| Chase Purdy | |
| Birth Name: | Charles Russell Purdy III |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Achievements: | 2018 Snowflake 100 Winner 2018 Dixieland 250 Winner |
| Total Truck Races: | 98 |
| Years In Truck: | 6 |
| Prev Truck Pos: | 15th |
| Prev Truck Year: | 2024 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 11th (2023) |
| First Truck Race: | 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville) |
| Last Truck Race: | 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 22 |
| Truck Poles: | 3 |
| Total Arca Races: | 23 |
| Years In Arca: | 2 |
| Best Arca Pos: | 4th (2018) |
| First Arca Race: | 2017 Winchester ARCA 200 (Winchester) |
| Last Arca Race: | 2018 Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas) |
| Arca Wins: | 0 |
| Arca Top Tens: | 16 |
| Arca Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca East Races: | 14 |
| Years In Arca East: | 1 |
| Best Arca East Pos: | 4th (2017) |
| First Arca East Race: | 2017 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna) |
| Last Arca East Race: | 2017 National Fallen Firefighters Association 125 (Dover) |
| Arca East Wins: | 0 |
| Arca East Top Tens: | 8 |
| Arca East Poles: | 4 |
| Updated: | December 11, 2024 |
Charles Russell "Chase" Purdy III (born November 11, 1999) is a former 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.
He 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]
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. 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. 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. 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 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]
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]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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] | |
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| ARCA Racing Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 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 | [25] | |||
| 88 | KEN 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [26] | |
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)| CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts | Ref | |||||
| 2016 | Lee McCall | 41 | Ford | SNM 13 | ROU 7 | HCY 18 | TCM | GRE 5 | ROU 7 | CON | MYB | HCY | SNM | 14th | 115 | [27] | |||||||
| 2021 | GMS Racing | 21 | Chevy | DIL | HCY | ROU | ACE | CRW | LGY | DOM | HCY | MMS 13 | TCM | FLC | WKS | SBO | 46th | 20 | [28] | ||||
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| CARS Super Late Model Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts | Ref | |
| 2016 | David Gilliland Racing | 97 | Toyota | SNM | ROU | HCY | TCM | GRE | ROU | CON | MYB 14 | HCY | SNM 6 | 35th | 46 | [29] | |||
| 2017 | 97C | CON | DOM 2 | DOM 2 | HCY | HCY | 13th | 113 | [30] | ||||||||||
| 97 | BRI 9 | AND | ROU | TCM | ROU 7 | HCY | CON | SBO | |||||||||||
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