Jesse Love raced his means into the historical past books on Saturday.
After a warning for Ryan Sieg bunched the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence discipline up late in Saturday’s season finale at Phoenix Raceway, Love’s pit crew received him off pit highway first.
However Love initially misplaced the result in Connor Zilisch — Love’s greatest good friend — on the restart earlier than taking it again with 24 laps to go.
Love was in management for the remainder of the best way, scoring his second win of 2025, the third of his profession championship together with it. Love may have the chance to defend his title in 2026, as he’ll return to the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
“I simply put a lot work into it… the individuals like my dad, Scott Velocity, the entire No. 2 crew which have labored so exhausting for my dream as I’ve for my very own,” Love instructed CW Sports activities.
Aric Almirola completed the race runner-up, whereas Championship 4 contenders Zilisch, Justin Allgaier and Carson Kvapil completed third, fifth and thirteenth, respectively.
Whereas Almirola did not win the driving force’s championship, he did procure the homeowners championship for the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Zilisch, who will race for Trackhouse Racing full-time within the NASCAR Cup Sequence in 2026, locked up the Xfinity Sequence Rookie of the 12 months Award.
Notable Xfinity Sequence season finale outcomes
Almirola, Zilisch, polesitter Brandon Jones and Allgaier rounded out the highest 5, with Sammy Smith, Taylor Grey, Sheldon Creed, Austin Hill and Justin Bonsignore finishing the highest 10.
Different notable finishers embody Harrison Burton in eleventh, Kvapil in thirteenth, Christian Eckes in sixteenth, Brenden Queen in nineteenth and Ryan Sieg in thirty seventh.
The 2026 NASCAR O’Reily Auto Components season will start with the United Leases 300 on Saturday, Feb. 14.
