Chase Purdy

Chase Purdy
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
Truck no., teamNo. 77 (Spire Motorsports)
2024 position15th
Best finish11th (2023)
First race2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 22 3
ARCA Menards Series career
23 races run over 2 years
Best finish4th (2018)
First race2017 Winchester ARCA 200 (Winchester)
Last race2018 Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 16 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 1 year
Best finish4th (2017)
First race2017 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna)
Last race2017 National Fallen Firefighters Association 125 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 8 4
Statistics current as of November 8, 2024.

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

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

Purdy's No. 8 ARCA car in 2018 at Madison
Purdy's No. 23 truck in 2021 at Atlanta
Purdy's No. 61 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022
Purdy's No. 77 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

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 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. 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.[10]

In 2021, Purdy became a full-time driver for GMS in the Truck Series, replacing Brett Moffitt in the team's No. 23 truck.[11]

On October 1, 2021, GMS announced that Grant Enfinger would drive the No. 23 truck full-time in 2022.[12] Purdy moved to Hattori Racing Enterprises and the No. 61 truck.[13]

Purdy will move to Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2023 driving the No. 4 Chevrolet. On September 8, 2023, Purdy scored his first career Truck Series pole at 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.[14]

Personal life

Purdy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. He attended Lamar School and Cox Mill High School. He currently attends the University of Mississippi as a Junior and is a Phi Delta Theta Fraternity member.

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
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 NCTC Pts Ref
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 53rd 40 [15]
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 38th 118 [16]
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 		19th 311 [17]
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 		16th 450 [18]
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 		11th 582 [19]
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 		15th 513 [20]

* 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
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
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 39th 540 [21]
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 		4th 4510 [22]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
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 		4th 515 [23]

References

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  2. ^ "2018-19 NASCAR Next Class revealed". NBC Sports. May 15, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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