Hendrick Motorsports has signed a new NASCAR driver for the race weekend at Dover Motor Speedway. On Monday, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Jake Finch will drive the No. 17 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover on Saturday afternoon. It will be Finch’s first start in NASCAR’s top-3 levels.
The 20-year-old driver has one win in 18 ARCA Menards Series starts, coming at Talladega Superspeedway in 2024. Finch was previously rumored to drive for Hendrick Motorsports in the Xfinity Series earlier in the year, but nothing was announced until now. Hendrickcars.com will sponsor the No. 17 car at Dover.
It’s unclear if Finch will compete in more races this season, but Dover represents an excellent opportunity to further his NASCAR career in race-winning equipment. Hendrick Motorsports is capable of winning on any given weekend, and Finch hopes to bring the No. 17 car to victory lane in his Xfinity Series debut at Dover on Saturday.