| Max Zachem | |
|---|---|
|   Zachem's No. 20 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016  | |
| Nationality | American | 
| Born | November 22, 1992  Preston, Connecticut, U.S.  | 
| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career | |
| Debut season | 2013 | 
| Current team | Kenneth Zachem | 
| Years active | 2013–2019, 2021, 2023, 2025–present | 
| Car number | 20 | 
| Crew chief | Kenneth Zachem | 
| Starts | 68 | 
| Championships | 0 | 
| Wins | 0 | 
| Poles | 0 | 
| Best finish | 5th in 2016 | 
| Finished last season | 20th (2025) | 
| Statistics up to date as of October 24, 2025. | |
Max Zachem (born November 22, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 20 for Kenneth Zachem.
Zachem has previously competed in series such as the SMART Modified Tour, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Modified Racing Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. [1]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Mike Smeriglio III | 20 | Ford | TMP | STA | STA | WFD | RIV | NHA | MND | STA | TMP | BRI | RIV | NHA | STA |  TMP  6  | 40th | 38 | [2] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Boehler Racing Enterprises | 3 | Chevy | TMP | STA | STA | WFD | RIV | NHA | MND | STA | TMP | BRI | NHA |  STA  22  | 33rd | 57 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Grimaldi | 20 | Chevy |  TMP  9  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Ken Zachem | 14 | Chevy |  TMP  31  |  STA  21  |  WAT  4  |  STA  19  |  TMP  16  |  RIV  14  |  NHA  14  |  MON  13  |  STA  13  |  TMP  17  |  BRI  12  |  RIV  12  |  NHA  30  |  STA  11  |  TMP  15  | 12th | 418 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 20 |  TMP  12  |  STA  10  |  WFD  2  |  STA  10  |  TMP  2*  |  RIV  6  |  NHA  32  |  MND  7  |  STA  7  |  TMP  6  |  BRI  12  |  RIV  8  |  OSW  20  |  SEE  13  |  NHA  8  |  STA  7  |  TMP  13  | 5th | 576 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 |  MYR  5  |  TMP  3  |  STA  21  |  LGY  4  |  TMP  10  |  RIV  10  |  NHA  8  |  STA  19  |  TMP  15  | BRI |  SEE  8  |  OSW  8  | RIV | NHA |  STA  Wth  | TMP | 14th | 373 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | MYR |  TMP  36  | STA | SEE |  TMP  Wth  | LGY | RIV |  NHA  29  | STA | TMP | BRI | OSW | RIV | NHA |  STA  27  |  TMP  Wth  | 52nd | 40 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bruce Bachta | MYR | SBO | TMP |  STA  4  | WAL |  SEE  13  |  TMP  9  | RIV |  NHA  25  |  STA  Wth  |  TMP  Wth  | OSW | RIV | NHA | STA | TMP | 35th | 125 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Sean McDonald | 26 | Chevy | MAR | STA | RIV | JEN | OSW | RIV |  NHA  29  | NRP | STA | BEE | OSW | RCH | RIV | STA | 66th | 15 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Sean McDonald | 26 | Chevy | NSM | RCH | MON | RIV |  LEE  19  |  SEE  18  |  RIV  16  |  WAL  20  |  NHA  29  | LMP |  THO  13  | LGY | OSW | MON | RIV | NWS |  THO  18  | MAR | 24th | 199 | [10] | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | Kenneth Zachem | 20 | Chevy |  NSM  16  |  THO  22  |  NWS  Wth  |  SEE  16  | RIV | WMM | LMP |  MON  16  |  MON  20  |  THO  15  | RCH | OSW | NHA | RIV |  THO  25  | MAR | 20th | 178 | [11] | |||||||||||||||
| SMART Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | SMTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | N/A | 18C | N/A | CRW | FLO | SBO | FCS | CRW | DIL | CAR | CRW | DOM |  PUL  11*  | HCY | ACE | 41st | 20 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 20 | FLO | SNM | CRW | SBO | FCS | CRW |  NWS  10  |  NWS  7  | CAR | DOM | HCY | TRI | PUL | N/A | 0 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||