Overview
- Sanchez said he was informed over the weekend that he will not drive the No. 48 next season and described the change as strictly business in a post on X.
- Big Machine Racing has not disclosed who will drive the No. 48 Chevrolet in 2026 or how the lineup will be structured.
- The move comes in the middle of the off-season when few full-time seats in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series remain open.
- In 2025, Sanchez posted one win at Atlanta with seven top-fives, 12 top-tens, and an 11th-place finish in the standings, delivering the team’s first win since Tyler Reddick’s Texas victory over three years earlier.
- The 24-year-old’s résumé includes the 2022 ARCA Menards Series title and two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins with playoff berths in both 2023 and 2024.