Jeff Purvis News

Sad News – Clyde Purvis:

Sad News – Clyde Purvis:

November 2, 2010
Clyde J. Purvis, 77, Clarksville, died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Veterans Hospital, Nashville, TN. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Hilldale Baptist Church with Dr. Larry Robertson, Rev. Terry Brown, and Rev. Steve Freeman officiating

Sad News – Clyde Purvis:

Sad News – Clyde Purvis:

November 2, 2010
Clyde J. Purvis, 77, Clarksville, died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Veterans Hospital, Nashville, TN. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 pm. Wednesday at Hilldale Baptist Church with Dr. Larry Robertson, Rev. Terry Brown, and Rev. Steve Freeman officiating

Gateway Rookie Notes:

Gateway Rookie Notes:

October 20, 2010
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stenhouse Jr. scored a 14th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 11th time this season. Stenhouse Jr. leads Brian Scott by six points (208-202

Sad News: Jason Terry: UPDATE:

Sad News: Jason Terry: UPDATE:

October 6, 2010
Jason C. Terry, 39, of Owensboro, passed away suddenly on October 5, 2010 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Owensboro, he was a 1990 graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School where he excelled in basketball and baseball. Known affectionately as both Dog

Gateway Rookie Notes:

Gateway Rookie Notes:

July 14, 2010
Brian Scott was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland. Scott scored a third-place finish, his best in 25 NASCAR Nationwide Series races and his first top-five. He claimed top rookie honors for the eighth time this season. Raybestos

Johnny Sauter to Nationwide Series; Mike Wallace to New Team: UPDATE:

Johnny Sauter to Nationwide Series; Mike Wallace to New Team: UPDATE:

November 17, 2007
The Miccosukee Tribe will back Finch's Nationwide team for the third consecutive season. "The Indians are going to sponsor our #1 car [in the 2008 Nationwide Series] and at this point, Johnny Sauter is going to drive one of our [Nationwide] cars full time. If we've

Jeff Purvis Prepares to Race Again:

Jeff Purvis Prepares to Race Again:

February 8, 2007
After a highway accident six months ago left him seriously injured Jeff Purvis is now back to his day-to-day routine running his scrap metal business in Clarksville. He is preparing to drive a race car again, but his attitude is different. It's been six months since

Jeff Purvis Injured in Highway Accident: UPDATE 4:

Jeff Purvis Injured in Highway Accident: UPDATE 4:

August 20, 2006
Former NASCAR driver Jeff Purvis was injured in a crash on I-65 [in Alabama] that closed the highway for two hours, officials said Saturday. Purvis, from Clarksville, Tenn., was bound for Talladega, where he was to compete Saturday night in a Dirt Late Model Series

Latest on Purvis:

Latest on Purvis:

August 9, 2006
Jeff Purvis is now at his Clarksville, TN home to begin the recovery process after being seriously injured in a highway accident on Saturday near Cullman, AL. Purvis, who competes with the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series, was visited today by series Founder and

Former NASCAR driver Purvis injured in wreck UPDATE:

Former NASCAR driver Purvis injured in wreck UPDATE:

August 7, 2006
Retired NASCAR Busch Series driver Jeff Purvis was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Hospital Saturday night after sustaining injuries in a wreck, while en route to Talladega, Ala., to race in the StormPay.com dirt track series. Purvis, along with his wife, Margo,

Purvis back racing:

Purvis back racing:

May 18, 2005
Jeff Purvis has spent three decades on a career roller-coaster ride, from basking in NASCAR's Victory Circle to fighting for his life after a near-fatal crash. Now he's going back to where it all began. Purvis ran his first race 30 years ago on Clarksville Speedway

Truex Jr. breaks track record, winning pole at Pikes Peak:

Truex Jr. breaks track record, winning pole at Pikes Peak:

July 30, 2004
#8-Martin Truex Jr. capitalized on cool weather and a 70-minute rain delay to break the track record in NASCAR Busch series qualifying Friday at Pikes Peak International Raceway for the Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 250. His speed of 137.478 mph on the 1-mile oval broke

UPDATE:

UPDATE:

May 22, 2004
Jeff Purvis, who suffered a serious head injury in a crash at the Nazareth Speedway in 2002, will make his comeback at that track this weekend. Purvis made some test runs Wednesday at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolinathis while NASCAR was giving him

New Crew Chief for the #62:

New Crew Chief for the #62:

January 22, 2004
Johnny Allen, a longtime crew chief in the NASCAR Busch Series, has joined Orleans Racing as the crew chief on Steve Parks No. 62 Dodge in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, team officials announced Jan. 21. Allen, 35, has worked in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, NASCAR Busch

Why was Markham in the #18 at testing?:

Why was Markham in the #18 at testing?:

January 18, 2004
Former Busch Series driver Curtis Markham, now a spotter for Joe Gibbs Racing, tested JGR's #18 Chevrolet Saturday in place of rookie J.J. Yeley. Markham, whose last competitive race was 2000 at Watkins Glen when Jeff Purvis was injured, gets back in the seat of a