Charles Russell "Chase" Purdy III (born November 11, 1999) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports.
He competed for MDM Motorsports in the Truck and ARCA Racing Series, David Gilliland Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, and Anthony Campi Racing in super late model racing. Purdy was named to the 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 NASCAR Next classes.
Racing career Purdy first raced in go-karts in his youth. He later moved to Bandolero cars, Legend cars, Late Model Stock cars, and Super late model cars, teaming up with former NASCAR driver David Gilliland and his team in SLMs.
Purdy was the 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national rookie of the year. He finished fourth in his debut NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season in 2017.
Purdy began driving full-time in the ARCA Racing Series in 2018. Purdy finished fourth in the season-long points tally, but did not break into Victory Lane. He also raced ten Super Late model events that year, including traveling across the United States to finish sixth in the Slinger Nationals at Slinger Super Speedway in Wisconsin. Purdy raced in his first ARCA Midwest Tour race at Wisconsin International Raceway and won the Dixieland 250 in his first appearance at the D-shaped 1/2 mile track. In the summer of 2018, Purdy's backers told him that they would not return for 2019, leaving his racing career in limbo. In his final late model race of 2018, Purdy won the Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway.
On October 17, 2018, it was announced that Purdy would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville, driving the No. 99 truck for MDM Motorsports. He started 27th and finished 21st, and raced again in the Truck Series two weeks later at ISM Raceway, where he started 19th and finished 13th.
Purdy could not find a ride in NASCAR or ARCA for the 2019 season (MDM closed down after the 2018 season) and did not end up racing that year. He spent the year focusing on his studies at the University of Mississippi. He attended the 2019 fall Talladega race weekend as a fan and connected with people in the garage for the Truck Series race to try to get a ride again.
Purdy returned to the series in 2020, joining GMS Racing for a seven-race schedule in the No. 24 at Pocono Raceway, Kentucky Speedway, both Kansas Speedway events, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and Texas Motor Speedway.
In 2021, Purdy became a full-time driver for GMS in the Truck Series, replacing Brett Moffitt in the team's No. 23 truck.
On October 1, 2021, GMS announced that Grant Enfinger would drive the No. 23 truck full-time in 2022. Purdy moved to Hattori Racing Enterprises and the No. 61 truck.
Purdy moved to Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2023 driving their No. 4 Chevrolet. On September 8, 2023, Purdy scored his first career Truck Series pole in the Kansas playoff race.
In 2024, Purdy moved to Spire Motorsports in the No. 77 Chevrolet after KBM closed and had its assets purchased by Spire after the previous season ended.
Before the 2024 season-finale at Phoenix, Purdy indicated that he did not have a deal to race in 2025 for Spire or any other teams.
Personal life Purdy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. He attended Lamar School and Cox Mill High School. He attended the University of Mississippi and was a Phi Delta Theta Fraternity member. He majored in finance with a minor in accounting.
Motorsports career results
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition2016CARS Super Late Model TourDavid Gilliland Racing20014635thCARS Late Model Stock Car TourLee McCall501311514th2017CARS Super Late Model TourDavid Gilliland Racing402411313thNASCAR K&N Pro Series East140585154thARCA Racing SeriesMason Mitchell Motorsports300254039th2018ARCA Racing SeriesMDM Motorsports200101445104thNASCAR Camping World Truck Series20004053rd2020NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck SeriesGMS Racing700111838th2021CARS Late Model Stock Car TourGMS Racing10002046thNASCAR Camping World Truck Series2100231119th2022NASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesHattori Racing Enterprises2200245016th2023NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesKyle Busch Motorsports23031158211th2024NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesSpire Motorsports2302651315th
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2018 MDM Motorsports 99 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR21 TEX PHO13 HOM 53rd 40 2020 GMS Racing 24 DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC21 KEN31 TEX KAN15 KAN10 MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS27 TAL32 KAN TEX12 MAR PHO 38th 118 2021 23 DAY29 DRC22 LVS23 ATL24 BRD18 RCH28 KAN25 DAR36 COA27 CLT34 TEX17 NSH15 POC15 KNX33 GLN GTW6 DAR15 BRI30 LVS13 TAL9 MAR40 PHO16 19th 311 2022 Hattori Racing Enterprises 61 Toyota DAYDNQ LVS14 ATL14 COA16 MAR29 BRD13 DAR35 KAN13 TEX21 CLT15 GTW10 SON15 KNX20 NSH13 MOH13 POC11 IRP27 RCH14 KAN25 BRI30 TAL7 HOM16 PHO19 16th 450 2023 Kyle Busch Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY17 LVS8 ATL7 COA27 TEX2 BRD28 MAR10 KAN33 DAR32 NWS8 CLT16 GTW5 NSH6 MOH13 POC18 RCH22 IRP14 MLW6 KAN14 BRI8 TAL28 HOM10 PHO3 11th 582 2024 Spire Motorsports 77 DAY28 ATL15 LVS16 BRI33 COA22 MAR3 TEX25 KAN28 DAR6 NWS24 CLT13 GTW6 NSH21 POC6 IRP13 RCH20 MLW23 BRI7 KAN11 TAL25 HOM26 MAR3 PHO12 15th 513
K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2017 David Gilliland Racing 17 Toyota NSM8 GRE11 BRI12 SBO2 SBO11 MEM13 BLN2 TMP7 NHA2 IOW2 GLN15 LGY2 NJM6 DOV15 4th 515
ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2017 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN7 ISF ROA DSF SLM6 CHI 39th 540 88 KEN17 KAN 2018 MDM Motorsports 8 Toyota DAY21 NSH7 SLM5 TAL25 TOL5 CLT24 POC9 MCH13 MAD4 GTW2 CHI5 IOW3 ELK14 POC3 ISF18 BLN8 DSF8 SLM3 IRP4 KAN5 4th 4510
CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2016 Lee McCall 41 Ford SNM13 ROU7 HCY18 TCM GRE5 ROU7 CON MYB HCY SNM 14th 115 2021 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DIL HCY ROU ACE CRW LGY DOM HCY MMS13 TCM FLC WKS SBO 46th 20
CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2016 David Gilliland Racing 97 Toyota SNM ROU HCY TCM GRE ROU CON MYB14 HCY SNM6 35th 46 2017 97C CON DOM2 DOM2 HCY HCY 13th 113 97 BRI9 AND ROU TCM ROU7 HCY CON SBO
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
References
External links Official profile at Spire Motorsports