Jesse Love signs with Wood Brothers Racing for 2027 NASCAR Cup season

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Last updated Jun 17, 2026

Jesse Love signs with Wood Brothers Racing for 2027 NASCAR Cup season
Summary

Wood Brothers Racing announced on June 17 that Jesse Love has signed a contract to compete in the 2027 NASCAR Cup season. Love, 21, captured the 2025 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series championship and has won three races in the series after achieving great success in the ARCA circuit. He previously made seven Cup starts with Richard Childress Racing and garnered attention for his noteworthy performance in 2023, where he won ten of twenty ARCA races. The team aims to build on this momentum as they look ahead to the upcoming season.

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  • Wood Brothers Racing signed Jesse Love for 2027
  • Love is the 2025 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion
  • He won ten ARCA races in 2023
  • Previously raced with Richard Childress Racing
  • This move signals the team's strategy for future competitiveness
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  • 2:40 PMRacerLove gets NASCAR Cup Series call-up with Wood Brothers for 2027
  • 2:21 PMMotorsport.comJesse Love joins Wood Brothers Racing for 2027 NASCAR Cup season
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On Wednesday, Wood Brothers Racing announced that they have signed 2025 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love for the 2027 NASCAR Cup season. Love, 21, burst onto the scene in 2023, winning 10 of 20 ARCA races en route to the title. Since then, he has won three NASCAR O'Reilly races with Richard Childress Racing, and the 2025 title. He has also made seven Cup starts with RCR ...Keep reading

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Jesse Love will move into the NASCAR Cup Series beginning next season with Wood Brothers Racing.The reigning O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion will be the next driver of the No. 21 Ford Mustang. Love will replace Josh Berry, who revealed last week that he had been informed he will not...

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