NASCARNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesChase Purdy Thankful for Texas Runner-Up, Left Wanting More

Chase Purdy Thankful for Texas Runner-Up, Left Wanting More

By Justin Schuoler, Staff Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas – In a storm of chaos at Texas Motor Speedway, few trucks survived to see the checkered flag unscathed.

Chase Purdy was not one of those with some scratches, dings and dents in his No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado. However, it was good enough for second in Saturday night’s SpeedyCash.com 250 to set a new career best finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

“Hats off to everybody on this 4 team,” said Purdy after the race. “They bust their ass every day in the shop, and I’m glad we could come away with a good finish.”

Purdy restarted in the back end of the top 10 on the final restart, and had a bird’s eye view of the big wreck among the leaders at the end of the frontstretch. The race officially ended under caution, with the only truck ahead of him being race winner Carson Hocevar.

“I saw the 2 in the dogleg get sideways, then I don’t know if it was the 42 that just cleaned them out and finished it or what, but we ended up second. We restarted seventh,” recalled Purdy. “Everybody at Kyle Busch Motorsports works as one and honestly, I would have liked to have dominated the race like the 2 truck but track position is so crucial here. Thank you to Bama Buggies and KBM.

“They never stop believing in me, and we found a way to come home with a solid finish so I’ll take it.”

The team does indeed have his whole back. Purdy made the leap from Hattori Racing Enterprises to Kyle Busch Motorsports this season, and it’s been a positive change for his career. In a world of just turning laps, Purdy now feels he’s in position to finally win.

“I told everybody at the beginning of the year it’s personal, and I wanted to go somewhere where I could put myself in equipment that could win and prove everybody wrong,” he stated. “I think we’re doing a pretty damn good job at doing that right now. We still need to be better, but I think we’re doing a good job.”

Next weekend, the Truck series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway for the first dirt race of the season. Purdy sarcastically appeared to look forward to that race.

“Sure,” he chuckled. “Sure.”

Justin Schuoler
Justin Schuoler
Justin’s experience starts back in the mid-90s racing dirt bikes and ATVs. He won a local championship in 1999, and competed in multiple endurance grand prix races across Southern California. In 2015, he shifted from two wheels to four wheels, winning his first sprint kart race and finishing second in that championship. Now he works as a race official with that very club while working on making a comeback to the track. Simultaneously, his journalism career began with NASCAR and Supercross. First started with Speedway Media, he now works as the web developer and tech manager for Kickin’ the Tires. He met his significant other at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and after he and Rachel married in 2018, they together have covered west coast races in karting, Supercross, NASCAR, drag racing, dirt racing, World of Outlaws, and even a visit to his original motocross club.
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