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Jake Finch
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James "Jake" Finch Jr.[1] (born June 16, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports. He also competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 25 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 25 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports.
Key Information
Racing career
[edit]Finch began racing go-karts at a young age. In 2020, he would drive in three late model races for Anthony Campi Racing and would win in his first start after dominating the race and leading the most laps. In his next two starts, he would finish second.[2] Phoenix Racing, the former NASCAR Cup Series team owned by Finch's father James that was sold to Turner Scott Motorsports co-owner Harry Scott Jr. in 2013, would re-open its doors and Finch would drive in several late model races with them in 2021.[3] He entered the SRL Southwest Tour in 2022 for the same team, finishing 22nd and 23rd in his first two starts.[4]
ARCA Menards Series
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (August 2025) |
On March 15, 2022, Phoenix Racing announced that Finch would be making his ARCA Menards Series East debut for the team in their No. 1 car at Five Flags Speedway. It would be the first time since 2013 that Phoenix Racing would compete in a NASCAR-sanctioned race.[5] On April 26, 2022, Finch would sign with Venturini Motorsports for one race in the ARCA Menards Series East (at Dover driving the No. 25), and one race in the ARCA Menards Series (at Pocono driving the No. 55).[6] Finch would return to his family team and the No. 1 car for the East Series race at Nashville. He would start on the pole, lead 44 laps and finish second in the race. In both of his East Series races for Phoenix Racing, Finch drove an unbadged Toyota.[7][8]
NASCAR Xfinity Series
[edit]On April 16, 2025, Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed on The Dale Jr. Download that Finch will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut during the season, driving the No. 17 for Hendrick Motorsports.[9] On July, the team confirmed Finch would make his debut at Dover.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Jake's father, James Finch, is the owner of the former NASCAR Cup Series team, Phoenix Racing. He also runs an airport construction company, Phoenix Construction.[3] Before Jake started racing, he was an active baseball player for his local school.[2] He attended A. Crawford Mosley High School and graduated in the class of 2023.[5]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
[edit]| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2025 | Hendrick Motorsports | 17 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | HOM | MAR | DAR | BRI | CAR | TAL | TEX | CLT | NSH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC | SON | DOV 17 |
IND | IOW | GLN | DAY | PIR | GTW | BRI | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 58th | 20 | [11] | ||
ARCA Menards Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC 7 |
IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | 35th | 104 | [12] | ||||||
| Phoenix Racing | 1 | Toyota | MLW 8 |
DSF | KAN | BRI 13 |
SLM | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC 10 |
23rd | 214 | [13] | |||||||||||
| 15 | MCH 12 |
IRP | KAN 5 |
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| 55 | GLN 10 |
ISF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix Racing | 1 | Toyota | MLW 9 |
DSF | BRI 4 |
SLM | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Toyota | DAY 11* |
PHO | TAL 1** |
DOV | KAN 5 |
CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM 18 |
ELK | MCH 4 |
ISF | MLW | DSF | 18th | 253 | [14] | ||||
| 55 | GLN 15 |
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| Phoenix Racing | 1 | Toyota | BRI 8 |
KAN | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | DAY 15 |
PHO | TAL 7 |
KAN | CLT | MCH Wth |
BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV 7 |
IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | 31st | 141 | [15] | ||||
| 15 | BRI 7 |
SLM | KAN | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Toyota | NSM | FIF 8 |
NSV 2 |
IOW | MLW 8 |
BRI 13 |
6th | 185 | [16] | ||
| Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | DOV 6 |
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| 2023 | 20 | FIF 3 |
DOV 1* |
8th | 203 | [17] | ||||||||
| Phoenix Racing | 1 | Toyota | NSV 5 |
FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW 9 |
BRI 4 | ||||||
| 2024 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | FIF 7 |
DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | 27th | 73 | [18] | |
| Phoenix Racing | 1 | Toyota | BRI 8 | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Toyota | FIF | CAR 26 |
NSV | FRS | 24th | 92 | [19] | ||||
| 25 | DOV 7 |
IRP | IOW | |||||||||||
| 15 | BRI 7 | |||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series West
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2022 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Toyota | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW 6 |
EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO 9 |
27th | 123 | [20] | ||
| 2023 | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO Wth |
N/A | 0 | [21] | ||||
| 2024 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | PHO | KER | PIR 11 |
SON | 19th | 147 | [22] | |||||||||
| 20 | IRW 3 |
IRW 8 |
SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | ||||||||||||
| 55 | PHO 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Phoenix Racing | 15 | Toyota | KER | PHO | TUC | CNS | KER | SON | TRI | PIR | AAS | MAD | LVS | PHO 9 |
52nd | 35 | [23] | |
CARS Super Late Model Tour
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| CARS Super Late Model Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | CSLMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||
| 2021 | Phoenix Racing | 51F | Chevy | HCY | GPS | NSH 16 |
JEN | HCY | MMS | TCM 9 |
SBO | N/A | 0 | [24] | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "@jamessfinch (Twitter account)". Twitter. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Seelman, Jacob (October 8, 2020). "Jake Finch Stepping Up The Ladder With Campi". Speed Sport. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Phoenix Racing Rises From The Ashes". Speed Sport. December 31, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Finch Travels Cross Country". SRL Southwest Tour. January 31, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jake Finch Making ARCA East Debut at Five Flags". Racing America. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Finch joins Venturini Motorsports for two races on ARCA platform". ARCA. April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Race Highlights: Pensacola 200 at Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Race Highlights: Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". ARCARacing.com. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ Howard, Jonathan (April 18, 2025). "Dale Earnhardt Jr. sparks speculation over Hendrick Xfinity Series plans after Rajah Caruth, Jake Finch name drops". On3.com. On3.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Christie, Toby (July 14, 2025). "XFINITY: Jake Finch to Make Series Debut at Dover With Hendrick". Racing America On SI. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2025 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "Jake Finch – 2021 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jake Finch driver statistics at Racing-Reference