NASCAR CUP SERIES Jesse Love to fill Josh Berry’s NASCAR Cup Series seat at Wood Brothers MITCHELL NORTHAM USA Today Jun 17, 2026 Jun 17, 2026 0 Jesse Love celebrates his championship in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (now the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series) in November at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona. Gary A. Vasquez, Imagn Images Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MITCHELL NORTHAM USA Today Jesse Love is going to get his shot to prove himself at the highest level of NASCAR.kAm(@@5 qC@E96CD #24:?8 2??@F?465 (65?6D52J >@C?:?8 E92E E96 a`\J62C\@=5 7C@> r2=:7@C?:2 — H9@ H@? E96 D64@?5\E:6C ~’#6:==J pFE@ !2CED r92>A:@?D9:A =2DE D62D@? — H:== A:=@E :ED }@] a` u@C5 :? a_af] {@G6 C6A=246D y@D9 q6CCJ :? E96 >249:?6 27E6C (@@5 qC@E96CD 2??@F?465 =2DE H66< E92E 96 H@F=5 ?@E C6>2:? :? E96 D62E]k^AmkAm“(@C5D 42?’E 56D4C:36 H92E :E >62?D E@ >6 E@ C62=:K6 E9:D 5C62> x’G6 925 7@C 2D =@?8 2D x 42? 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