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Nick Sanchez joins Big Machine Racing full-time in Xfinity for 2025

Nick Sanchez will drive the No. 48 car for Big Machine Racing full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series starting in 2025.

[autotag]Big Machine Racing[/autotag] is ready for a new era in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. On Wednesday morning, Big Machine Racing announced that [autotag]Nick Sanchez[/autotag] will drive the No. 48 Xfinity car full-time starting in 2024. Sanchez previously made starts with Big Machine Racing in 2022, and has ran well with Rev Racing in the NASCAR Truck Series since 2023.

Parker Kligerman, who currently drives the No. 48 car for the NASCAR organization, announced he would no longer be running full-time in the sport moving forward. With one race left in the 2024 Xfinity Series regular season, Kligerman is 85 points above the playoff cut-line and will make the 12-driver field, barring the unexpected at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Sanchez will now get a full-time opportunity in playoff equipment in the Xfinity Series, and his previous experience with Big Machine Racing will only help his case. Sanchez is one of the favorites to win the 2024 Truck Series championship. The No. 48 car has a bright future, and Sanchez could be the drive to bring Big Machine Racing back to victory lane.

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Parker Kligerman won’t return to Big Machine Racing, run full-time in 2025

Parker Kligerman announces he won’t return to Big Machine Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series or run full-time after the 2025 season.

[autotag]Parker Kligerman[/autotag]’s tenure with [autotag]Big Machine Racing[/autotag] is nearing an end. On Thursday morning, Kligerman revealed that he will not drive the No. 48 car for Big Machine Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025. The driver of the No. 48 Xfinity car is currently competing in his second full-time season for the organization, resulting in three second-place finishes.

Also, Kligerman announced that after the 2024 season, he will no longer pursue full-time NASCAR rides. The 34-year-old driver announced all of this news on his podcast, “The Money Lap.” Kligerman has competed in NASCAR since 2009 and struggled to find full-time opportunities from 2014 to 2022.

Kligerman also works with NBC Sports and could be in line for a bigger role at one of the TV networks on the new NASCAR deal. FOX Sports, NBC Sports, Prime, and TNT are all going to carry races in 2025 and beyond. It will be disappointing to no longer see Kligerman full-time; however, the future is still bright on and off the race track.

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Big Machine Racing’s 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season in review

Big Machine Racing had a solid year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Here, you can check out the NASCAR team’s 2023 season in review!

[autotag]Big Machine Racing[/autotag] has only employed a full-time driver once with Jade Buford in 2019; however, Parker Kligerman joined the exclusive list in a big way during the 2023 NASCAR season. Kligemran made the 2023 playoffs before being eliminated in the Round of 12. It was a very impressive season for the driver of the No. 48 car.

Kligerman earned eight top-5 finishes and 18 top-10 finishes while earning a 13.2 average finishing position. The Big Machine Racing driver ended the year with a 10th-place finish in the point standings, exceeding expectations. Buford was the only other driver to make a start for the race team, but he didn’t earn any top-10 finishes.

The 33-year-old driver will return to the No. 48 Xfinity car for Big Machine Racing in 2024, and it couldn’t be a better fit. Kligerman came close to winning on multiple occasions in 2023 and could be looking at a trophy by this time next year. Big Machine Racing has a lot to look forward to with Kligerman as their driver in 2024.

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Parker Kligerman returning to Big Machine Racing in Xfinity Series for 2024

Parker Kligerman will return to the No. 48 car on a full-time basis for Big Machine Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the 2024 season.

[autotag]Big Machine Racing[/autotag] announced on Thursday morning that [autotag]Parker Kligerman[/autotag] will return to the No. 48 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series next season. Kligerman, 33, has five top-5 finishes, 12 top-10 finishes, and a 13.9 average finishing position through 23 races during the 2023 NASCAR season.

The driver of the No. 48 car currently sits three points below the playoff cut-line with three races left in the Xfinity Series regular season at Daytona, Darlington, and Kansas. Kligerman has five straight top-10 finishes and has earned the fifth-most points of any driver in the series over that period of time.

 

Kligerman will now officially have a second full-time season with Big Machine Racing after finding his groove as of late. The hope from the No. 48 team and the NASCAR organization is that Kligerman is able to claw his way into the playoffs. It would be Big Machine Racing’s first playoff berth in its existence.

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