Jeffery Purvis (born February 19, 1959) is a former race car driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
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.
At Talladega in July, Purvis was able to top his previous best start with a 21st, as well as enjoy the best runs of his career.
They struggled, and the best finish for Finch and Purvis was a 29th at Talladega, though once again he set a personal best qualifying effort of 12th.
In the 1996 Daytona 500, Purvis increased his best career finish to 12th place, where it stands today.
He also earned two top-10 qualifying efforts in 1996, the better being his best career start of sixth at the Pepsi 400.
After a three-year absence from the elite division of NASCAR, Purvis returned for his final season in 2001.
However, engine problems forced him to take 40th place in the 42 car field, ending his debut.
The next year, Purvis added four more races to his Busch career, driving Finch's No.
In 1994, Country Time Lemonade sponsored Finch and Purvis in the Busch Series in a four-race deal.
At Talladega Superspeedway, Purvis and Finch collected their first career Busch Pole Award.
Despite a disappointing mid-season, Purvis rebounded with a second-place finish at Myrtle Beach, sixth at Talladega, and a seventh at IRP.
After the seventh at IRP, Purvis rolled on to Michigan, where, after blowing past a fading Mark Martin, he held off Terry Labonte for the second win of his career.
By season's end, Purvis had seven top-10s in 26 starts, earning seventh place in the final standings.
An incident at South Boston cost Purvis any chance of finishing in the top 10 in points.
Mark Green and Purvis had been racing hard, making contact several times.
They switched the car to Pontiacs and gained sponsor Porter-Cable after Lance left.
However, Mike McLaughlin's team had to fold and with two drivers and one spot open, Purvis was released from JGR.
After finishing 15th at Gateway, Purvis headed to Pikes Peak International Raceway.
After starting 7th, Purvis dominated, leading half of the laps, and easily cruised to his 3rd career Busch Series win.
Brewco Motorsports hired Purvis to drive the #37 Timber Wolf Chevy in 2002.
During one of those races at Texas Motor Speedway, Jack Sprague had dominated all day.
Four laps later, the rain stopped and Purvis won his 4th career win when the race could not restart.
Six races later, at Nazareth Speedway, Purvis was among the top-15 drivers, when he blew his engine and spun in his own oil on the backstraightaway.
On August 5, 2006 while on his way to a crate race at Talladega short track he was involved in a crash on I-65 near Cullman,Alabama.
His race hauler he was riding in blew a front tire and crossed the median and collided with a vehicle on the northbound side of the interstate.
Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.
Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.
He was inducted in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in the inaugural 2001 class.