Jesse Love has secured the pole position for the upcoming Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
This is particularly remarkable as it marks his sixth career pole in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, continuing his unbroken streak of pole positions at this venue.
Jesse Love is in his sophomore season in the series and has been building momentum since he won the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. Love’s impressive qualifying lap was clocked at 31.730 seconds with a speed of 174.724 mph.
At just 20 years old, Love is driving the No. 2 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. He is recognized as one of NASCAR’s promising young talents after his dominating performance in the ARCA Menards Series in 2023.
Behind him, Richard Childress Racing has shown consistent success, particularly at superspeedway and drafting track races like those held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The track itself, a 1.54-mile quad-oval reconfigured in 2022, now presents features similar to those of larger superspeedways, leading to intense pack racing.
In securing this pole, Love becomes just the fifth driver to win three poles in his first three starts at a track, joining the ranks of legends such as Austin Dillon, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, and Sam Ard.
Following the qualifying round, Love praised his team’s performance and the contribution of his crew chief, Danny Stockman. He explained to the media:
“Yeah, I drive fast race cars, and that obviously helps.
“We have big power, and my crew chief Danny Stockman is really good at his job as well. Qualifying time, my job is pretty easy, and my job is tough tomorrow night.”
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NASCAR Xfinity Series: Qualifying Results at Atlanta
No. 2 Jesse Love
No. 21 Austin Hill
No. 11 Josh Williams
No. 7 Justin Allgaier
No. 41 Sam Mayer
No. 54 Taylor Gray
No. 20 Brandon Jones
No. 1 Carson Kvapil
No. 16 Christian Eckes
No. 88 Connor Zilisch
No. 18 Willliam Sawalich
No. 8 Sammy Smith
No. 10 Daniel Dye
No. 39 Ryan Sieg
No. 48 Nick Sanchez
No. 19 Aric Almirola
No. 00 Sheldon Creed
No. 42 Anthony Alfredo
No. 25 Harrison Burton
No. 27 Jeb Burton
No. 92 C.J. McLaughlin
No. 26 Dean Thompson
No. 4 Parker Retzlaff
No. 51 Jeremy Clements
No. 31 Blaine Perkins
No. 71 Ryan Ellis
No. 28 Kyle Sieg
No. 5 Kris Wright
No. 70 Leland Honeyman
No. 99 Matt DiBenedetto
No. 44 Brennan Poole
No. 91 Josh Bilicki
No. 14 Garrett Smithley
No. 07 Nick Leitz
No. 74 Carson Ware
No. 45 Mason Massey
No. 53 Mason MAggio
No. 35 Joey Gase
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