Teenager Jesse Love Proving to Be a Sponge for Knowledge in NASCAR Xfinity Series

• NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Jesse Love is trying to learn the sport as quickly as he can.

• The 19-year-old RCR racer and 2023 ARCA Menards Series champion questions Austin Dillon the most, and he talks with NASCAR champion Kyle Busch at least once a week.

• Love has bypassed a year in the NASCAR Truck Series to compete in Xfinity, and he's on the fast track to the Cup Series.

Jesse Love was unstoppable en route to his 2023 ARCA Menards Series championship, and this year in his inaugural season in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series he’s already recorded two top-five and five top-10 finishes and three poles in the first eight races.

The 19-year-old Richard Childress Racing driver’s early season success could be attributed to the fact he’s absorbing racing information in a sponge-like manner. He questions Austin Dillon the most, but he also talks with NASCAR champion Kyle Busch at least once a week. He constantly asks questions, reaching out to anyone at RCR that he believes can help him improve his profession.

During the recent Texas Motor Speedway race, he even asked teammate Austin Hill a question during the event.

“My spotter came over the radio … I think it was Stage 2 in the race and Jesse had asked his spotter to ask me … what I was doing in (turns) three and four to get through the corner,” Hill recalled. “I tried to give him the feedback that I could of what I was doing that was working at the time. I tried to be as honest as I could.”

Hill admits that Love’s willingness to seek information from fellow competitors has helped him open up to others rather than always seeking answers on his own.

“I’ve never been one to really reach out to a whole lot of guys,” said Hill, who was third in the standings after eight races. “Jesse’s actually made it to where it makes me want to start reaching out to Kyle more often and other guys of that nature just to ask questions … or try to be a better race car driver.”