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Jesse Love wins pole for NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jesse Love. Stan Szeto-Imagn Images

Jesse Love wins pole for NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway

Jesse Love will lead the NASCAR Xfinity Series field to the green flag in Saturday's HyVee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway. 

Love's lap of 23.642 seconds was enough to earn him the top spot. The pole is the eighth of Love's Xfinity Series career and his third of 2025. It's also the first pole of 2025 that Love has earned at a non-drafting track.

William Sawalich will join Love on the front row, with Carson Hocevar, Connor Zilisch and Sam Mayer rounding out the top five. Austin Dillon, Ryan Sieg — who was fastest in practice — Carson Kvapil, Sammy Smith and Daniel Dye completed the top-10. 

Other notable qualifying efforts include Ross Chastain in 11th, Sheldon Creed in 14th, defending Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier in 15th, Corey Day in 18th and Jeb Burton in 32nd. 

Patrick Emerling's lap of 24.902 seconds was the slowest of any driver who took time. Taylor Gray, Tyler Tomassi and Dawson Cram failed to make a qualifying attempt and will start 36th, 37th and 38th, respectively. 

The HyVee Perks 250 will go green shortly after 4:30 p.m. ET, with coverage on the CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Pre-race coverage will begin at 4 p.m. ET on the CW and MRN. Mayer is the defending race winner. 

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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