Purvis

[MI Dirt Fan]

Thanks....

[dirtdobber45]

Up toward top of list it has 1977 twin quarter special at Middle Tenn Speedway. Where was this track at in middle Tn ? New one on me or it has underwent a name change.

I googled it and it keeps referring to Nashville speedway. Idk

[MI Dirt Fan]

Does he still race? Says on Wikipedia he races crates at Golden Isles but I don't know how up to date that was

[racingfool32]

That's a very impressive win list. I have Bloomer and Moyer ahead of him, however had he stayed in dirt and raced for as long as them, he would be right there with them or ahead of them.

I agree he was just starting to get good when he moved on to asphalt.

[One Man Gang]

Thank you DD45

[zyoung25]

That's a very impressive win list. I have Bloomer and Moyer ahead of him, however had he stayed in dirt and raced for as long as them, he would be right there with them or ahead of them.

I can agree with that to an extent. I'm always amazed by the guys like him that just kinda showed up out of nowhere and kicked everyone's @ss, then moved on to bigger and better things and done well there too. The guy had natrual talent, which isn't something you much of now. Without a doubt if he would've stuck around, we wouldn't be seeing near as many 18/0 and 21's on the back these event shirts.

He was before my time, but I've done a ton of reading and research on the guy, he was a beast.

He made a short comeback around 2005 I think it was, in a crate. It didn't last very long though. His son Clay raced for a short time too, and I believe they had a crash in the hauler with the whole family in it, which destroyed everything, and burned Jeff up pretty bad. As far i know, neither have been in a car ever since then.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

IMO, the best I have ever seen.

[a25rjr]

I can agree with that to an extent. I'm always amazed by the guys like him that just kinda showed up out of nowhere and kicked everyone's @ss, then moved on to bigger and better things and done well there too. The guy had natrual talent, which isn't something you much of now. Without a doubt if he would've stuck around, we wouldn't be seeing near as many 18/0 and 21's on the back these event shirts.

He was before my time, but I've done a ton of reading and research on the guy, he was a beast.

He made a short comeback around 2005 I think it was, in a crate. It didn't last very long though. His son Clay raced for a short time too, and I believe they had a crash in the hauler with the whole family in it, which destroyed everything, and burned Jeff up pretty bad. As far i know, neither have been in a car ever since then.

It never hurts to have a loaded daddy-in-law either!

[ptown]

Saying he's the best ever is debatable but I'd surely love to see how he'd wheel today's version of the late model against the top Lucas drivers.

[weatherman85]

Nice little read on the i-65 incident and immediate aftermath.

http://www.genewasher.com/Jeff%20Purvis_3.htm

[CIRF]

We'll never know what sort of win record Jeff could have amassed had he remained racing the modern day generic dirt late models his whole career. Jeff is the only driver that comes from the modern day generic dirt late model division that got anything more that a mere sniff of Busch and Cup. He won several ARCA races in that divisions showcase events and he won a handful of Busch/Infinity Series races. Jeff actually led some Cup races back in the early 1990's and had several top 10's at Daytona in the Twin Qualifiers.

I was honored to have watched Jeff Purvis race many times back in his heyday and he was as good or better than anyone whoever drove a modern day generic DLM and that includes bloomy and Moyer.

[Mantis]

^ Agree

I can remember back in the days of the open haulers and watching to see if the Imperial 15 rolled into the pits. If it did......it was almost guaranteed show over for the rest of the field.

[james white]

All in a Rayburn,he was not a chassis hopper,we bought some steel from him the other day ,he sells metal,

[dirtdobber45]

We'll never know what sort of win record Jeff could have amassed had he remained racing the modern day generic dirt late models his whole career. Jeff is the only driver that comes from the modern day generic dirt late model division that got anything more that a mere sniff of Busch and Cup. He won several ARCA races in that divisions showcase events and he won a handful of Busch/Infinity Series races. Jeff actually led some Cup races back in the early 1990's and had several top 10's at Daytona in the Twin Qualifiers.I was honored to have watched Jeff Purvis race many times back in his heyday and he was as good or better than anyone whoever drove a modern day generic DLM and that includes bloomy and Moyer.

Well said. Ive always liked him. Good guy to talk to also. Never seemed out of touch with his fans. Loved the rivalry between him and Bloomer. Always a good show. Hate the bad luck he had.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Does he still race? Says on Wikipedia he races crates at Golden Isles but I don't know how up to date that was

No. After the hauler wreck where him and his family were almost killed, he said that was it. And I don't blame him one bit. If he hadn't went to asphalt when he did, he most certainly would be right there with Moyer and Bloomer.