Jesse Love, driver of the #19 NAPA Power Premium Plus Toyota, wins the pole award at the ENEOS 125 presented by NAPA Auto Parts as part of the ARCA Menards Series West held at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, Calif. on July 4, 2020.
Jesse Love, driver of the #19 NAPA Power Premium Plus Toyota, wins the General Tire Pole Award at the ENEOS 125 presented by NAPA Auto Parts as part of the ARCA Menards Series West held at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, Calif. on July 4, 2020.

QUALIFYING: Jesse Love Earns First Career General Tire Pole At Irwindale

www.arcaracing.com July 4, 2020

IRWINDALE, Calif. — Championship points leader Jesse Love continued the hot start to the ARCA Menards Series season.

The 15-year-old from Menlo Park, California, earned his first career General Tire Pole Award in qualifying Saturdat afternoon at Irwindale Speedway for the evening’s ENEOS 125 presented by NAPA Auto Parts.

Love ran 18.059 seconds around the half-mile in his No. 19 NAPA Power Premium Plus Toyota. Love has a win and a pair of runner-up finishes in his first three career starts.

RELATED: Irwindale Qualifying Results

Defending race winner Trevor Huddleston qualified second at 18.185.

Love’s Bill McAnally Racing teammate Geo Scelzi was third quickest at 18.217. Huddleston’s Sunrise Ford teammate Blaine Perkins and Jack Wood rounded out the top five.

Lawless Alan qualified sixth, followed by Gracie Trotter, Dustin Ash, Todd Souza and Holley Hollan.

The ENEOS 125 presented by NAPA Auto Parts will take the green at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET and will air live on TrackPass on NBC Gold.