Chase Purdy

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.

Chase Purdy
Purdy at Pocono Raceway in 2022
Born	Charles Russell Purdy III (1999-11-11) November 11, 1999 (age 25) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Achievements	2018 Snowflake 100 Winner 2018 Dixieland 250 Winner
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
98 races run over 6 years
2024 position	15th
Best finish	11th (2023)
First race	2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2024 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 finish	4th (2018)
First race	2017 Winchester ARCA 200 (Winchester)
Last race	2018 Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 16 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 1 year
Best finish	4th (2017)
First race	2017 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna)
Last race	2017 National Fallen Firefighters Association 125 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 8 4
Statistics current as of December 11, 2024.

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

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

Purdy's No. 61 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

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
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	[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	38th	118	[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		19th	311	[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	16th	450	[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	11th	582	[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	15th	513	[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
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	[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	4th	4510	[25]

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	[26]

References

1. "Chase Purdy joins MDM for full ARCA season in 2018; Talladega testing next". Arcaracing.com. October 26, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
2. "2018-19 NASCAR Next Class revealed". NBC Sports. May 15, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
3. Corder, Chuck. "Racing runs in the Purdy family". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
4. "Chase Purdy Joins Forces with David Gilliland Racing". Speed51.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
5. "Chase Purdy – NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
6. "Chase Purdy driver profile". ARCA Racing. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
7. Krall, Charles. "Chase Purdy Makes Truck Series Debut at Martinsville". ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
8. Kallmann, Dave (August 8, 2018). "Sure it's a long drive, but Kaukauna is an adventure for two young stock-car racers". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
9. Weaver, Matt (December 10, 2018). "Chase Purdy wins snowflake 100 amidst uncertain future". Short Track Scene. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
10. Katz, Michael (February 18, 2023). "Chase Purdy is racing full time, but his days at Ole Miss will always have a piece of his heart". The Dispatch. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
11. "Chase Purdy Lands Partial Truck Deal With GMS Racing". Speed Sport. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
12. Utter, Jim (November 13, 2020). "Chase Purdy joins GMS Racing for 2021 Truck schedule". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
13. Christie, Toby (October 1, 2021). "Grant Enfinger Joins GMS Racing Truck Series Program in No. 23 Truck For 2022 and 2023 Seasons". TobyChristie.com.
14. "Chase Purdy joins Hattori Racing Enterprises for 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season". Hattori Racing Enterprises. NASCAR. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
15. Christie, Toby (January 3, 2024). "Chase Purdy to Run Full-Time in No. 77 Spire Truck in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
16. Biswas, Sabyasachi (November 5, 2024). "Spire's Chase Purdy makes feelings clear on future uncertainty with no deals for 2025 ahead of last race weekend". Sportskeedia. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
17. u/SoupMadeFreshDaily (December 9, 2024). "Chase Purdy seemingly out of a ride for 2025". NASCAR Reddit. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
18. "Chase Purdy – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
19. "Chase Purdy – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
20. "Chase Purdy – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
21. "Chase Purdy – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
22. "Chase Purdy – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
23. "Chase Purdy – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
24. "Chase Purdy – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
25. "Chase Purdy – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
26. "Chase Purdy – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

External links

• Official profile at Spire Motorsports
• Chase Purdy driver statistics at Racing-Reference