2026 O'Reilly Program
Big Machine Racing fields the No. 48 Chevrolet full-time in 2026, driven by Patrick Staropoli, a retinal surgeon, Harvard summa cum laude graduate, and one of the most distinctive personal stories in the garage. His primary sponsor, SYFOVRE (a treatment for geographic atrophy), is directly connected to his own medical specialty and advocacy work through his "Driving to Fight Blindness" initiative.
| Car | Driver | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|
| No. 48 | Patrick Staropoli | Patrick Donahue |
The Organization
Big Machine Racing is an O'Reilly Series program associated with Scott Borchetta and the Big Machine Label Group, one of Nashville's most prominent independent music labels. The team operates under a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing, with the No. 48 prepared at RCR's Welcome, North Carolina facility, giving a single-car program access to multi-car team resources and engineering data.