Chad Finchum

Early years

Finchum began racing at age seven,^[1] starting his career racing go-karts at Dumplin Valley Raceway in Tennessee.^[2] By age 13 he had logged 200 go-kart wins on dirt and asphalt.^[1] He then moved to full-bodied cars, often racing late models at Kingsport Speedway in Tennessee,^[3][4] and also competed in Bandolero and Legends cars in Charlotte Motor Speedway's Summer Shootout.^[5] He would win the Tennessee NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship in 2010.^[6]

K&N Pro Series East

Finchum drove his first four K&N Pro Series East races in 2011 with Lori Williams, who had given Daniel Suárez and Jesus Hernandez rides previously. Finchum scored two top-ten finishes that first year, finishing seventh at Bowman Gray Stadium and Gresham Motorsports Park.^[7] He joined Spraker Racing in 2012, finishing seventh again at Bristol Motor Speedway but not finding success in his other three starts.^[8] One start with Spraker in 2013 yielded a DNF at Bristol.^[9] Finchum then started 2015 driving for his own team but then associated with Martin-McClure Racing later in the year.^[10] In only his third start with the team, and his first in 2016, Finchum won the K&N race at Bristol.^[11] Starting from the fourth position, Finchum passed polesitter and leader Harrison Burton thirteen laps into the race and never looked back.^[12] In a late restart Finchum held off future NASCAR national series drivers Kyle Benjamin, Justin Haley, Kaz Grala and Todd Gilliland.^[13] Focusing on the Xfinity Series in 2017, Finchum ran one K&N race, recording a fifth at Bristol.^[14]

Xfinity Series

Finchum, in conjunction with his K&N Pro Series East team Team McClure Inc., signed on for two races with MBM Motorsports including a debut race at Dover International Speedway.^[15] Despite falling out with engine problems at Dover, Finchum was approved for 1.5-mile tracks, yielding another start at Kentucky Speedway.^[16] Finchum made five more starts in 2017 ranging from 1-mile Dover to 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, cracking the top thirty three times.^[17]

In late November 2017, Finchum was announced as the full-time driver of MBM's No. 40 entry for the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.^[18][19] He led second practice at Daytona International Speedway in July.^[20]

Monster Energy Cup Series

On March 27, 2018, Finchum announced in a Bristol Motor Speedway promotional video that he will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at that track in April 2018.^[21][22] The run will come in the No. 66 car for MBM Motorsports, whom he also drives for in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.^[23] Bristol was a track that Finchum was especially excited to make his debut at, as he considers it a "home track".^[24]

NASCAR

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