Scott bloomquist born november 14, 1963 is a nationally touring dirt late model race car driver in the united states. Book jeff purvis for appearances, speaking engagements, product endorsements, corporate events, or meet and greet. Purvis, a former race car drive in nascar has inspired an interest in racing among the many people who. 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. A guy name chester albright, who is a racing legend around the clarksville track, was driving for phoenix motors. Apr 08, 2020 jeff and i went back and forth during the 2000 and 2001 time period. Feb 08, 2007 purvis, his wife margo, his 16yearold son clay, his crew chief matt angel, angels brother rocky, and crew member ben britt were riding in the race teams toterhome, a semi tractor with living quarters attached, that was pulling the race teams trailer loaded with the race car, spare parts, and equipment. Jeff purvis 198387 world 100 at eldora speedway youtube. Cullman former nascar driver jeff purvis and six other people were injured in a crash on interstate 65 that closed the highway for hours.
Former nascar driver jeff purvis calls clarksville home. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for jeff purvis on. Dirt track racing sports car racing auto racing nhra racing late model racing old race cars sprint cars vintage race car car and driver. Jeff purvis relishes memories of a career worth celebrating. Blaise alexander, jeff green, jeff purvis, myrtle beach. Former nascar driver jeff purvis among injured in i65. Kenny wallace has a warning for local dirt track promoters. May 2002 busch series archive jayskis nascar silly season site. Jeff purvis stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. Jeff purviscrew members injured general discussion dirt. Click any year tab at the top of the table to sort results in descending order for that years event.
He drove in the canam series for carl haas in 1981 and finished 5th in the series behind danny sullivan. In everything that has happened to jeff purvis since 2002, should he ever be called by god to become an evangelist, what a testimony god has given him to share with others. Jeff purvis academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Jeffery jeff purvis born february 19, 1959 is a former race car driver in nascars nationwide series. He was formula atlantic rookie of the year in 1977. Jeff purvis prepares to drive a race car again with a new attitude after highway accident clarksville, tn after a highway accident six months ago left him seriously injured, national dirt late. Former nascar driver jeff purvis among injured in i65 crash.
Jeff purviscrew members injured general discussion. Jeff wood born january 20, 1957 is an american former race car driver born in wichita, kansas. Purvis nascar career began in 1990 with his first race at the martinsville speedway. Jeff purvisresultssouthern all star dirt racing series. He is a 15year veteran with four wins and 25 top 5 finishes. Jeff purvis race results and driver statistics for. He suffered massive brain injury after a 2002 crash and has not run a nascarsanctioned race since 2004. I thought running into him was the best way to get the most. He is a 15year veteran with four wins and 25 topfive finishes. Jeff purvis was born in clarksville, tennessee on february 19, 1959. Clarksvillenow local lifestyle former nascar driver jeff purvis calls. He suffered severe injuries and that pretty much ended his career. Click the driver tab at the top of the table to sort by last name.
He is still alive to provide for his family, and to contribute in the fight to cure cancer. Purvis, his wife margo, his 16yearold son clay, his crew chief matt angel, angels brother rocky, and crew member ben britt were riding in the race teams toterhome, a semi tractor with living quarters attached, that was pulling the race teams trailer loaded with the race. He was inducted in the national dirt late model hall of fame in its second class in 2002. Nascar star neil bonnett far left stands next to driver jeff purvis and the james finch racing team with the plastikote spray paints chevrolet lumina purvis drove in four races for the team during the nascar cup season. Jeff purvis 8 12 x 11 color photo card hand signed by jeff purvis race car driver in nascars nationwide series since 1988, with four wins. Purvis is still recovering from a massive brain injury suffered in 2002. Jeff purvis stats, race results, wins, news, record. Photo by numbers page 11 real racin usa motor sports forum. Jeffery jeff purvis born february 19, 1959 is a former race car driver in the nascar xfinity series.
Purvis, standridge among new sms hof inductees inside. Allentown, painjured busch series driver jeff purvis is still listed in serious but stable condition after a series of ct scans and mris on monday. These guys right here gave me a race car that, oh my gosh, could win a race at daytona. That year proved to be a bad one for purvis after he blew an engine and spun out at nazareth speedway. His car was struck by driver greg biffle which caused purvis to. Jeff purvis has always been my hero in racing, and it has been an honor to have him drive my race car and to compete in my series, vaughn said. Jeff talks about changes in dirt late model racing, winston cup, and billy m. Jeff purvis race car driver nascar autograph color. Jeff purvis race results in the 2001 nascar winston cup series. Jeffery jeff purvis is a former race car driver in nascars nationwide series. He currently races crate late models at golden isles speedway. The drivers in the 2019 class are jeff purvis, tony pressley, and joey standridge. Jeff talks about changes in dirt late model racing, winston cup. He then made his cart debut in 1983 at the caesars.
Purvis still had his nascar career going, but dirt track racing still brought. Jeff purvis prepares to drive a race car again with a new. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. Former winston cup stockcar driver stanley smith remained hospitalized after a weekend crash in a race at montgomery, alabama. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
He suffered a massive brain injury after a 2002 crash and has not run a nascarsanctioned race since 2004. This is another situation an experienced race car driver knows. His car was struck by driver greg biffle which caused purvis to suffer severe head trauma. Lepage in for purvis at lowes update and the next three races. Jeff purvis dirt late models, dirt track cars, dirt track. Status 1 gulf coast checkered flag speedway due to poor records, we can not confirm nor deny driver was in this event.
Feb 04, 2014 purvis in the pits, qualifying, and a special interview my brother kevin filmed. At south boston jeff purvis gets punted to the wall from behind. Sep 09, 2014 that year proved to be a bad one for purvis after he blew an engine and spun out at nazareth speedway. Click on the site to see jeff purviss career results at that track. Jeff purvis 1991 world 100 at eldora speedway never. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
Please wait for entire page to load before navigating. Jeff purvis 1983 season results incomplete southern all star dirt racing series. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn, 2. Nascar star neil bonnett stands next to driver jeff purvis and the james finch racing team with the plastikote spray paints chevrolet lumina purvis drove in four races for the team during the nascar. Nascar star neil bonnett stands next to driver jeff purvis.
Exnascar driver purvis in crash that closed i65 for hours. The contributors in the 2019 class are sam giles and roy gibson. Jeff purvis is best know for his two ndra championships, backtoback world 100 wins, and his time as. May 10, 1986 the usac late models pulled into i44 speedway for their firstever race, with 45 late models signing into the pits. Jeff purvis one of the greatest dirt late model drivers ever and also had a great career in nascar and asphalt. Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers. Former nascar driver jeff purvis broke his neck in a crash on i65 saturday after the rig carrying his race car crossed the median, struck an oncoming car and burst into flames. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. See more ideas about purvis, dirt late models, dirt racing. He was sort of the guy at that point, and i wanted to be the guy. Jeff purvis got destroyed by greg biffle in a wreck during a busch race at nazareth. Only one driver in the history of the sport has won both of those highly regarded events.
His career continued to move forward in the winston cup series where he competed in six races in 1991 and another six in 1992. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. He races late model crates at golden isles speedway. He is a 15year veteran with four wins and 25 topfive. A lot of the drivers in the nesmith chevrolet dirt late model series today miss. I know jeff is looking forward to coming to mountain raceway park on august 15 because he still has a lot of fans and friends in east tennessee. Driving race cars in the purvis family started back in 1974 when 15 year old jeff watched a car his dad, clyde purvis, who owned a car lot, sponsored. In 1982, driving for bob garretson racing, finished 3rd place in the 24 hours of daytona.
Auto racing nhra racing late model racing old race cars sprint cars vintage race car car and driver. Jeff purvis 1991 world 100 at eldora speedway never seen. Former nascar driver jeff purvis broke his neck in a crash on i65 saturday after the rig carrying his race car crossed the median, struck an oncoming car and burst into flames, officials said. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. Oct 02, 2019 only one driver in the history of the sport has won both of those highly regarded events. Click on the site to see jeff purviss career results at that track glossary. Purvis in the pits, qualifying, and a special interview my brother kevin filmed. March 1997 news archives jayskis nascar silly season site. World 100 driver history there are over 15,000 cells in this table. Jeff purvis dirt late models, dirt track cars, dirt. Jeff purvis race results in the 1997 nascar winston cup series. Get the best deals on jeff purvis when you shop the largest online selection at. Jeff purvis race results and driver statistics for nascar.