Jesse Love

Jesse Love Jr. (born January 14, 2005) is an American stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in Bill McAnally Racing's No. 19 Toyota.

Jesse Love
Love at New Smyrna Speedway in 2020
Nationality American
BornJesse Love Jr.
(2005-01-14) January 14, 2005
Menlo Park, California
ARCA Menards Series West career
Debut season2020
Current teamBill McAnally Racing
Car number19
EngineToyota
Crew chiefKyle Wolosek
Starts6
Wins2
Last updated on: August 8, 2020.

Racing career

Love began racing at age five. Early in his career, he drove in the Quarter Midgets of America Series, where he won multiple races and championships before turning ten years old. He then went on to win championships in three different divisions of USAC in the same year, becoming the first driver to accomplish that. At age 13, Love, competing for Naake-Klauer Motorsports, was granted an age waiver to compete in the RPM Pro Late Model Series by Madera Speedway track promoter Kenny Shepherd due to his talent in the 51Fifty Energy Drink Jr. Late Model Series the prior year (in which he won another championship). In 2018, Love drove full-time in the INEX Legend Car Racing Series, winning five of the eight races on the schedule en route to that series' championship. The other series he raced in that year were the BCRA Midget Series and the Hunt Magneto Sprint Car Series, both of whom Love had to apply for an age exception to participate in.[1] Love drove for Keith Kunz Motorsports in the SRL Southwest Tour, a late model racing series, in 2019.[2]

On January 14, 2020, it was announced that Love would run full-time and for rookie of the year in the ARCA Menards Series West in the No. 19 Toyota for Bill McAnally Racing.[3] He replaced Hailie Deegan in that car, who left the McAnally team and Toyota's driver development program to join Ford's driver development program, running full-time in the 20-race ARCA Menards Series for DGR-Crosley.[4]

After finishing second in the season-opener at Las Vegas Bullring, Love won his first West Series race in the first of the two races in the doubleheader at the Utah Motorsports Campus road course on June 27. It was just his second start in the series.[5]

In addition, Love and his BMR teammates would compete in the ten races of the 20-race ARCA Menards Series' Sioux Chief Showdown, so he made his debut in that series in the first Showdown race at Phoenix Raceway on March 6. A few weeks earlier, those drivers would also run the ARCA Menards Series East race at New Smyrna, and Love finished twelfth in his East Series debut.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2020 Bill McAnally Racing 19 Toyota DAY PHO
16		 TAL POC IRP KEN IOW
12		 KAN GTW MAD GLN ISF DSF BRI MEM KAN SLM MOH MCH ELK 36th* 28* [6]

ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2020 Bill McAnally Racing 19 Toyota NSM
12		 TOL BLN NSH BRI DOV NHA FFL 18th* 32* [7]

ARCA Menards Series West
ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 AMSWC Pts Ref
2020 Bill McAnally Racing 19 Toyota LVS
2		 UMC
1*		 UMC
2		 IRW
1*		 EVG
2		 DCS
3		 CNS MER AAS KCR PHO 1st* 263* [8]

* Season still in progress

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References
  1. "13 Year Old Racing Phenom Jesse Love Earns Age Exemption for RPM Pro Late Model Series". Newswire. August 23, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. Seelman, Jacob (January 14, 2020). "Four Rookies Chasing ARCA West Title With BMR". Speed Sport. Turn 3 Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  3. Christley, Jason (January 29, 2020). "New Faces Readying For West Coast Title Run". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. Albert, Zack (December 17, 2019). "Hailie Deegan moves to Ford development program, sets 2020 plans". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  5. Christley, Jason (June 27, 2020). "Utah Doubleheader Produces Pair of First-Time Winners". ARCARacing.com.
  6. "Jesse Love – 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  7. "Jesse Love – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  8. "Jesse Love – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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