Jesse Love raced his manner into the historical past books on Saturday.
After a warning for Ryan Sieg bunched the NASCAR Xfinity Collection discipline up late in Saturday’s season finale at Phoenix Raceway, Love’s pit crew bought him off pit street first.
However Love initially misplaced the result in Connor Zilisch — Love’s finest 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 folks like my dad, Scott Velocity, the entire No. 2 group which have labored so onerous for my dream as I’ve for my very own,” Love informed 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 motive force’s championship, he did procure the house owners championship for the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Zilisch, who will race for Trackhouse Racing full-time within the NASCAR Cup Collection in 2026, locked up the Xfinity Collection Rookie of the Yr Award.
Notable Xfinity Collection 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 embrace 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.
