Jeff Purvis | |||||||
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Born | Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. | February 19, 1959||||||
Achievements | 1983, 1984, 1986 World 100 Winner 1995 Snowball Derby Winner 1991, 1992, 1995 All American 400 Winner 1986 NASCAR Busch All-Star Super Series Champion | ||||||
Awards | National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame (2001) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
50 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Best finish | 39th (1993) | ||||||
First race | 1990 Hanes Activewear 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2001 EA Sports 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
187 races run over 15 years | |||||||
Best finish | 6th (1999) | ||||||
First race | 1989 All Pro Auto Parts 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 2004 Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200 (Nazareth) | ||||||
First win | 1996 Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last win | 2002 O'Reilly 300 (Texas) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 20, 2013. |
Jeffery Purvis (born February 19, 1959) is a former race car driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. He is a 15-year veteran with four wins and 25 top-five finishes. He suffered a massive brain injury after a 2002 crash and has not run a NASCAR-sanctioned race since 2004. Before coming to NASCAR he was an accomplished dirt track racer winning the World 100 at Eldora Speedway on three occasions-1983,1984,and 1986.