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Big Machine Racing

{{short description|NASCAR team}}

{{more citations needed|date=January 2022}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox NASCAR team

| Team_name = Big Machine Racing

| Logo = BigMachineRacingLogo.jpg

| Logo_size = 200px

| Owner_names = Scott Borchetta

| Base = Welcome, North Carolina{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/10/07/big-machine-racing-partners-with-richard-childress-racing-for-2022/ |title=Big Machine Racing partners with Richard Childress for 2022 |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}

| Series = NASCAR Xfinity Series

| Drivers = 48. Nick Sanchez (R)

| Sponsors = 48. Big Machine Spiked Coolers, Borcherta Bourbon, Pickers Vodka

| Manufacturer = Chevrolet

| Opened = 2021

| Closed =

| Debut = 2021 Beef. It's What's for Dinner 300 (Daytona)

| Final = {{Latest NASCAR Busch}}

| Races = 146

| Drivers_champ = 0

| Wins = 1

| Poles = 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. It is owned by Big Machine Records founder and American record executive Scott Borchetta, who at one point was a race car driver prior to founding Big Machine Records in 2005. 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

= 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2023/02/02/jade-buford-running-second-car-for-big-machine-racing-at-daytona/ |title=Jade Buford running second car for Big Machine Racing at Daytona |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=February 2, 2023}}

==Car No. 5 results==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! 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

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2023

! Jade Buford

! 5

! Chevy

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
25

| CAL

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 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)

File:Jade buford (51308772520).jpg 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.[https://www.jayski.com/2021/01/21/big-machine-records-starting-new-xfinity-team-in-2021/] 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.{{cite web |first=Adam |last=Stern |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2021/01/19/Big-Machine.aspx?ana=top_stories |title=Music Meets Motorsports With Big Machine's New NASCAR Team |website=Sports Business Journal |publisher=Advance Publications |date=January 19, 2021 |access-date=January 18, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Knighter01/status/1352019930292641792 |title=(Twitter post) |website=Twitter |publisher=Chris Knight |date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=January 18, 2022 |quote="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."}} 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.){{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2021/02/01/danny-bohn-to-make-xfinity-debut-at-daytona/ |title=Danny Bohn to Make Xfinity Debut at Daytona |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=February 1, 2021 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}

;Multiple drivers (2022)

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2022-xfinity-series-team-driver-chart/ |title=2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Team/Driver Chart |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=January 18, 2022}} 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. A rotation of drivers would drive for the team, such as Tyler Reddick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Jade Buford, Kaz Grala, Parker Kligerman, Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Ross Chastain, Nick Sanchez, and Marco Andretti.

On May 21, 2022, Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick earned the team's first victory at Texas.{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Dustin |title=Tyler Reddick triumphs at Texas; Big Machine Racing scores first Xfinity win |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2022/05/21/tyler-reddick-triumphs-at-texas-gives-big-machine-racing-its-first-xfinity-win-william-byron-justin-allgaier-sam-mayer-austin-hill/ |website=NBC Sports |access-date=May 5, 2022 |ref=6}}

;Parker Kligerman (2023–2024)

file:Parker Kligerman 48 Xfinity Las Vegas 2024.jpg 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/10/07/results-xfinity-series-playoffs-2023-charlotte-road-course-race-recap/ |title=Sam Mayer converts must-win at Charlotte Roval, advances in Xfinity Series Playoffs |first=Reid |last=Spencer |website=NASCAR |date=October 7, 2023 |access-date=October 8, 2023}}

On August 24, 2023, Kligerman announced he will return for 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2023/08/24/parker-kligerman-returning-to-big-machine-racing-in-2024/ |title=Parker Kligerman returning to Big Machine Racing in 2024 |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media |date=August 24, 2023 |access-date=September 19, 2023}} 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 {{USD}}25,000.{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/08/21/big-machine-racings-no-48-team-levied-l1-level-penalty-after-michigan/ |title=Big Machine Racing’s No. 48 team levied L1-level penalty after Michigan |website=NASCAR |date=August 21, 2024 |access-date=August 22, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/09/12/parker-kligerman-not-returning-to-big-machine-racing-in-2025-not-pursuing-full-time-rides/ |title=Parker Kligerman not returning to Big Machine Racing in 2025, not pursuing full-time rides |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media |date=September 12, 2024 |access-date=September 14, 2024}}

;Nick Sanchez (2025–present)

file:Nick Sanchez 48 Xfinity Las Vegas 2025.jpg 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.{{Cite web |author=Staff Report |date=2024-09-18 |title=Big Machine Racing taps Nick Sanchez for 2025 Xfinity campaign |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/09/18/big-machine-racing-taps-nick-sanchez-for-2025-xfinity-campaign/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Official Site Of NASCAR |language=en-US}}

==Car No. 48 results==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! 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

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2021

! Danny Bohn

! rowspan="15" | 48

! rowspan="15" | Chevy

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
19

| colspan=32|

! rowspan=2| 23rd

! rowspan=2| 435

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/buforja01/2021/B|title=Jade Buford – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 26, 2021}}

rowspan=2| Jade Buford

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|36}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|26}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
{{small|35}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
{{small|33}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COA
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOH
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
{{small|33}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA
{{small|34}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IND
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
{{small|36}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
{{small|26}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
{{small|39}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|38}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|33}}

rowspan="10" | 2022

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
{{small|37}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|38}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| COA
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
{{small|33}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
{{small|22}}

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PIR
{{small|14}}

| colspan="19" |

! rowspan="10" | 16th

! rowspan="10" | 633

! rowspan="10" | {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/buforja01/2022/B/|title=Jade Buford – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 26, 2022}}

Kaz Grala

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
29

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
24

| colspan="9" |

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IND
32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
{{small|5}}

| colspan="11" |

Tyler Reddick

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
26

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TEX
1

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA
30

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
4

| colspan=16|

Austin Dillon

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
31

| colspan=20|

Ty Dillon

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
6

| colspan=15|

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

| colspan="18" |

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POC
34

| colspan="3" |

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DAY
27

| colspan="10" |

Ross Chastain

| colspan="23" |

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN
5

| colspan="8" |

Nick Sanchez

| colspan="25" |

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
29

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
11

| colspan="2" |

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
25

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
12

Parker Kligerman

| colspan=27|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
6

| colspan=5|

Marco Andretti

| colspan="28" |

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
36

| colspan="4" |

2023

! rowspan=2| Parker Kligerman

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
23

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| COA
30

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
16

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
38

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
13

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
38

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PIR
14

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CSC
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
32

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ROA
2

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IRC
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
24

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
31

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TEX
2

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ROV
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
13

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOM
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
16

! 13th

! 905

!

2024

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
8

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| COA
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
25

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
29

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
12

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
37

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PIR
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SON
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
16

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CSC
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IND
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
13

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
2

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
12

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ROV
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LVS
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
14

! 11th

! 2189

!

2025

! Nick Sanchez

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
35

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
5

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| COA
24

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
20

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOM
8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
32

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
31

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAL
15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
20

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
14

| MXC

| POC

| ATL

| CSC

| SON

| DOV

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| DAY

| PIR

| GTW

| BRI

| KAN

| ROV

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| PHO

!

!

!

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|bigmachineracing.com}}
  • {{Racing-Reference owner|Scott_Borchetta}}

{{Big Machine Racing}}

{{NASCAR Xfinity Series teams}}

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