The timing was perfect for #37-Jeff Purvis. Purvis was running well in Saturday’s O’Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway but not quite up front. When all the race leaders pit on Lap 108, Purvis’s team elected to take just two tires when most of the others took four. When #4-Mike Wallace, who stayed out initially, finally went to pit road, Purvis took over the race lead. The race never restarted after that, finally red-flagged for rain on Lap 116 and giving Purvis his fourth career win and first of the season for his #37 Brewco Motorsports team. In fact, Purvis’s previous best finish this season was 18th at Rockingham and he still has not led a green-flag lap this season. “This team deserves this win,” Purvis said. Crew chief “Terry Shirley decided to take on two tires and I wasn’t going to question him on that call. We had a good race car all day. It was a good day to lead a lap or two. I’ll take it any way we can get it.” #24-Jack Sprague finished second; #87-Joe Nemechek was third; rookie #10-Scott Riggs fourth; and pole-winner #21-Jeff Green rounded out the top five. Green took over the series points lead.(ThatsRacin.com), see the TMS Site for O’Reilly 300 Busch Series Finishing Order or at the BGN Racing site. The race was called due to rain at 6:24pm/ct.(4-6-2002)
