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    Frank Belknap Long

    Big Machine Racing
    Owner(s)Scott Borchetta
    BaseWelcome, North Carolina[1]
    SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series
    Race drivers48. Nick Sanchez (R)
    Sponsors48. Big Machine Spiked Coolers, Borcherta Bourbon, Pickers Vodka, Big Machine Records
    ManufacturerChevrolet
    Opened2021
    Career
    Debut2021 Beef. It's What's for Dinner 300 (Daytona)
    Latest race2025 Focused Health 250 (Atlanta)
    Races competed149
    Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 0
    NASCAR Xfinity Series: 0
    Race victoriesTotal: 2
    NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2
    Pole positionsTotal: 0
    NASCAR Xfinity Series: 0

    Big Machine Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that fields the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driven by Nick Sanchez. Since 2022 the team has had an alliance with Richard Childress Racing and has a shop on the RCR campus alongside Kaulig Racing in Welcome, North Carolina.

    History

    The team was founded in 2021 by founder of Big Machine Records and American record executive Scott Borchetta, who at one point was a race car driver prior to founding Big Machine Records in 2005.[2]

    When the Jayski's Silly Season Site 2022 Xfinity Series team/driver chart was released, it was revealed that BMR may form an alliance with a larger NASCAR Xfinity Series team.[3] On October 7, 2021, it was announced that the team would have an alliance with Richard Childress Racing in 2022 and they would move shops from Mooresville, North Carolina to one on the RCR campus in Welcome, North Carolina.[1]

    Xfinity Series

    Car No. 5 History

    Part-time (2023)

    On February 2, 2023, the team announced that it would run a second car for the 2023 Daytona 300. Jade Buford was announced as the driver for the No. 5 car.[4]

    Car No. 5 results

    Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
    2023 Jade Buford 5 Chevy DAY
    25     		CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL
    36     		DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 48th 13

    Car No. 48 History

    Jade Buford (2021)
    Buford's No. 48 at Atlanta in July 2021

    On January 19, 2021, Big Machine Records founder and owner Scott Borchetta announced that he and the company were starting a full-time Xfinity Series team, Big Machine Racing, which would field the No. 48 Chevrolet. The team bought cars and equipment from RSS Racing/Reaume Brothers Racing's No. 93 car in 2020. Jade Buford was announced as the driver of the team's No. 48 car in 2021, running full-time and for Rookie of the Year.[5] Buford drove in the Xfinity Series road course races in 2020 for SS-Green Light Racing with Big Machine Records as his sponsor. Patrick Donahue, who also moved over from SS-Green Light Racing (where he had been the crew chief of Joe Graf Jr.'s No. 08 car), was announced as the crew chief for Buford and the BMR No. 48 car.[6] Due to only having competed on road courses in a stock car before the start of the season, Buford was not approved by NASCAR to race at Daytona to start the season, so his first race came at the Daytona Road Course the following week.[7] On February 1, it was announced that On Point Motorsports Truck Series driver Danny Bohn would make his Xfinity Series debut at Daytona substituting for Buford. (Despite it being his first start in the series, Bohn was approved due to him previously having driven in a superspeedway race in NASCAR.)[8]

    Multiple drivers (2022)

    Jade Buford started the year as the full-time driver of the No. 48,[1] before being replaced by Kaz Grala prior to the spring Talladega race.[9] Bufford made one further start at Portland.[10] Tyler Reddick, Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ross Chastain, Nick Sanchez, Parker Kligerman, and Marco Andretti also made starts for the team throughout the season.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

    On May 21, 2022, Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick earned the team's first victory at Texas.[19]

    Parker Kligerman (2023–2024)
    Kligerman's No. 48 at Las Vegas in March 2024.

    On October 30, 2022, Big Machine announced that they would field the No. 48 car for Parker Kligerman in 2023. Following Kansas, Kligerman was able to qualify for the playoffs. Kligerman was eliminated at the conclusion of the Charlotte Roval race.[20]

    On August 24, 2023, Kligerman announced he will return for 2024.[21] Following the Michigan race, the No. 48 was levied an L1 penalty after pre-race inspection discovered illegal modifications on the rear spoiler; as a result, the team was docked 20 owner and driver points, and crew chief Patrick Donahue was fined US$25,000.[22] On September 11, Kligerman announced on his podcast that he will not return to BMR and is done with full-time racing at the end of the 2024 season.[23]

    Nick Sanchez (2025–present)
    Nick Sanchez in the No. 48 at Las Vegas in March 2025.

    On September 18, 2024, it was announced that Nick Sanchez would drive the No. 48 and compete for Rookie of the Year honors following two years in the Truck Series.[24] He started the season with a 35th-place DNF at Daytona. After staying consistent throughout the season, he earned his first career victory at Atlanta.[25]

    Car No. 48 results

    Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
    2021 Danny Bohn 48 Chevy DAY
    19     		23rd 435
    Jade Buford DAY
    36     		HOM
    20     		LVS
    30     		PHO
    20     		ATL
    26     		MAR
    19     		TAL
    18     		DAR
    35     		DOV
    33     		COA
    15     		CLT
    17     		MOH
    13     		TEX
    16     		NSH
    33     		POC
    19     		ROA
    34     		ATL
    17     		NHA
    18     		GLN
    21     		IND
    20     		MCH
    9     		DAY
    28     		DAR
    21     		RCH
    36     		BRI
    27     		LVS
    26     		TAL
    12     		CLT
    16     		TEX
    39     		KAN
    38     		MAR
    17     		PHO
    33
    2022 DAY
    23     		CAL
    37     		LVS
    28     		PHO
    28     		ATL
    38     		COA
    8     		RCH
    33     		MAR
    22     		PIR
    14     		16th 633
    Kaz Grala TAL
    29     		DOV
    24     		IND
    32     		MCH
    18     		GLN
    5
    Tyler Reddick DAR
    26     		TEX
    1     		NSH
    21     		ROA
    30     		ATL
    4
    Austin Dillon CLT
    31
    Ty Dillon NHA
    6
    Ricky Stenhouse Jr. POC
    34     		DAY
    27
    Ross Chastain DAR
    15     		KAN
    5
    Nick Sanchez BRI
    29     		TEX
    11     		LVS
    12     		HOM
    25     		MAR
    7     		PHO
    12
    Parker Kligerman TAL
    6
    Marco Andretti CLT
    36
    2023 Parker Kligerman DAY
    23     		CAL
    10     		LVS
    11     		PHO
    15     		ATL
    4     		COA
    30     		RCH
    8     		MAR
    16     		TAL
    3     		DOV
    38     		DAR
    13     		CLT
    38     		PIR
    14     		SON
    5     		NSH
    11     		CSC
    9     		ATL
    8     		NHA
    32     		POC
    9     		ROA
    2     		MCH
    8     		IRC
    7     		GLN
    3     		DAY
    4     		DAR
    24     		KAN
    4     		BRI
    31     		TEX
    2     		ROV
    6     		LVS
    13     		HOM
    7     		MAR
    10     		PHO
    16     		10th 2209
    2024 DAY
    25     		ATL
    19     		LVS
    11     		PHO
    8     		COA
    5     		RCH
    7     		MAR
    12     		TEX
    25     		TAL
    29     		DOV
    12     		DAR
    6     		CLT
    37     		PIR
    8     		SON
    10     		IOW
    11     		NHA
    7     		NSH
    16     		CSC
    4     		POC
    8     		IND
    12     		MCH
    11     		DAY
    3     		DAR
    13     		ATL
    2     		GLN
    7     		BRI
    16     		KAN
    12     		TAL
    12     		ROV
    6     		LVS
    5     		HOM
    11     		MAR
    8     		PHO
    14     		11th 2189
    2025 Nick Sanchez DAY
    35     		ATL
    5     		COA
    24     		PHO
    10     		LVS
    20     		HOM
    8     		MAR
    32     		DAR
    8     		BRI
    16     		CAR
    31     		TAL
    15     		TEX
    20     		CLT
    3     		NSH
    14     		MXC
    31     		POC
    28     		ATL
    1     		CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO

    References

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    2. ^ Organ, Mike (January 19, 2021). "Nashville music mogul Scott Borchetta forms NASCAR Xfinity Series team". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
    3. ^ "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Team/Driver Chart". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
    4. ^ "Jade Buford running second car for Big Machine Racing at Daytona". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 2, 2023.
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    7. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Chris Knight. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2022. Patrick Donahue, crew chief for the new Big Machine Racing team confirmed on @SiriusXMNASCAR with Moody that driver @buforjm is not approved for @DAYTONA oval and is looking for driver for No. 48 Chevrolet. Buford approved for Daytona RC and rest of '21 #NASCAR Xfinity season.
    8. ^ "Danny Bohn to Make Xfinity Debut at Daytona". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Machine_Racing

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