Richard Childress Racing Driver Scores NASCAR Xfinity Pole Position In Atlanta

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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.

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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.

Jesse Love #2 driver of the Whelen Chevrolet poses with the pole award winner $2,000.00 check during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 21,... Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

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.

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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

1. No. 2 Jesse Love
2. No. 21 Austin Hill
3. No. 11 Josh Williams
4. No. 7 Justin Allgaier
5. No. 41 Sam Mayer
6. No. 54 Taylor Gray
7. No. 20 Brandon Jones
8. No. 1 Carson Kvapil
9. No. 16 Christian Eckes
10. No. 88 Connor Zilisch
11. No. 18 Willliam Sawalich
12. No. 8 Sammy Smith
13. No. 10 Daniel Dye
14. No. 39 Ryan Sieg
15. No. 48 Nick Sanchez
16. No. 19 Aric Almirola
17. No. 00 Sheldon Creed
18. No. 42 Anthony Alfredo
19. No. 25 Harrison Burton
20. No. 27 Jeb Burton
21. No. 92 C.J. McLaughlin
22. No. 26 Dean Thompson
23. No. 4 Parker Retzlaff
24. No. 51 Jeremy Clements
25. No. 31 Blaine Perkins
26. No. 71 Ryan Ellis
27. No. 28 Kyle Sieg
28. No. 5 Kris Wright
29. No. 70 Leland Honeyman
30. No. 99 Matt DiBenedetto
31. No. 44 Brennan Poole
32. No. 91 Josh Bilicki
33. No. 14 Garrett Smithley
34. No. 07 Nick Leitz
35. No. 74 Carson Ware
36. No. 45 Mason Massey
37. No. 53 Mason MAggio
38. No. 35 Joey Gase

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