Wood Brothers just announced Jesse Love is joining the team to run the No. 21 Cup Series car next year.

@jeff_gluck He should’ve learned from his buddy Zilisch. Rushing to Cup to drive a shitty car isn’t worth it.

@jeff_gluck I feel like promising drivers going to the Wood Brothers is where careers go to die. I hope for the best for (proven race winner) Josh Berry. I think it's too soon for Love to be in cup and he has potential to drive for a higher-caliber team.

@jeff_gluck Harrison Burton all over again Young driver -> bad car

@jeff_gluck Pouring some out for Loves promising career.

@jeff_gluck I'll never understand why these young kids are in such a rush to get to cup that they will sign with a back marker team. Isn't it better to be winning and running up front weekly in a lower series

@jeff_gluck Well this time we’ll finally put to bed wether it’s the car or the driver for sure. Hint: it’s the car

@jeff_gluck Jesse Love will be out of Cup by 2029. The only driver that made that car look capable was Blaney. Matt D made it look decent. Penske should just absorb their operation and run 4 cars

@jeff_gluck Congrats to him but feels like a career killing move

@jeff_gluck Meh, I’m not high on Love, dude has 1 win outside of plate tracks, I know he won the championship but he was maybe the 3rd best last year overall.

@jeff_gluck RIP Jesse Love's career then 😔

@jeff_gluck “We're proud of the success Jesse Love has found at Richard Childress Racing. We're focused on winning a championship in 2026, although timing of this announcement could not be any worse” -RCR (probably)

@jeff_gluck So will Penske give the 21 the support to be competitive? @joshberry had great speed most of 25 and made the 21 relevant for most of the season or will they be a back marker car that another young talent will get destroyed in…

@jeff_gluck Hopefully wood bros sell the team to someone that will build winning cars for him. I'm sad to hear this news.

@jeff_gluck Very interesting to see him jump to Ford especially that 21. He’s a good driver but only a couple wins. This also makes me think he was never in consideration for the 33. I would have stayed in Oreilly 1 more year and seen if something else opens up

@jeff_gluck too soon

@jeff_gluck I don't know if this is a win or lose. At least he'll be made a priority on a team & not be second fiddle to one of the sports least popular drivers. But can the Wood Brothers really step up their game to accommodate him?

@jeff_gluck Oof, feel bad for Jesse. That team is a development team only. Revolving door for crew members

@jeff_gluck They (Penske/WBR) better give him the runway to develop. Still don’t get getting rid of Berry with how inept @FordRacing is this year.

@jeff_gluck Ford teams need drivers who can learn on fly and Win. Love will be at a great disadvantage.

@jeff_gluck Huge mistake…

@jeff_gluck The 21 will ruin the career of yet another driver.

@jeff_gluck Woods Brothers,,,,,where careers go to die

@jeff_gluck Poor Jesse… not a great move

@jeff_gluck With all the talk about him not going to the 33 with the sponsorship/age thing, kinda figured this was coming, and then Freddie leaked it on DBC. I'd like to hear reasoning from Love, because being in contention for wins in NORAPS sounds a lot better than finishing 25+ in Cup

@jeff_gluck Career over.

@jeff_gluck The team where good drivers go to fade into the back of the pack. Hope the @woodbrothers21 can step up their game; they didn't do @joshberry any favors

@jeff_gluck Don’t love this for him. Wood Brothers has been a grave yard for drivers

@jeff_gluck This feels like he's taking 5 steps backwards. Very disappointing. Good luck young fella...yer gonna need it.

@jeff_gluck Ah, young driver to a bad car, haven’t seen this before.

@jeff_gluck That sucks for him

@jeff_gluck Meh. Until Ford and Penske improve, I don’t see that team improving on what they have now with Josh Berry this year.

@jeff_gluck Well hopefully Ford can find some speed for ol Jesse next season

@jeff_gluck Josh Berry is an exceptional talent, so is Jesse Love. Which begs the question, what happens to Love when the 21 car still can't compete two years down the road?

@jeff_gluck Wow. Hard to believe RCR couldn’t keep him

@jeff_gluck Career suicide!

@jeff_gluck Wow, didn’t have that on the bingo card!