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Jesse Love takes charge in NASCAR O’Reilly Chase with win at Phoenix

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. — Last November at Phoenix Raceway, Jesse Love won the NASCAR O’Reilly Series championship. On Saturday at the same one-mile track, he may have done it again with a victory in the…

By Toby Christie · Toby Christie

Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 3:19 AM

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Jesse Love won the Timberland PRO 200 at Phoenix Raceway to take the NASCAR O'Reilly Chase lead.
Love held off runner-up Sam Mayer by 0.128 seconds after leading 156 of 200 laps.
The victory opened a 36-point championship lead for Love over second-place Justin Allgaier.

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Jesse Love won the NASCAR O'Reilly Series Timberland PRO 200 at Phoenix Raceway, solidifying his lead in the Chase standings. Driving the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, the 21-year-old swept both stages and led 156 of the 200 laps. Love held off a hard-charging Sam Mayer by just 0.128 seconds to claim his second victory of the season and fifth career series win.

The victory gave Love a 36-point advantage over Justin Allgaier in the standings with three races remaining in the season. Former championship leader Sheldon Creed dropped to fourth place, 59 points behind Love, after suffering a mechanical kill-switch failure that relegated him to a 32nd-place finish.

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