“Doesn’t matter a whole lot to me”: RCR driver Jesse Love gets candid about battling Dale Jr.’s three JRM stars for Xfinity glory

Richard Childress Racing Championship 4 qualified driver Jesse Love recently appeared on the Dale Jr. Download podcast ahead of the Phoenix race. During the latest episode, Love opened up about being the only RCR driver against three JRM drivers in the championship title race.The RCR driver has delivered a consistent performance in both pre- and post-season in 2025. He secured his playoff spot after winning the inaugural race at Daytona International Speedway, and since then, he has been aiming to land a victory. Despite looking for his second win, the #2 Chevy driver has been a constant face among the top ten drivers on the grid, which has kept him a championship contender.Following his success in the sophomore season with RCR, Jesse Love secured his spot in the Championship 4 race this season. He will compete against JR Motorsports drivers Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, and Carson Kvapil at Phoenix. Reflecting on that, Love told Dale Earnhardt Jr. [56:45]:"Um, it doesn't matter a whole lot to me if there was one JRM guy here or three of them, right? I think that, uh, we're all going to show up and perform at the highest level that we know how. And I just have to have the belief, right, that, um, all the work that I've put in throughout my life, and especially this year, and these last few months kind of tear myself back down and building it back up is is going to be enough. And I really do believe that it will be right."The 200-lap Championship 4 race will be held at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, November 1, 2025. CW, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90 will broadcast the 200-mile event live at 7:30 p.m."Would rather be lucky than good": When Jesse Love opened up about his maiden Xfinity Series at Talladega SuperspeedwayIn April 2025, ahead of the Ag-Pro 300 held at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jesse Love recalled his first-ever series win. Love debuted in the Xfinity Series last year with Richard Childress Racing and won his maiden win at the 2.660-mile tri-oval superspeedway.The #2 Chevy driver qualified second for the 2024 Talladega race with a best time of 52.871 seconds and a top speed of 181.20 mph. Following a good start, Love took a risky maneuver in the race and stayed out while the leaders went into the pit lane. This move helped him secure his first-ever victory in the series.Reflecting on the risky move, Jesse Love told the press:"I'd always rather be lucky than good, and I kind of lucked out a little bit this race. I was so caught up in the moment of trying to win my first XFINITY race. Number one rule is Speedway, right? Don't get too far out. Luckily, my car was fast enough. I was able to kind of make up for that mistake. They were coming off turn four here. I remember Brennan Poole got to my outside. I knew that if I could run him up off of four, I'd have all this distance to take."Jesse Love has competed in 65 races for Richard Childress Racing in his two-year stint with the team. He has logged two wins at Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International Speedway. Followed by 15 top fives and 39 top tens with an average start of 9.3.