The Scene Vault -- Jeff Purvis on Dirt and Asphalt Roots, James Finch and Cheating in Racing 

Never nervous Jeffry Purvis!

Jeff Purvis is the nicest guy in racing i ever met..... Ive met him many many times and spoke in TN and in garage at the tracks... I was a 12 or 13 year old kid calling Jeff to put together a deal thru the Battery company that sponsored him at time.... He treated me so nice as i tried to get him and a showcar deal to come to our Parts Junkyard "We sold new & used Batteries" ... His folks gave me his personal # and he could have blown me off but was so kind.... This was 1993-1997 time as he took over Bonnetts ride and then drove the David Lee Murphy cars into the Lance snacks cars..... I was crushed when he got hurt in crash with Biffle... He and Pepper Newby and other dirt heros came to my local short track... Jeff Purvis never knew how much of an impact he had on my pre-teens.....

Jeff was a great driver and i saw him win alot on dirt all over the south and midwest. he was the best and a fan favoritr.

Probably the best driver in Winston Cup who never had the opportunity for a full time ride. A winner in the Busch Series, ARCA, All Pro, USAC (dirt) Late Models, and the All Star Circuit of Champions. Won the ARCA 200 at Daytona, the All American 400, the Winchester 400, and the World 100. A wheelman.

Remember watching Purvis race back in his prime. He was good, fun to watch.

20:33 Haven't heard "weapon" used since the '80's! Brain Blast!

I never knew much about Jeff Purvis. Thanks for having him on!

The stories are almost unbelievable what a pleasure.

My Father in Law used to crew for Jeff back in the dirt days. He has nothing but praise and respect for Jeff.

I love Jeff Purvis , he was always nice and friendly to me as a kid at the dirt tracks, I have several pics of him on dirt , the guy was unbelievable and holds the best record for wins compared to attempts to win the World 100. True gentleman with loads of natural talent .

When he showed up at a dirt track you knew it would be a good show! Thanks for sharing.

I don't know what year this was. Or why it isn't talked about more. I can remember him at the World 100. He would lose ignition. Just about coming to a stop. Went in the hotpit once. He came through the field and won. Rayburn car and Baker engine. The engine had special heads to were eventually outlawed

Thanks for having Jeff on. Some of my best times was following Jeff around to the different dirt tracks.

I learn so much about racers I thought I knew. Your videos are AWESOME!! James Finch would indeed be fun.

I remember Jeff Purview when he first started coming to Campbellsville KY , think he was only 16 years old !

This whole video I couldn't get out of my head how much he sounds like Jeff Hammond!

Big Purvis fan here! Lucky enough to have been at the Snowball Derby when he won it. I actually live down the road from him, but have never got to meet him. Thanks for the video..

Listening to Jeff brings back a lot of memories from my childhood,watching him race at the Talladega Short Track.Earl Jones would outrun Jeff,and being the competitor he was,he didn't like it at all ! It's great to see Jeff doing well after his horrific injuries, It's a real shame his career was cut short by them.

CJ Rayburn Jeff mentioned lived and built dirt and asphalt cars from his home in Whiteland Indiana. My old boss was good friends with him along with figure 8 driver Charlie Reed right next door and NHRA Champion Bob Glidden at the end. Sadly CJ and Bob are no longer with us. 😢

Was lucky to have raced against him on dirt in late 80s always smooth and calm driver

Oh I remember Jeff very well. I always loved that #4 lance snacks Chevy

Just finished the second installment. Jeff is a good Ole KY Boy.

He need to get James finch on show he has some story to tell.

Thanks For Uploading Rick And Steve Jeff Purvis Was So Amazing Dirt Track And Short Track Driver From The 80s

Excellent interview. Looking Forward to more Jeff Purvis. I like the Milton, Florida story.

I used to love watch Jeff hustle a dirt race car around the old Atomic Speedway (RIP) and Smokey Mtn Speedway! Doggone, he was one of the best. Edit, I knew that Jeff experienced a severe head injury in the past. Noticed in the video that he never moved his left arm, only his right. Is that a lingering effect of the injury or has he had a stroke?

No shame in that. Everyone was cheating one way or another back then. Ask Jack Haudenchild. 🤣😆 Hell, even my Dad running Semi-Lates in the early 80's was finding a way. It wasn't called cheating it was called finding something.

Please fix tour mics

Great guy. Met many times.