Nick Sanchez

Nicholas Anthony Sanchez (born June 10, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 87 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Peterson Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports. He is the 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion.

Racing career

Sanchez began racing at the age of twelve in go-karts at his home track of Homestead–Miami Speedway.

Sanchez tried out for NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program and was accepted into it, and as a result, was given a ride with Rev Racing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series as well as the then-NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2019. He made his debut in both races of the doubleheader at South Boston Speedway and then made another start later in the year at New Hampshire. In only his second start in the series, Sanchez would win the pole for the second South Boston race.

Sanchez was also the recipient of the Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award in 2019.

When ARCA and NASCAR merged, the East Series and the ARCA Menards Series were brought together and rebranded in 2020, and Sanchez continued to compete for Rev Racing in the renamed ARCA Menards Series East. Sanchez became a full-time driver for the team in 2020, replacing Rubén García Jr. in the team's No. 6 car.

In 2021, Sanchez moved from the East Series to the main ARCA Menards Series, competing full-time in Rev's No. 2 car. (It was initially going to be the No. 6.) The team also switched from Toyota to Chevrolet that year. Sanchez got his first career ARCA win at Kansas in the season finale, while Ty Gibbs won the championship for that season.

On October 19, 2021, it was announced that Sanchez would be driving part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for B. J. McLeod Motorsports while continuing to drive full-time for Rev Racing in the main ARCA Menards Series. He would first pilot the No. 5 Chevrolet at Phoenix Raceway, and at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the No. 99. He would later depart the team afterward to drive a partial schedule the No. 48 for Big Machine Racing starting at Bristol Motor Speedway. Sanchez would win three ARCA races (Talladega, Kansas, & Michigan) and the championship in 2022 by fourteen points over Daniel Dye.

Sanchez in the No. 2 truck at the Circuit of the Americas in 2023 On November 4, 2022, Rev Racing announced its expansion into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding the No. 2 Chevrolet for Sanchez in 2023. His consistency made him the only rookie to make the playoffs in 2023. In addition, he won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors in the Truck Series. Following the Talladega fall race, Sanchez got into a fight with Matt Crafton in the garage area as a result of an on-track incident when both of their trucks made contact with each other, triggering a multi-truck pileup. Sanchez, with blood running down his face, yelled "I'm going to fucking kill you at Homestead. You fucked with the wrong guy motherfucker. It's on now." NASCAR fined Sanchez $5,000 and Crafton $25,000 for the fight. In addition, Sanchez's father Rene was suspended for two races for his involvement. Sanchez was eliminated at the conclusion of the Round of 8 at Homestead.

Following the purchase of Rev Racing’s technical partner, Kyle Busch Motorsports by Spire Motorsports, it was announced that Sanchez would continue racing the No. 2 Silverado for Rev Racing for the 2024 season.

Sanchez began the 2024 season with his first career win at Daytona. Three months later, he scored his second win at Charlotte.

In mid-September of that year, it was announced that Sanchez would return to the Xfinity Series and Big Machine Racing to drive their No. 48 car full-time, beginning for the following 2025 season. He started the season with a 35th-place DNF at Daytona. After staying consistent throughout the season, he earned his first career victory at Atlanta. Although originally announced that he would return to BMR for the 2026 season, on December 8, 2025, Sanchez announced he would not return to BMR.

On February 9, 2026, it was announced that Sanchez would join AM Racing and drive their No. 25 car full-time for the upcoming season. After the first seven races however, he and the team withdrew from the entry list at Rockingham Speedway, and was released after the team shut down the following month. In June of that year, it was announced that Sanchez will drive a partial schedule for Peterson Racing in the No. 87 Chevrolet, beginning at Pocono Raceway.

Personal life Sanchez's father immigrated to the United States from Cuba on the Mariel boatlift when he was eight years old.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results Year Team 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 Pts Ref 2022 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO26 ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX 35th 156 99 CLT28 PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KANBig Machine Racing48Chevy BRI29 TEX11 TAL ROV LVS12 HOM25 MAR7 PHO12 2025 DAY35 ATL5 COA24 PHO10 LVS20 HOM8 MAR32 DAR8 BRI16 CAR31 TAL15 TEX20 CLT3 NSH14 MXC31 POC28 ATL1 CSC5 SON4 DOV37 IND33 IOW19 GLN24 DAY23 PIR3 GTW25 BRI13 KAN8 ROV9 LVS5 TAL20 MAR19 PHO15 11th 2198 2026 AM Racing 25 Ford DAY36 ATL3 COA25 PHO35 LVS38 DAR16 MAR33 CARWth BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH -* -* Peterson Racing 87 Chevy POC23 COR SON CHI12 ATL19 IND20 IOW6 DAY16 DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team 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 Pts Ref 2023 Rev Racing 2 Chevy DAY26 LVS30 ATL2 COA7 TEX16* BRD18 MAR11 KAN6 DAR11 NWS30 CLT9 GTW8 NSH3 MOH9 POC19 RCH8 IRP11 MLW24 KAN8* BRI9 TAL7* HOM17 PHO10 6th 2258 2024 DAY1* ATL5 LVS17 BRI17 COA18 MAR4 TEX3 KAN6 DAR2 NWS7 CLT1 GTW3 NSH13 POC13 IRP10 RCH30 MLW4 BRI5 KAN12 TAL22 HOM13 MAR5 PHO4 5th 2280 2025 Spire Motorsports 07 Chevy DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX13 KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO 93rd 01 2026 77 DAY ATL STP DAR ROC BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH COR LRP NWS IRP5 RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2020 Rev Racing 6 Toyota DAY PHO6 TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DRC GTW14 L44 TOL10 BRI11 WIN MEM ISF KAN 28th 135 2021 2 Chevy DAY31 PHO21 TAL3 KAN9 TOL3 CLT5 MOH5 POC4 ELK6 BLN6 IOW5 WIN14 GLN8 MCH3 ISF MLW12 DSF BRI4 SLM17 KAN1 3rd 692 2022 DAY20 PHO7 TAL1 KAN1 CLT8 IOW7 BLN6 ELK11 MOH11 POC2 IRP7 MCH1 GLN2 ISF5 MLW5 DSF5 KAN2 BRI12 SLM6 TOL6 1st 970

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2019 Rev Racing 2 Toyota NSM BRI SBO14 SBO8 MEM NHA IOW GLN BRI GTW NHA8 DOV 21st 103 2020 6 NSM4 TOL5 DOV16 TOL10 BRI11 FIF9 3rd 309 2021 2 Chevy NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW5 MLW12 BRI4 13th 161 2022 NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW7 MLW5 BRI12 10th 158

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Ref 2021 Rev Racing 2 Chevy PHO21 SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO4 29th 63 2022 PHO7 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 51st 37