Wheelen extends relationship with RCR and Jesse Love through 2025

Whelen Engineering is set to expand its long-standing relationship with Richard Childress Racing by returning for a fourth consecutive season as the lead partner of the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Jesse Love, a 19-year-old Xfinity Series rookie currently racing for Richard Childress Racing, will return to the driver’s seat of the No. 2 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Camaro for the 2025 season.

“We are thrilled to extend our partnership with Richard Childress Racing and Jesse Love in 2025,” said Peter Tizzi, general manager of motorsport at Whelen Engineering. “It’s been an honor to watch Jesse grow as a racer and ambassador for Wilen and RCR in his debut season. Our shared commitment to excellence and community impact makes this partnership truly special, and we can’t wait to see what we achieve together next. year.”

Whelen Engineering has been a global leader in emergency communications for over 70 years and is proud to be an ally and supporter of first responders in the United States. The company provides the high-quality, reliable products and technology needed to help them accomplish their mission-critical missions.

From warning lights to white lights, sirens, controllers and software, every product bearing the Whelen name has been carefully designed, manufactured and tested in the United States to perform at the highest level in any environment.

“Whalen’s commitment to the motorsports industry is unwavering, and we are proud to continue our relationship with such a great brand,” said Torrey Galida, President of Richard Childress Racing. “Throughout our partnership, we have highlighted worthy causes that support first responders and created a robust hosting program that encourages collaboration. Jesse was Whalen’s standout representative in his rookie season. Together, it gave Whalen her first Xfinity Series victory. We are confident that much greater things await Jesse and Whalen.”

Currently in the midst of a battle for the Rookie of the Year award in Series Two, Love has one win on the season at Talladega Superspeedway, along with an incredible five pole positions.

With seven top-five finishes and 17 top-10 finishes, Love qualified for the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs, where he advanced to the semifinal round, which concludes this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

“It has been an honor to compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and be paired with Whelen, a company that values ​​and protects first responders,” said Love. “Since I joined Richard Childress Racing, the entire company at Whelen has welcomed me with open arms. From visiting both of their facilities in Connecticut and New Hampshire to opening the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation project at FDIC International to attending Sonny Whalen’s charity go-kart event, Racing for a Cure, I was able to see first-hand all the work Whalen does. enrich our communities. “I will always be grateful that we were able to give Whalen their first NASCAR win earlier this season, and I know there are many more victories to come.”

The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series campaign – Love’s second season in the second-tier series – will begin in mid-February at Daytona International Speedway. All 33 Xfinity Series events in 2025 will air live on The CW.