Gary Wade Finley

{{short description|American racing driver}}

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Gary Wade Finley Jr. (June 17, 1960 – November 6, 2022) was an American multiple time champion at Huntsville (AL) Speedway. Finley won the 1989 NASCAR Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series championship. Finley won the Daytona 200 event that year for the series.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/08/finley_believes_he_can_stop_je.html|title=Finley believes he can stop Jeff Letson|website=Al.com|date=16 August 2012 |accessdate=9 October 2018}}

Finley competed in one ARCA Racing Series race in 1984. He finished 7th. He also competed in two NASCAR Southeast Series events in 1993.

He arrived at Nashville Speedway USA in 1999 to compete in the NASCAR SuperTruck division at Nashville Speedway USA. The speedway was promoted by Alabama's Bob Harmon. Finley at season end claimed the rookie title and the championship title for the 1999 season.

Finley was married to Misty Rose Finley and for the 2016 season headed up the teams of his two sons. Garrett Finley is currently{{When|date=February 2023}} driving the open wheel modified division and actively competes at Huntsville (AL) Speedway. The younger son Austin, competes at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville in the limited late model division. The 2016 season was his rookie season.

Finley died at his home in Toney, Alabama on November 6, 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Gary Finley Obituary (1960–2022) |url=https://obits.al.com/us/obituaries/huntsville/name/gary-finley-obituary?id=37045436 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=The Huntsville Times}}