Chase Purdy

Chase R. Purdy (born November 11, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 23 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing.

Chase Purdy
Purdy poses in victory lane after winning in his first ARCA Midwest Tour attempt (2018)
Nationality	American
Born	Chase R. Purdy November 11, 1999 Tuscaloosa, Alabama
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season	2017
Years active	2017–2018
Former teams	Mason Mitchell Motorsports, MDM Motorsports
Starts	23
Championships	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	4th in 2018
Finished last season	4th
Previous series
2017 2016–2017	NASCAR K&N Pro Series East CARS Super Late Model Tour
Achievements	2018 Snowflake 100 Winner 2018 Dixieland 250 Winner
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
9 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team	No. 23 (GMS Racing)
2020 position	38th
Best finish	38th (2020)
First race	2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2020 SpeedyCash.com 400 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 11, 2020.

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

2018 ARCA car

Advancing up the ladder like 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 summer 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 again 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.[11]

Personal life

Purdy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama but 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 member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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	NCWTC	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	[12]
2020	GMS Racing	24	Chevy	DAY	LVS	CLT	ATL	HOM	POC 21	KEN 31	TEX	KAN 15	KAN 10	MCH	DAY	DOV	GTW	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS 27	TAL 32	KAN	TEX 12	MAR	PHO	38th	118	[13]
2021		23		DAY	DAY	LVS	ATL	BRI	RCH	KAN	DAR	COA	CLT	TEX	NSH	POC	KNX	GLN	GTW	MSP	BRI	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO

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	[14]

^* 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	[15]
		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	[16]

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 31 March 2019.
4. "Chase Purdy Joins Forces with David Gilliland Racing". Speed51.com. Retrieved 31 March 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 31 March 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. "Chase Purdy wins snowflake 100 amidst uncertain future". Short Track Scene. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
10. "Chase Purdy Lands Partial Truck Deal With GMS Racing". Speed Sport. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
11. Utter, Jim (November 13, 2020). "Chase Purdy joins GMS Racing for 2021 Truck schedule". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
12. "Chase Purdy – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
13. "Chase Purdy – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
14. "Driver Chase Purdy 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
15. "Driver Chase Purdy 2017 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
16. "Driver Chase Purdy 2018 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

External links

• Chase Purdy on Twitter
• Chase Purdy driver statistics at Racing-Reference