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WELCOME, N.C. (February 20, 2026) – C4 Energy® will sponsor defending NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Champion Jesse Love for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, March 1 (live on FOX at 3:30 p.m. ET). Love will pilot RCR’s No. 33 C4 Energy Chevrolet, one of several Cup Series races for the Menlo Park, Calif., native this season, under the tutelage of crew chief Andy Street.
Love, the defending NOAPS champion and 2024 Rookie of the Year, is currently in his third full-time season piloting the No. 2 Chevrolet in NASCAR’s second-tier series. He made his Cup Series debut for the Welcome, N.C.-based organization at Bristol Motor Speedway in April 2025 and currently has a total of five Cup Series starts to his credit.
Love became the youngest champion in NASCAR history by clinching his first ARCA Menards Series West title at the age of 16 in 2020. He then posted a dominating performance by winning half the races and the championship in the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season.
“Jesse Love is a talented racer who has consistently proven himself with strong on-track performance and an off-track demeanor that appeals to fans and partners,” said RCR President Mike Verlander. “We’re proud of his development over the past few years and look forward to helping him compete at the highest levels of our sport alongside C4 Ultimate Energy.”