Chad Finley is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Truck for Rette Jones Racing. Finley has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 19 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,720 ranks Finley 4868th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2019-07-11 | Kentucky | P26 | −54 |
| 2019-06-16 | Iowa | P28 | −78 |
| 2019-05-18 | Charlotte | P18 | +18 |
| 2019-02-23 | Atlanta | P28 | −78 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +115 | ST. LOUIS 2018 | NASCAR Truck | P6 |
| +109 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville 2017 | ARCA Menards Series | P1 |
| +78 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park 2017 | ARCA Menards Series | P3 |
| +77 | Toledo Speedway 2017 | ARCA Menards Series | P3 |
| +72 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park 2016 | ARCA Menards Series | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Truck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −192 | 3,720 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Truck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −101 | 3,720 | |
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Auto Value / Strutmasters.com / Air Lift ( Jeff Finley ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −165 | ||
| 2017 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Auto Value / Air Lift / XLT Engineering ( Jeff Finley ) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +306 | 4,129 |
| 2016 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Auto Value Parts Stores / Air Lift ( Jeff Finley ) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −10 | 4,123 |
| 2015 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Rette Jones Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +2,532 | 3,882 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Sheldon Creed | 5,871 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Gus Dean | 3,933 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Dalton Sargeant | 4,213 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Riley Herbst | 5,112 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt CraftonFIA Gold | 4,395 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Sauter | 4,159 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jordan Anderson | 4,158 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Thomas Praytor | 3,089 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 Con Nicolopoulos | 2,426 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 Brad Smith | 2,028 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin CindricFIA Silver, 1× champion | 6,457 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Ross ChastainHigher-rated | 5,978 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 John Hunter NemechekHigher-rated | 5,537 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,858 | 🇳🇴 Mads Siljehaug | GT World Challenge America | 3,723 |
| 4,859 | 🇩🇰 Michael Markussen | Le Mans Cup | 3,723 |
| 4,860 | 🇦🇹 Horst Felbermayr Sr. | FIA GT Championship | 3,722 |
| 4,861 | 🏳️ Howie DiSavino III | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,722 |
| 4,862 | 🇺🇸 J.J. Yeley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,722 |
| 4,863 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Descombes | 24H Series | 3,722 |
| 4,864 | 🇳🇱 Rudy van Buren | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,722 |
| 4,865 | 🇺🇸 Tyler McQuarrie | GT4 America | 3,722 |
| 4,866 | 🇦🇪 Alvise RODELLA | European Le Mans Series | 3,721 |
| 4,867 | 🇮🇹 Fabio Babini | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,721 |
| 4,868 | 🇺🇸 Chad Finley | NASCAR Truck | 3,720 |
| 4,869 | 🇸🇪 Joel Bergstrom | British F4 | 3,720 |
| 4,870 | 🇺🇸 Shehan Chandrasoma | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,720 |
| 4,871 | 🇳🇱 Yelmer Buurmann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,720 |
| 4,872 | 🇲🇽 Adam Lacko | 24H Series | 3,719 |
| 4,873 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Davis | Porsche Endurance Challenge North America | 3,719 |
| 4,874 | 🇦🇺 Cameron Shields | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,719 |
| 4,875 | 🇺🇸 Drew Dollar | ARCA Menards Series | 3,719 |
| 4,876 | 🇮🇹 Federico Malvestiti | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,719 |
| 4,877 | 🇨🇭 Jasin Ferati | Ferrari Challenge | 3,719 |
| 4,878 | 🇺🇸 John Hayden | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,719 |
Chad Finley is an entry-level professional competing in stock car racing at the national level. He raced in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Truck Series between 2015 and 2019, driving Chevrolet and Ford machinery for Rette Jones Racing and for his father Jeff Finley's team, Auto Value Parts Stores / Air Lift. His 19 starts across both series yielded one win and three podiums.[1]
Finley took his win in the ARCA Menards Series, where he made ten starts across three seasons from 2016 to 2018 and finished on the podium three times. He raced ovals almost exclusively, with only one of his ten ARCA starts coming on a road course. His NASCAR Truck campaign spanned five seasons beginning in 2015, though his nine starts came in small doses; his final activity was four rounds in 2019, from which he finished 34th in the championship standings.[2]
His most regular competition came against Sheldon Creed, a 2018 ARCA champion and 2020 Truck Series champion with extensive experience across multiple national series, and Gus Dean, an entry-level professional with deep roots in ARCA racing. Finley finished ahead of Creed three times across their meetings and also beat Ross Chastain, an established professional with 306 NASCAR Cup Series starts, on two occasions.