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Jesse Love Takes Points Lead With Win at Phoenix

A last-lap defense combined with a rival’s mechanical failure produced a 36-point swing that will be tested over the final three races.

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AVONDALE, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 17: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, wears a "8" hat, a tribute to the late Kyle Busch in victory lane after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Timberland PRO 200 at Phoenix Raceway on October 17, 2026 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images).
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Overview

  • Jesse Love won the Timberland PRO 200 at Phoenix Raceway on Oct. 17 after leading 156 of 200 laps and holding off Sam Mayer by 0.128 seconds.
  • The victory gave Love a 36-point jump over Justin Allgaier and moved him into the top spot in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase standings.
  • Sam Mayer staged a comeback from the rear after an engine change to finish second, charging to Love’s bumper in the final corner.
  • Sheldon Creed lost power during a stage break when a kill-switch malfunction shut off his engine, costing three laps on pit road and dropping him to 32nd.
  • The Phoenix race marked the start of Timberland PRO’s three-year title sponsorship and the series now shifts to Talladega on Oct. 24 where the superspeedway could again reshape the Chase.