Last week, Big Machine Racing’s Xfinity Series driver of the number 48 car Parker Kligerman announced that he would be retiring from full time racing at the end of the season.
On September 18, BMR announced that they have chosen Craftsman Truck Series regular Nick Sanchez to replace Kligerman next season.
Patrick Donahue will serve as crew chief with Gainbridge coming on as a sponsor.
Prior to moving up to the Craftsman Truck Series to drive for Rev Racing two years ago, Sanchez was an ARCA champion driver.
Speaking on being signed to Big Machine Sanchez said via a team release, “I couldn’t be more excited to join Big Machine Racing with Chevrolet next year in the Xfinity Series. I’m grateful to get the opportunity to work with Scott Borchetta, Patrick Donahue, and the whole Big Machine team next year.”
Sanchez drove for Big Machine in 2022 for six races before signing Parker Kligerman full time.
Big Machine owner Scott Borchetta spoke on Sanchez via a team release saying, “in 2022 we put Nick in our car for a handful of races and he was fast right out of the gate. At Martinsville in particular, I watched him go full-on, elbows-out, putting the car right where it needed to be, with no fear against the best-of-the-best in the series. Since then, he’s done a fantastic job in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and I know that he and crew chief Patrick Donahue and the entire Big Machine Racing Team are going to be a force to be reckoned with in 2025.”