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Jesse Love Attempting Cup Debut at Bristol

Jesse Love will look to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway with Richard Childress Racing, the team announced March 28.

Love, who is currently full time in the NASCAR Xfinity series with RCR, will pilot the No. 33.

C4 Ultimate Energy will sponsor the effort.

“Racing in the Cup Series has always been my main goal and dream,” Love said in a team release. “Everything that I have done up to this point in my career has been building to this moment. To make my Cup Series debut at this age is very special, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to make it with RCR. Everyone has welcomed me with open arms over the last year and the organization feels like family.”

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“I’m excited to have Jesse make his Cup Series debut in the No. 33 Chevrolet,” RCR owner Richard Childress added. “From the moment I started watching Jesse race, I knew that he had the talent. He has the passion for wanting to win and doing the best possible for his team.”

Love is a two-time winner in the Xfinity Series in 39 starts, with 23 top 10s in that span.

Love currently sits third in the Xfinity standings after winning the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.

Love also has an ARCA Menards Series championship in 2023 winning 10 of the twenty races on the series schedule.

He follows Austin Hill as drivers of RCR’s part-time No. 33 this year.