Chase Purdy

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Chase Purdy
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Purdy at Pocono Raceway in 2022
BornCharles Russell Purdy III
(1999-11-11) November 11, 1999 (age 25)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Achievements2018 Snowflake 100 Winner
2018 Dixieland 250 Winner
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
98 races run over 6 years
2024 position15th
Best finish11th (2023)
First race 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
0223
ARCA Menards Series career
23 races run over 2 years
Best finish4th (2018)
First race 2017 Winchester ARCA 200 (Winchester)
Last race 2018 Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas)
WinsTop tens Poles
0160
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 1 year
Best finish4th (2017)
First race 2017 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna)
Last race 2017 National Fallen Firefighters Association 125 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
084
Statistics current as of December 11, 2024.

Charles Russell "Chase" Purdy III (born November 11, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports.

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He has competed for MDM Motorsports in the Truck and ARCA Racing Series, David Gilliland Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, and Anthony Campi Racing in super late model racing. [1] Purdy was named to the 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 NASCAR Next classes. [2]

Racing career

Advancing up the ladder as many racers do, Purdy first raced in go-karts, noting a memorable winning experience across the way from Talladega Superspeedway when he was young. He later moved to Bandolero cars, Legend cars, Late Model Stock cars and super late model cars, teaming up with former NASCAR driver David Gilliland and his team in SLMs. [3] [4]

Purdy's No. 8 ARCA car in 2018 at Madison 8 Chase Purdy car 2018 ARCA Madison.jpg
Purdy's No. 8 ARCA car in 2018 at Madison

Purdy is a former NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national rookie of the year. [5] He finished fourth in his debut NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season in 2017. [6] Purdy began driving full-time in the ARCA Racing Series in 2018. [1] Purdy finished fourth in the season-long points tally, but did not break into Victory Lane. [7] He also raced ten Super Late model events that year, including traveling across the United States to finish sixth in the Slinger Nationals at Slinger Super Speedway in Wisconsin. [8] Purdy raced in his first ARCA Midwest Tour race at Wisconsin International Raceway and won the Dixieland 250 in his first appearance at the D-shaped 1/2 mile track. [8] In the summer of 2018, Purdy's backers told him that they would not return for 2019, leaving his racing career in limbo. In his final late model race of 2018, Purdy won the Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway. [9]

On October 17, 2018, it was announced that Purdy would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville, driving the No. 99 truck for MDM Motorsports. [7] He started 27th and finished 21st, and raced again in the Truck Series two weeks later at ISM Raceway, where he started 19th and finished 13th.

Purdy could not find a ride in NASCAR or ARCA for the 2019 season (MDM closed down after the 2018 season) and did not end up racing that year. He spent the year focusing on his studies at the University of Mississippi. He attended the 2019 fall Talladega race weekend as a fan and connected with people in the garage for the Truck Series race to try to get a ride again. [10]

Purdy's No. 23 truck in 2021 at Atlanta Chase Purdy (51071319853) (cropped).jpg
Purdy's No. 23 truck in 2021 at Atlanta
Purdy's No. 61 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022 Chase Purdy 61 Truck Sonoma 2022.jpg
Purdy's No. 61 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022
Purdy's No. 77 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024. Chase Purdy 77 Truck Las Vegas 2024.jpg
Purdy's No. 77 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

He returned to the series in 2020, joining GMS Racing for a seven-race schedule in the No. 24 at Pocono Raceway, Kentucky Speedway, both Kansas Speedway events, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and Texas Motor Speedway. [11]

In 2021, Purdy became a full-time driver for GMS in the Truck Series, replacing Brett Moffitt in the team's No. 23 truck. [12]

On October 1, 2021, GMS announced that Grant Enfinger would drive the No. 23 truck full-time in 2022. [13] Purdy moved to Hattori Racing Enterprises and the No. 61 truck. [14]

Purdy moved to Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2023 driving their No. 4 Chevrolet. On September 8, 2023, Purdy scored his first career Truck Series pole in the Kansas playoff race.

In 2024, Purdy moved to Spire Motorsports in the No. 77 Chevrolet after KBM closed and had its assets purchased by Spire after the previous season ended. [15]

Before the 2024 season-finale at Phoenix, Purdy indicated that he did not have a deal to race in 2025 for Spire or any other teams. [16] In December 2024, a NASCAR Reddit user made a post pointing out that Purdy had added "(former)" next to "NASCAR driver" in his Instagram profile bio, indicating that he could be stepping away from racing. [17]

Personal life

Purdy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. He attended Lamar School and Cox Mill High School. He attended the University of Mississippi and was a Phi Delta Theta Fraternity member. He majored in finance with a minor in accounting. [10]

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. ** – All laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2018 MDM Motorsports 99 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR
21		 TEX PHO
13		 HOM 53rd40 [18]
2020 GMS Racing 24 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC
21		 KEN
31		 TEX KAN
15		 KAN
10		 MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS
27		 TAL
32		 KAN TEX
12		 MAR PHO 38th118 [19]
2021 23 DAY
29		 DRC
22		 LVS
23		 ATL
24		 BRD
18		 RCH
28		 KAN
25		 DAR
36		 COA
27		 CLT
34		 TEX
17		 NSH
15		 POC
15		 KNX
33		 GLN GTW
6		 DAR
15		 BRI
30		 LVS
13		 TAL
9		 MAR
40		 PHO
16		19th311 [20]
2022 Hattori Racing Enterprises 61 Toyota DAY
DNQ		 LVS
14		 ATL
14		 COA
16		 MAR
29		 BRD
13		 DAR
35		 KAN
13		 TEX
21		 CLT
15		 GTW
10		 SON
15		 KNX
20		 NSH
13		 MOH
13		 POC
11		 IRP
27		 RCH
14		 KAN
25		 BRI
30		 TAL
7		 HOM
16		 PHO
19		16th450 [21]
2023 Kyle Busch Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY
17		 LVS
8		 ATL
7		 COA
27		 TEX
2		 BRD
28		 MAR
10		 KAN
33		 DAR
32		 NWS
8		 CLT
16		 GTW
5		 NSH
6		 MOH
13		 POC
18		 RCH
22		 IRP
14		 MLW
6		 KAN
14		 BRI
8		 TAL
28		 HOM
10		 PHO
3		11th582 [22]
2024 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy DAY
28		 ATL
15		 LVS
16		 BRI
33		 COA
22		 MAR
3		 TEX
25		 KAN
28		 DAR
6		 NWS
24		 CLT
13		 GTW
6		 NSH
21		 POC
6		 IRP
13		 RCH
20		 MLW
23		 BRI
7		 KAN
11		 TAL
25		 HOM
26		 MAR
3		 PHO
12		15th513 [23]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2017 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN
7		 ISF ROA DSF SLM
6		 CHI 39th540 [24]
88 KEN
17		 KAN
2018 MDM Motorsports 8 Toyota DAY
21		 NSH
7		 SLM
5		 TAL
25		 TOL
5		 CLT
24		 POC
9		 MCH
13		 MAD
4		 GTW
2		 CHI
5		 IOW
3		 ELK
14		 POC
3		 ISF
18		 BLN
8		 DSF
8		 SLM
3		 IRP
4		 KAN
5		4th4510 [25]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2017 David Gilliland Racing 17 Toyota NSM
8		 GRE
11		 BRI
12		 SBO
2		 SBO
11		 MEM
13		 BLN
2		 TMP
7		 NHA
2		 IOW
2		 GLN
15		 LGY
2		 NJM
6		 DOV
15		4th515 [26]

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