19 Facts About Chad Finchum

James Chadwick Finchum was born on September 22,1994 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Chad Finchum competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 66 TBA for MBM Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66.

Chad Finchum has previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series East.

Chad Finchum then moved to full-bodied cars, often racing late models at Kingsport Speedway in Tennessee, and competed in Bandolero and Legends cars in Charlotte Motor Speedway's Summer Shootout.

Chad Finchum scored two top-ten finishes that first year, finishing seventh at Bowman Gray Stadium and Gresham Motorsports Park.

Chad Finchum joined Spraker Racing in 2012, finishing seventh again at Bristol Motor Speedway but not finding success in his other three starts.

Chad Finchum then started 2015 driving for his own team but then associated with Martin-McClure Racing later in the year.

Chad 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.

In late November 2017, Chad Finchum was announced as the full-time driver of MBM's No 40 entry for the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Chad Finchum finished the year 30th in final point standings.

On March 27,2018, Chad Finchum announced in a Bristol Motor Speedway promotional video that he would make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at that track in April 2018.

Bristol was a track that Chad Finchum was especially excited to make his debut at, as he considers it a "home track".

Chad Finchum failed to qualify for the 2020 Daytona 500 after finishing 20th in Duel 1 of the 2020 Bluegreen Vacations Duels.

Chad Finchum competed at Kansas and Texas, where he respectively finished 39th and 35th.

Chad Finchum was due to return to the Daytona 500 the following year in the No 13 for MBM, but was replaced by Garrett Smithley.

Chad Finchum returned to MBM to drive their No 66 car part-time in the Xfinity Series in 2024.

Chad Finchum made a start for Joey Gase Motorsports in the throwback weekend race at Darlington in May, running the paint scheme from Kevin Harvick's first Cup Series win in 2001 at Atlanta, the same one Harvick himself ran the previous year in the North Wilkesboro All-Star Race with his old No 29.

On December 21,2024, it was announced on a Facebook post from MBM that Chad Finchum would drive in the Xfinity Series in 2025 at Texas.

Chad Finchum graduated from Halls High School in Halls Crossroads, Tennessee.