Beard Motorsports Expands Cup Schedule, Names Jesse Love Driver

Beard Motorsports has announced that Jesse Love, a 20-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, will compete in two NASCAR Cup Series races for the team in 2025: the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This marks an expansion for the family-owned team, which typically focuses on superspeedway events like Daytona and Talladega, and will be their first appearances at Texas and Indianapolis since their Cup Series debut in 2017. Love, who recently made his Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway with Richard Childress Racing and finished 31st, expressed his excitement about gaining more experience in the Cup car and working with the Beard team. Team management cited their admiration for Love's progress in racing and said the decision to partner with him was an easy one. The team has a history of select Cup starts, with its best finish being fifth at Daytona in 2022. This move reflects both the team's ambitions to expand beyond their traditional niche and Love's commitment to developing his Cup Series skills.