Jake Finch

Jake Finch
Finch at Phoenix Raceway in 2025
Born	James David Finch[1] (2005-06-16) June 16, 2005 (age 20) Lynn Haven, Florida, U.S.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2025 position	58th
Best finish	58th (2025)
First race	2025 BetRivers 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
21 races run over 5 years
ARCA no., team	No. 15 (Nitro Motorsports)
Best finish	18th (2024)
First race	2022 General Tire Delivers 200 (Pensacola)
Last race	2026 General Tire 200 (Daytona)
First win	2024 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 14 1
ARCA Menards Series East career
15 races run over 4 years
Best finish	6th (2022)
First race	2022 Pensacola 200 (Pensacola)
Last race	2025 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
First win	2023 General Tire 125 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 13 1
ARCA Menards Series West career
7 races run over 3 years
Best finish	27th (2022)
First race	2022 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale)
Last race	2025 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0
Statistics up to date as of February 14, 2026.

James David "Jake" Finch Jr.^[1] (born June 16, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 15 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the ARCA Menards Series East, and the ARCA Menards Series West.

Racing career

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

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] He finished sixth in the East Series standings despite running a partial schedule. He also raced in two ARCA Menards Series West races for Phoenix Racing, finished in the top-ten in both races.

In 2023, Finch once again ran a partial schedule between the main ARCA series and the East Series, splitting between Venturini Motorsports and Phoenix Racing. At the East Series race at Dover, Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would hold off Landen Lewis in a side-by-side battle on the final restart to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win. Finch would also dominate the race, leading a race-high 89 laps.^[9]

In 2024, Finch returned to Venturini on a partial schedule, with his first start coming at Daytona International Speedway.^[10][11] At Daytona, he led the most laps and was involved in a multi-car crash while leading on the final lap.^[12] In his next race at Talladega Superspeedway, he led every lap of the race to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win. It was the first Talladega race in series history where a driver led every lap to win the race.^[13][14]

Finch remained with Venturini in 2025.^[15][16] He was originally scheduled to compete at Michigan International Speedway, but withdrew due to illness and was replaced by Corey Heim.^[17]

On January 13, 2026, it was announced that Finch will drive for Nitro Motorsports at Daytona and Talladega.^[18]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On April 16, 2025, Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed on The Dale Jr. Download that Finch would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut during the season, driving the No. 17 for Hendrick Motorsports.^[19] On July, the team confirmed Finch would make his debut at Dover.^[20]

Personal life

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

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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	[21]

ARCA Menards Series

(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	[22]
	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	[23]
		15												MCH 12	IRP					KAN 5
		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	[24]
		55																		GLN 15
	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	[25]
		15																		BRI 7	SLM	KAN	TOL
2026	Nitro Motorsports		Toyota	DAY 20*	PHO	KAN	TAL	GLN	TOL	MCH	POC	BER	ELK	CHI	LRP	IRP	IOW	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	BRI	KAN	-*	-*	[26]

ARCA Menards Series East

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	235	[27]
	Venturini Motorsports	25	Toyota			DOV 6
2023		20		FIF 3	DOV 1*							11th	203	[28]
	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	[29]
	Phoenix Racing	1	Toyota								BRI 8
2025	Venturini Motorsports	20	Toyota	FIF	CAR 26	NSV	FRS					25th	92	[30]
		25						DOV 7	IRP	IOW
		15									BRI 7

ARCA Menards Series West

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	[31]
2023				PHO	IRW	KCR	PIR	SON	IRW	SHA	EVG	AAS	LVS	MAD	PHO Wth	N/A	0	[32]
2024	Venturini Motorsports	15	Toyota	PHO	KER	PIR 11	SON									19th	147	[33]
		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	[34]

CARS Super Late Model Tour

(key)

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	[35]

ASA STARS National Tour

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ASA STARS National Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	ASNTC	Pts	Ref
2023	Phoenix Racing	51F	Chevy	FIF 16	MAD		HCY 24	MLW	AND	WIR	TOL		NSV 7			15th	206	[36]
		51				NWS 19
		51F	Ford									WIN 9
2024			N/A	NSM 10	FIF 7	HCY	MAD	MLW	AND	OWO	TOL	WIN	NSV 8			21st	155	[37]
2025			Chevy	NSM 16	FIF 10	DOM	HCY	NPS	MAD	SLG	AND	OWO	TOL	WIN	NSV	35th	80	[38]
2026		51		NSM 17	FIF	DOM	HCY	SNM	SLG	MAD	NPS	OWO	TOL	WIN	NSV	-*	-*	[39]

References

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38. "Jake Finch - 2025 Season Results - ASA STARS National Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
39. "Jake Finch - 2026 Season Results - ASA STARS National Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2026.

External links

• Jake Finch driver statistics at Racing-Reference