Big Machine Racing has announced that Nick Sanchez will drive the no.48 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the 2025 season At just 23 years old, Sanchez replaces Parker Kligerman, who revealed that this will be his last full-time racing season.
Currently shining in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series, where he sits fourth in the standings, Sanchez has two wins this season.With the play-offs underway and Bristol to come,Sanchez’s performances will undoubtedly place him among the drivers to watch in the coming years. Sanchez brings previous Xfinity Series experience, having competed in eight races in 2022, including six with Big Machine Racing.He had a good performance at Martinsville,where he finished seventh,his best finish of the year.
Team owner Scott Borchetta emphasized Sanchez’s immediate impact: “In 2022, we put Nick in our car for a few races and he was fast from the start,” he said via NBC Sports. “At Martinsville in particular, I saw him give it his all, elbows, put the car right where it needed to be, fearless against the best of the best in the series.” Car no. The 48 will be sponsored by Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers and Gainbridge,a Group 1001 company that has a long history with the young driver.Borchetta is confident in the successful partnership between Sanchez,crew chief Patrick Donahue and the Big Machine Racing team for next season.”Since then,he’s done a fantastic job in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck series and I know he, crew chief Patrick Donahue and the entire Big Machine Racing team will be a force to be reckoned with next year in 2025.” added Borchetta.
Sanchez is surprisingly happy with the news. “I couldn’t be more excited to join Big Machine Racing with Chevrolet next year in the Xfinity Series,” he said. “As a driver, I feel ready to take it to the next level and I’m looking forward to racing for wins and finally a championship next year behind the wheel of the #48 for Big Machine Racing!”
2024 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES STANDINGS 1.Christian Eckes
2.Ty Majeski
3.Corey Heim
4. Nicholas Sanchez
5.Taylor Gray
6.Tyler Ankrum
7.Daniel Dye
8.Grant Enfinger
9.Ben Rhodes
10.Rajah Caruth
11.Tanner Gray
12.Layne Riggs
13. Stewart Friesen
14.Matt Crafton
15.Chase Purdy
16.Jake Garcia
17.Dean Thompson
18.Ty Dillon
19.Bayley Currey
20.Bret Holmes
21.Timmy Hill
22.Matt Mills
23.Kaden Honeycutt
24.Mason Massey
25.Lawless Alan
26.Jack Wood
27.Spencer Boyd
28.Stefan Parsons
29.Conner Jones
30.Thad Moffitt
31.Connor Mosack
32.William Sawalich
33.Mason Maggio
34.Luke Fenhaus
35.Keith McGee
36.Brett Moffitt
37.Colby Howard
38.Johnny Sauter
39.Brenden Queen
40.Bryan Dauzat
41.Andres Perez De Lara
42.Dawson Sutton
43.Justin S Carroll
44.Connor Hall
45.Jason M. White
46.Cam Waters
47.Marco Andretti
48.Clint Bowyer
49.Kris Wright
50.Dawson Cram
51.Carter Fartuch
52.Cory Roper
53.Vicente Salas
54.Codie Rohrbaugh
55.Memphis Villarreal
56.Dale Quarterley
57.Stephen Mallozzi
58.Toni Breidinger
59.Akinori Ogata
60.Frankie Muniz
61.Tyler Tomassi
62.Jennifer Jo Cobb
63.Josh Reaume
64.Matthew Gould
65.Blake Lothian
66 Clayton Green
67.Trey Hutchens III
68.Jeffrey Earnhardt
69.Jerry Bohlman
70.Jayson Alexander
