NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jesse Love. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Jesse Love wins pole for Xfinity Series race at Atlanta

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Feb 21, 2025 6:34 PM ET

Jesse Love will lead the field to the green flag in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The pole is the third consecutive at Atlanta for Love, who beat Richard Childress Racing teammate Austin Hill for the top spot in Friday's qualifying session.

It's an @RCRracing front row!@jesselovejr1 wins the pole and @_AustinHill starts second! pic.twitter.com/4O8zGKZay7
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) February 21, 2025

Love won the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 15, and is looking for back-to-back wins to start the 2025 season.

Hill, Josh Williams, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Taylor Gray. Brandon Jones, Carson Kvapil, Christian Eckes and Connor Zilisch rounded out the top 10 in the session.

Other notable qualifying efforts included Ryan Sieg in 14th, Aric Almirola in 16th, Sheldon Creed in 17th, Harrison Burton in 19th and Matt DiBenedetto in 30th.

The Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway will go green shortly after 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, with coverage on the CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Pre-race coverage will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET on both PRN and the CW.

Hill won both races at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2024.

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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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