Getty MADISON, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 12: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog at WWT Raceway on September 12, 2026 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The NASCAR race at WWT Raceway ended with Jesse Love celebrating his first 2026 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win, but the post-race inspection revealed one final consequence. Carson Kvapil couldn’t hold off Love, who made the winning pass with 16 laps to go and beat Sheldon Creed by
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