Love Extends Points Lead with Podium Finish in Portland
Jesse Love earned a third-place finish in ARCA Menards Series West competition on Saturday afternoon on the 1.967-mile Portland International Raceway road course. The driver of the Bill McAnally Racing No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry extended his points lead, with three races remaining.
Love – the 16-year-old defending series champion – and his BMR teammate Cole Moore were running second and third, respectively, when a late-race caution set up a one-lap dash to the finish.
Both drivers got shuffled back on the restart, with drivers cutting the first corner chicane. Love battled back for the third-place finish. Moore struggled to the finish with a broken left front spindle, crossing the line in 12th. It was a wild finish to what had been a wild race, in which both BMR drivers led laps and were in contention for the win.
Start / Finish: 7 / 3
Points Standing / Total: 1st / 293 pts.
Next Race: Sept. 23, Star Nursery 150, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev.
How to Watch or Listen: Live on TrackPass and tape-delay on NBCSN
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Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) holds the ARCA Menards Series West (AMSW) record with 11 championships and eclipsed the 100-win mark in 2022. The team has piled on six titles in the last eight seasons with four different drivers since 2015. BMR will campaign the NAPA Auto Care entry with a newly renumbered No. 19 Chevrolet SS. Daniel Hemric will begin the 2025 AMSW behind the wheel at Kern County Raceway on Saturday, January 25th.