Jake Finch Making NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut with Hendrick Motorsports at Dover

Jake Finch will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut this weekend, piloting the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at Dover Motor Speedway.

The Florida native will be the sixth driver to make a start for Hendrick Motorsports’ Xfinity Series program in 2025. Each of the team's full-time NASCAR Cup Series competitors has driven the No. 17 this season, as well as Hendrick developmental driver Corey Day.

Finch has made 18 starts in the ARCA Menards Series, including a win at Talladega Superspeedway in 2024. He also won at Dover in ARCA Menards Series East during the 2023 season.

In 2024, Finch claimed the Show Me the Money Series championship at Montgomery Motor Speedway, piloting the famed No. 18 for Ronnie Sanders Racing. He has also won the last two runnings of the Baby Rattler 125 at South Alabama Speedway.

Finch is the son of James Finch, the owner of Phoenix Racing which formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. In 2009, Brad Keselowski earned the team's lone Cup Series victory at Talladega.

The No. 17 team has two wins this season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Kyle Larson won the SciAps 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, while William Byron won the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The BetRivers 200 is scheduled for Saturday, July 19 at Dover Motor Speedway. Coverage of the event will be on The CW Network, the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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