Podcast: Chase Purdy on 2nd Full-Time Season in Trucks & Moving to Hattori
Chase Purdy talks with Bryan Nolen about his season so far in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
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Tracking the Trucks: Zane Smith Steals a Win in Wild COTA Overtime Restart
In a Nutshell Zane Smith snuck into the lead after contact between the top-three trucks with two laps to go to earn his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of 2022 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on Saturday, March 26. John Hunter Nemechek also snuck by to earn his first top …
Truckin’ Thursdays: Previewing the 2022 Truck Series Season
More than three months since the conclusion of the 2021 season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is just over a week away from embarking on its 2022 venture. Look ahead of the season here.
2021 NASCAR Rookie Roundup: How’d the New Guys (& Gal) Do?
The 2021 season has come to a close, and with it ends the rookie seasons for the newcomers to the sport. All three NASCAR national series saw at least two Rookie of the Year contenders, and in the case of the Xfinity and Camping World Truck series, there were four apiece. With over a dozen …
Chase Purdy Moving to Hattori for 2022
Chase Purdy will move to Hattori Racing Enterprises in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2022, HRE announced Nov. 30. Purdy will drive the No. 61 for the organization, and sponsor BAMA Buggies will follow Purdy to the team. “I couldn’t be more excited to join the HRE team,” Purdy said in a team …
4 Burning Questions: Rookie Report Card
How have the two NASCAR Cup Series rookies performed? Now that all three NASCAR national touring series have headed into the playoffs, it’s a good time to take a look at the rookies in each series and how they did this season, especially with just two of them actually in the playoffs. Unlike traditional classes, …
Podcast: Chase Purdy on Re-Learning How to Race, Contracting COVID & His College Football Conundrum
After a two-year sabbatical of sorts away from racing, Chase Purdy is still getting his feet under him as he’s returned to the seat on a full-time basis with GMS Racing in the Camping World Truck Series this year. He joins Davey Segal this week to discuss his season to date, contracting COVID-19 and how …
Dropping the Hammer: COVID Again Looms Over NASCAR
Things were going so well. The world was returning to a vaguely defined “normal.” After not attending a NASCAR race as a member of the press in 18 months, after getting vaccinated as soon as it was available to my age demographic, I got to cover the June race weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. No masks. …
Chase Purdy Tests Positive for COVID-19, AJ Allmendinger In at Watkins Glen
Chase Purdy has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International, GMS Racing announced Aug. 5. AJ Allmendinger will replace Purdy in the No. 23 Chevrolet. He will have to drop from Purdy’s slated 25th starting spot to the rear of the field for …
Should There Be an ARCA Bounty on Ty Gibbs at Pocono?
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Ty Gibbs won an ARCA Menards Series race. This year alone he has five main series wins, including four straight, along with both an ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West victory. While he is currently one point behind leader Corey Heim in the points, Gibbs …