2.
Love would start 17th on the grid and quickly move to penetrate the Top 10. He would finish stage 1 in sixth-place and hold onto that good track position from then on. Once racing resumed from the lengthy rain delay, Love would move inside the Top 5 and lead 4 laps. He couldn't run down Ross Chastain but would end up having to settle for second-place when NASCAR declared the race complete after stage 2.
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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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Runner-up Finish at the Glen
Love finished second in The Mission 200 at The Glen O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon.
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Big mover at Texas
Love started 21st and finished ninth in Saturday's Andy's Frozen Custard 340 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Leads most laps at Talladega
Love sat on the pole and led 37 laps in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, but ultimately finished seventh.
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Wins Ag-Pro 300 Pole
Love won the pole for the Ag-Pro 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 182.313 mph.
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Fourth at Kansas
Love finished fourth in Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Kansas Lottery 300.
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