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Jesse Love beats Sam Mayer by 0.128 seconds in Phoenix NASCAR race

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Jesse Love beats Sam Mayer by 0.128 seconds in Phoenix NASCAR race

29 sourcesUpdated Oct 18, 20261 min read

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Jesse Love won the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Timberland PRO 200 at Phoenix Raceway, holding off a late charge from Sam Mayer to win by 0.128 seconds. Justin Allgaier, Corey Day and Sammy Smith completed the top five. Love had also earned the pole, leading the field in qualifying and later leading 156 laps during the race.

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