Jake Finch

James David "Jake" Finch Jr. 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. He entered the SRL Southwest Tour in 2022 for the same team, finishing 22nd and 23rd in his first two starts.

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. 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). 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. 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.

In 2024, Finch returned to Venturini on a partial schedule, with his first start coming at Daytona International Speedway. At Daytona, he led the most laps and was involved in a multi-car crash while leading on the final lap. 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.

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

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

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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. On July, the team confirmed Finch would make his debut at Dover.

On March 25, 2026, it was announced that Finch will drive the No. 9 for JR Motorsports in five races.

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. 2026 nowrap| JR Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR CAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON CHI

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GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -* 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 Pts Ref 2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF 35th 104 Phoenix Racing 1 Toyota MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 2023 Venturini Motorsports Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC 23rd 214 15 MCH IRP KAN 55 GLN ISF Phoenix Racing 1 Toyota MLW DSF BRI SLM TOL 2024 Venturini Motorsports 20 Toyota DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF 18th 253 55 GLN Phoenix Racing 1 Toyota BRI KAN TOL 2025 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF 31st 141 15 BRI SLM KAN TOL 2026 Nitro Motorsports Toyota DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -*

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2022 Phoenix Racing 1 Toyota NSM FIF NSV IOW MLW BRI 6th 235 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DOV 2023 20 FIF DOV 11th 203 Phoenix Racing 1 Toyota NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 2024 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW 27th 73 Phoenix Racing 1 Toyota BRI 2025 Venturini Motorsports 20 Toyota FIF CAR NSV FRS 25th 92 25 DOV IRP IOW 15 BRI

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 Pts Ref 2022 Phoenix Racing 1 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 27th 123 2023 PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO N/A 0 2024 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota PHO KER PIR SON 19th 147 20 IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER 55 PHO 2025 Phoenix Racing 15 Toyota KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO 52nd 35

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2021 Phoenix Racing 51F Chevy HCY GPS NSH16 JEN HCY MMS TCM9 SBO N/A 0

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.)