Jeff Purvis News

Daytona Testing Day 3 speeds/news:

Daytona Testing Day 3 speeds/news:

January 24, 2001
#1-P.J. Jones was the fastest on the day with a lap of 184.649mph in the #1 Pontiac. Busch Series testing continues on Thursday and is free and open to the public with access through the lobby of DAYTONA USA. Wednesday Busch Series Test Speeds: 1. #1, P.J. Jones, Pontiac

Daytona Testing Day 2 speeds/news:

Daytona Testing Day 2 speeds/news:

January 22, 2001
#35b, Lyndon Amick was fastest in a Chevy with a speed of 183.411mph. Because rain delayed the start of Tuesdays session until around noon, odd-numbered teams in last years owners standings will be allowed to test until noon on Wednesday with the even-numbered teams

Daytona Testing Day 1 speeds/news:

Daytona Testing Day 1 speeds/news:

January 22, 2001
Lyndon Amick had the two fastest laps of the day 182.671 in the #35a Pontiac and 182.519 in the #35b Chevy. #10-Jeff Green posted the third fastest lap (182.304 mph) after the first day of testing, which was shortened by rain. While the test session was shortened on

Daytona Testing Day 1 – midday:

Daytona Testing Day 1 – midday:

January 22, 2001
Lyndon Amick put both of his #35 cars atop the speed chart after the morning session of the first day of BGN testing at Daytona. Amick posted a speed of 182.671 mph in the #35a Pontiac and turned a lap of 182.131 mph in the #35b Chevy. Rounding out the top five was

Daytona BGN Testing:

Daytona BGN Testing:

January 22, 2001
starts TODAY(weather permitting): Testing at the Daytona Intl Speedway for the BGN teams begins Jan 22nd with a two day test for BGN car #'s whose owners points place are in the ODD position (1,3,5,7 etc....). The teams that finished in the Even Owners Points will

Porter Cable bolts the #4 UPDATE Purvis to the #18:

Porter Cable bolts the #4 UPDATE Purvis to the #18:

January 15, 2001
Porter-Cable/Delta announced it is withdrawing its sponsorship of Joe Gibbs' Racing #4 BGN car, driven by Jeff Purvis. Company officials said the move in no way reflects lack of confidence or trust in Gibbs or the team. Isues related to the company's recent consolidation

#01 Driver…for 2002 UPDATE 7 Leffler is it:

#01 Driver…for 2002 UPDATE 7 Leffler is it:

January 15, 2001
#01 Driver...for 2002 UPDATE 7 Leffler is it: BGN driver Jason Leffler confirmed Friday night that he will take over the driving duties of the #01 Dodges for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Winston Cup series beginning with the 2002 season. Leffler has agreed to a three

Jones out of the #1 – UPDATE 2 Spencer in for companion events:

Jones out of the #1 – UPDATE 2 Spencer in for companion events:

January 3, 2001
hearing reports that P.J. Jones and the #1 Phoenix Racing team have parted ways, one rumor floating around has Dale Earnahrdt Jr in the car

Gibbs Info UPDATE:

Gibbs Info UPDATE:

December 13, 2000
Gibbs Info UPDATE: Doug Richert has been placed in a team manager role for both Gibbs BGN teams(#4 and #18) in addition to his crew chief role for Jeff Purvis on the #4. Richert is also looking to hire a shock specialists and a data aquisition engineer for the organization

#1 News UPDATE 3 it’s PJ Jones and:

#1 News UPDATE 3 it’s PJ Jones and:

December 10, 2000
#1 News UPDATE 3 it's PJ Jones and: hearing Phil Parsons will move to the #1 James Finch operation and may drive a Dodge, no idea if Bob Evans stays aboard. To see the Finch Dodge built a few months ago, see my BGN Paint Scheme Gallery UPDATE: hearing Yellow Freight

Purvis and Finch return to Cup:

Purvis and Finch return to Cup:

December 10, 2000
Jeff Purvis will drive for Phoenix Racing and owner James Finch at the Cup races in Daytona and Talladega for the 2001 season. Phoenix held its fifth-annual open house to benefit St. Andrew Bay Center, which has served adults with disabilities for more than 40 years

Finch to Run some Cup races:

Finch to Run some Cup races:

November 16, 2000
#1 BGN team owner, James Finch has purchased Ford equipment from Bill Elliott's operation to run in a handful of Winston Cup races next season. He says he will probably continue to field Chevrolets in the BGN. Jeff Purvis may be the driver for Finch's Cup runs(Winston

Midwest Driver?

Midwest Driver?

October 7, 2000
hearing that if Ricky Craven leaves the #50 Midwest Transit Chevy team, the following drivers are under consideration: Hank Parker Jr, Kevin Grubb(thought he was signed with Brewco thru 2001), Jeff Purvis and Hut Stricklin(but will probably stay in the #90)(10-7-2000

BGN Wins:

BGN Wins:

August 20, 2000
BGN Wins: Todd Bodine won the BGN race at Michigan, a span of 70 wins since his last BGN race. Five other BGN drivers have longer streaks: Phil Parsons 178 races; Hermie Sadler 158; Jeff Purvis 95; Bobby Hillin 92; and David Green 72 races.(RPM 2Night/ESPN2)(8-20-2000

Kentucky Testing:

Kentucky Testing:

August 11, 2000
Kentucky Testing: hearing that Gibbs Racing “ #4-Jeff Purvis and #18-Jason Leffler are testing their Busch cars at Kentucky Speedway 810 “ 8/11, along with Ryan Newman who is testing (with the help of Buddy Baker) for the ARCA race at Kentucky in two weeks(8-11-2000