Phenom Jesse Love Set to Make NASCAR Cup Series Debut with Richard Childress Racing
Jesse Love is getting the call to the NASCAR Cup Series.
Love, who has been on NASCAR's radar since winning the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West championship at the age of 16, is slated to make his Cup debut at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13 for Richard Childress Racing.
Love, who turned 20 on January 14, is racing for RCR in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Love won the season-opening race at Daytona, has five top-10 finishes in the first six races of the season, and is third in the points going into the March 19 Marine Corps 250 at Martinsville.
He will drive the No. 33 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet at Bristol.
"Racing in the Cup Series has always been my main goal and dream,' said Love. 'Everything that I have done up to this point in my career has been building to this moment. To make my Cup Series debut at this age is very special, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to make it with RCR. Everyone has welcomed me with open arms over the last year and the organization feels like family.'
With Love's win at Daytona, he's already secured a spot in the Xfinity Series Playoffs.
'I'm excited to have Jesse make his Cup Series debut in the No. 33 Chevrolet,' said Richard Childress, chairman and chief executive officer of RCR. 'From the moment I started watching Jesse race, I knew that he had the talent. He has the passion for wanting to win and doing the best possible for his team. To be a great driver, you have to have passion behind the wheel and Jesse has that. We've seen him develop over the last year since he joined RCR, and I look forward to helping him compete at the highest level of our sport.'
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