The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega was an eventful one. The RCR squad was the one to lookout in the race as Jesse Love and Austin Hill led the most laps by any driver. Moreover, the former emerged victorious and was on the brink of running out of fuel as the race was thrown into a double overtime causing PTSD flashbacks for the teenager.
Austin Hill and Jesse Love completed the front row for the start of the race and the RCR stable was at it since the very beginning. The No.2 driver claimed Stage one for himself, while his teammate dominated Stage two, and going into the last stretch, Love took the lead and was on course to reclaim his lost win at Atlanta. However, one last twist remained in the RCR driver’s mission to claim his maiden win.
Just a great group of guys [on my team] and it’s been such a journey to get to this point. I got so many people to thank. I just wanted it so bad and I had PTSD flashbacks from Atlanta. Jesse Love said in an interview with Regan Smith.
The RCR driver was on course to claim victory, but two laps from the checkered flag, Hill spun his car after colliding with Parker Kligerman this led to a multi-car pileup, which caused overtime. Subsequently, another wreck caused a double overtime, and drivers limped back to their outboxes as they ran out of fuel.
However, Love stayed out and gambled on his low fuel level to claim the victory he had eluded for a long, giving flashbacks of his Atlanta run where he eventually finished 12th after leading the race. Then the green flag waved, he bolted through the pack and blocked multiple lanes to claim his maiden win, having a happy ending after all.
Austin Hill claims Jesse Love to be the conqueror of the Speedways
The No.23 driver looked to be in a prime position for adding another victory to his list of wins. However, with a late race spin, his race soon tumbled downwards and the only RCR driver in the top remaining was Love. Subsequently, his teammate emerged victorious after fuel scares and he claimed the No.2 driver to be the king of the Speedways.
Post-race, Hill tweeted his teammate to be the Super Speedway Merchant, referring to Talladega’s length of 2.66 miles, which is the longest on the calendar. Moreover, the RCR driver conquered the track in dire circumstances and etched his name in the track’s history.
Despite leading the race for the most amount of laps by any driver, the 30-year-old finished 14th. He would like to recover from this bad outing and fight for the win next week at Dover Speedway in Delaware.
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