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Jesse Love: Driver Profile

2026 Season

Jesse Love drives the Richard Childress Racing No. 2 Chevrolet in the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Current points and Chase status are shown in the live stats on this page as official results are loaded.

Career

Love won the 2025 O'Reilly Series championship in just his second full-time season, making him one of the youngest champions in series history. The California native graduated through the JR Motorsports development pipeline before joining RCR's No. 2 program. He brings a precision style that stands out in a series that often rewards aggression over consistency.

Coverage (8 articles)

Jesse Love Won at Gateway. Justin Allgaier Finished 13th and Lost the Points Lead by Three.

Jack Beckett·September 13, 2026

Jesse Love took the lead with fifteen laps to go and won the Nu Way 225 at World Wide Technology Raceway, his first victory of 2026. Sheldon Creed finished second and left St. Louis leading the O'Reilly Series Chase by three points over Justin Allgaier, who has won six races this season to Creed's two.

Justin Allgaier Led the O'Reilly Series by 229 Points. The Reset Left Him 25, at a Track Where He Has Never Won in the Fall.

Jack Beckett·September 5, 2026

Justin Allgaier ended the regular season 229 points clear. The Chase reset left him 25 ahead of teammate Carson Kvapil going into Saturday's Fleetio 200 at Darlington, where Allgaier has four spring wins and none in the fall.

The O'Reilly Series Chase Opens at Darlington Saturday Night: The Race, the Field and the Track

Jack Beckett·September 5, 2026

The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series opens its first Chase on Saturday night at Darlington. The 12 drivers, the reset points, the track history, the tire and the schedule.

Justin Allgaier wins a wreck-filled Focused Health 250 at Atlanta, pushing his O'Reilly Series lead to 240

Jack Beckett·July 13, 2026

Justin Allgaier came from 16th through 13 cautions and three red flags to win the Focused Health 250 at Atlanta, his sixth O'Reilly Series win of the season. He now leads the championship by 240 points.

Austin Hill Can Break Kevin Harvick's Atlanta Record in His Home State on Saturday

Jack Beckett·July 10, 2026

Austin Hill has five wins at Atlanta, tied with Kevin Harvick for the most in NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series history. On Saturday, in his home state, he can break the tie. Justin Allgaier's 195-point lead looks safe, but his form has quietly cooled over the last month.

Brandon Jones Started 29th and Led 12 Laps at Chicagoland. He Also Won.

Jack Beckett·July 6, 2026

Brandon Jones started 29th at Chicagoland, led 12 of 201 laps, and won the Cuervo 300 in overtime, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' first extra-lap finish of 2026. Chase Elliott and Connor Zilisch led 126 laps and won both stages between them. They left with zero points.

NASCAR and the Rolling Stones Made a Deal. The Gimmick Has a Real Idea Underneath It.

John Speedway·June 26, 2026

NASCAR and the Rolling Stones announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration this week: co-branded merch, two collector vinyl pressings of the new album Foreign Tongues, and a listening-lounge show car touring Chicago. It reads like a cash grab. The idea underneath it is real.

Justin Allgaier and JR Motorsports Take Their Dominance to a San Diego Street Course Nobody Has Run

John Speedway·June 19, 2026

Justin Allgaier has already clinched the Chase, JR Motorsports has won 11 road races in a row, and the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series has never been more lopsided. This weekend it races a San Diego street course nobody has ever lapped, where all that homework counts for nothing. Saturday, 5 p.m. ET on the CW.

Jesse Love

2026 Season: NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series