Love joins Beard Motorsports for two more Cup races

Jesse Love will compete in two additional NASCAR Cup Series races for Beard Motorsports, driving its No. 62 Chevrolet.

Love will enter the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (May 4) and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 27). C4 Energy, which sponsored Love in his Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway with Richard Childress Racing, will support his efforts with Beard Motorsports. The two teams have a technical alliance.

The single-car, part-time operation primarily focuses on superspeedways and road course events. With Love, it will be the first time Beard Motorsports has competed at Texas and Indianapolis.

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“We are very excited to be able to expand our racing program and visit tracks that our new to us,” said Amie Beard-Deja, executive vice president of Beard Motorsports. “When my dad started this program, we wanted to focus on the superspeedways. Our plan was to make that our niche and to do it well, and we feel like we have been able to do that very thing. During the last couple of seasons, we had partners that were interested in races outside of those that take place at Daytona and Talladega, and that presented a different challenge, and we enjoyed it.

“We have been watching Jesse Love in his racing endeavors and have certainly been impressed with what he has been doing, so it was a no-brainer for us to take on the challenge of preparing cars for and competing in the races that will take place this season at Texas and Indianapolis.”

Love, 20, competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with RCR. He has two wins in 42 career starts to date.

“Making my Cup Series debut last week at Bristol was a moment that I had been working towards my entire life,” Love said. “Thanks to the Beard family, I’ll have a chance to at least do it a couple more times this season. The goals are to keep collecting experience and learning the Cup car.

“Both races at Texas and Indy will allow me to gain knowledge of how this car races at different tracks, which will hopefully set me up to pounce on future opportunities. Even though they’re a small, family-owned team, the Beards have built a legacy of bringing fast and well-prepared race cars to the track. I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do together.”