Jeff Purvis News

Lepage in for Purvis at Lowes UPDATE and the next three races:

Lepage in for Purvis at Lowes UPDATE and the next three races:

May 27, 2002
Clarence Brewer Jr., owner of Brewco Motorsports, Inc., announced today that Kevin Lepage will drive the #37 Timber Wolf Chevrolet in the CarQuest Auto Parts 300 at the Lowes Motor Speedway on Saturday Lepage will substitute for Jeff Purvis who was injured in the BGN

Purvis injured at Nazareth UPDATES out for the year?

Purvis injured at Nazareth UPDATES out for the year?

May 24, 2002
#37-Jeff Purvis was admitted to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pa., in serious but stable condition Sunday after a two-car accident with #60-Greg Biffle at Nazareth. Purvis sustained a contusion to the left base of the brain and a fracture of the first and second

Brewco to switch manufacturer?

Brewco to switch manufacturer?

May 16, 2002
Theres a possibility Brewco Motorsports drivers #37-Jeff Purvis and #27-Jamie McMurray will be behind the wheel of something other than Chevys next season. Frustrated with a lack of support from General Motors, team owner Clarence Brewer has had brief talks with a

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

April 17, 2002
Testing at Richmond UPDATE: Eighteen NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers are scheduled to test at Richmond International Raceway over a four-day period next week in preparation for their visit to "The Action Track" May 2-4. Tentatively scheduled

Purvis wins at Texas in a rain shortened event:

Purvis wins at Texas in a rain shortened event:

April 6, 2002
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.

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

March 26, 2002
Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

March 20, 2002
Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out: testing at Texas Motor Speedway continues today for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race and O'Reilly 300 NASCAR Busch Series races (April 6-7th). Three remaining scheduled test sessions, which are closed to the public

Gibbs to make BGN debut:

Gibbs to make BGN debut:

February 25, 2002
Coy Gibbs who drives the #20 MBNA Chevy in the CTS plans to make his BGN debut at Talladega in April and hopes to run five BGN races in 2002, others include New Hampshire, Kentucky, Bristol (Aug) and Kansas. Gibbs will pilot the # 20 Pontiac and is looking for a primary

Fuller fastest Tuesday:

Fuller fastest Tuesday:

February 12, 2002
Top five in Tuesday afternoon practice were #88-Jeff Fuller, #59-Stacy Compton, #33-Tony Raines, #37-Jeff Purvis, and #1-Jimmy Spencer. See the BGN Racing site for EAS / GNC Live Well 300 Tuesday Afternoon Practice(2-12-2002)

Sad News:

Sad News:

February 1, 2002
former BGN team owner, Larry Lockamy, passed away on Jan 31st at the age of 54. Lockamy founded LAR Motor Sports, and owned and managed a professional Busch Series racing team. Drivers such as Jeff Purvis and Casey Atwood drove many races in the LAR #28 Monte Carlo

Friday Testing:

Friday Testing:

January 25, 2002
#1-Joe Ruttman was the fastest Friday in the cool air with a speed of 185.943 mph. 2nd fastest was #26-Lyndon Amick at 185.128 and 3rd was #33-Tony Raines at 184.188. Also hearing most of the late afternoon practice was rained out and not much drafting got done. The

Amick Fastest Thursday:

Amick Fastest Thursday:

January 24, 2002
Fastest on Thursday's testing at Daytona was #26-Lyndon Amick in a Pontiac at 185.319mph with #1-Joe Ruttman at 184.934 and 3rd fastest was #88-Jeff Fuller at 184.237. The speeds for Thursday: #26-Lyndon Amick, Pontiac, 185.319mph #1-Joe Ruttman, Pontiac, 184.934 #

Hendrick to Pontiac for Daytona/Talladega:

Hendrick to Pontiac for Daytona/Talladega:

January 21, 2002
Hendrick Motorsports plans to split its laps between Chevrolets and Pontiacs at BGN testing during a two-day open test session Monday and Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway. Ricky Hendrick will run the #5 and Jack Sprague will campaign the #24 this season in

#3 to Test UPDATE:

#3 to Test UPDATE:

January 15, 2002
Richard Childress Racing plans to test the BGN car with the #3 at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday and Tuesday. The #3 Chevy will be driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in two races this season, the Feb. 16 BGN race at Daytona and the May 25 race at Charlotte. RCR will build

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas:

January 7, 2002
Testing at Las Vegas: 49 drivers are scheduled to attend Las Vegas Motor Speedway's annual "Test in the West" Jan. 28-31. Cup champ #24-Jeff Gordon will be among 32 Cup drivers and 17 BGN drivers slated to test over the four-day period in preparation for the March