TGR Staff
Scott Borchetta, the President/CEO and Founder of the powerhouse independent record label Big Machine Label Group announced today the formation of the Big Machine Racing Team. The team will compete full-time in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series with Nashville driver Jade Buford behind the wheel.
From providing talent for pre-race ceremonies to securing title sponsorships such as the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, Borchetta's announcement today is an exciting yet natural progression for the entrepreneur who is no stranger to the track himself. Borchetta raced moto-cross and quarter midgets as a kid in Southern California before following his dad in the Nashville music business in the early '80s. He picked racing back up in the late '90s in the NASCAR SuperTrucks Weekly Series where he won three consecutive championships and in 2020, Borchetta raced in the SVRA Group 6 Division, picking up a National Championship in his '72 Corvette. The Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway further recognized his commitment to the sport this past October by inducting him into their Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Hall of Fame.
The team will be overseen by longtime NASCAR Crew Chief Patrick Donahue. A seasoned veteran who led four-time NASCAR Champion and Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon to victory in the Xfinity Series. Big Machine Driver Jade Buford is well known for his road racing prowess which includes wins at such tracks as Sebring and Watkins Glen as well as a fastest qualifier/pole position at Daytona. Big Machine brands will be the primary sponsor for the No. 48 Xfinity Chevrolet, including Big Machine Vodka, Big Machine Hand Sanitizer and key Big Machine Label Group artists.
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