Chase Purdy

Chase Purdy (born November 1, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently races part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 24 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 (1999-11-01) November 1, 1999
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season2017
Years active2017–2018
Former teamsMason Mitchell Motorsports, MDM Motorsports
Starts23
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish4th in 2018
Finished last season4th
Previous series
2017
2016–2017		NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
CARS Super Late Model Tour
Achievements2018 Snowflake 100 Winner
2018 Dixieland 250 Winner
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Truck no., teamNo. 24 (GMS Racing)
2018 position53rd
Best finish53rd (2018)
First race2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2020 Pocono Organics 150 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of June 28, 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 five-race schedule in the No. 24 at Pocono Raceway, Kentucky Speedway, both Kansas Speedway events, and Talladega Superspeedway.[10]

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 freshman.

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.)

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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 NGTC 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 [11]
2020 GMS Racing 24 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC
21		 KEN TEX KAN KAN RCH DOV TEX IOW ELD MCH GTW MSP BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO -* -* [12]

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 [13]

* 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 [14]
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 [15]

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. "Driver Chase Purdy 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  12. "Driver Chase Purdy 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  13. "Driver Chase Purdy 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  14. "Driver Chase Purdy 2017 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  15. "Driver Chase Purdy 2018 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
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