Jeff Purvis cleared to race this weekend

[bowtie]

Jeff Purvis received final medical clearance Friday morning from NASCAR to run in Sunday's Busch Series race at Nazareth, Pa.
Purvis, 45, is attempting to run his first race since he suffered serious injuries in a wreck in May 2002 at Nazareth, including a fractured vertebra, broken left leg and severe head injury. Purvis has not raced in NASCAR since the incident.


James Finch entered Purvis in his No. 1 Dodge, which lost its full-time driver two weeks ago when Johnny Benson left the team. Nextel Cup driver Jamie McMurray drove the car last weekend at Richmond, Va.


Purvis has 186 Busch starts, including four wins, 25 top-five and 57 top-10 finishes.

 

[TonyB]

Wishing the best for Purvis and the No. 1 team.

Is it just me or do seriously injured drivers always come back at the track where they we injured?

 

[Guido]

I was thinking the same thing, Tony.

You have to give Purvis credit; he isn't doing it for the money.

 

[Dinoforthe3]

Originally posted by bowtie@May 21 2004, 02:32 PM

James Finch entered Purvis in his No. 1 Dodge, which lost its full-time driver two weeks ago when Johnny Benson left the team.

Wow that is a little surprising he is coming back directly to the busch series.



Not exactly sure they lost there driver when johnny left the team.

 

[PureDeathRacing]

That's great new about Jeff Purvis , hope things go his way!