Jade Burford

Jade Buford is a NASCAR driver from Tennessee. He has participated in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the Michelin Pilot Challenge. He has also raced in the Pirelli World Challenge, British GT Championship, and GT4 America Series.

His best performance in his racing career is 4th in the Michelin Pilot Challenge in both 2013 and 2014. On American Ninja Warrior, he has competed in three seasons so far.

American Ninja Warrior 9
He first competed in season 9 in Daytona Beach. His run was all cut, but he was one of 40 to fail the third obstacle, the Wingnuts, and did not move on.

American Ninja Warrior 10
Buford returned in Philadelphia this season, where he failed the third obstacle once again, this time being the Broken Bridge. He once again didn't make the top 30 in qualifying.

Ironically enough, the obstacle he fell on was the obstacle he just missed out on attempting last season. In fact, the Wingnuts (which he failed last season) served as the obstacle he just missed out on attempting in Philadelphia.

American Ninja Warrior 13
He returned to compete in the first episode of qualifying. This time, he managed to make it past the third obstacle, making it all the way to the fourth obstacle, Tipping Point, before falling short of the landing platform. At this point, he tied with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (who at the time, made it as far as the fourth obstacle in season 9) for going the farthest for a NASCAR driver. However, since Buford managed to place 29th overall, he became the first NASCAR driver to advance to the city finals, thus beating Stenhouse's performance overall.