The 20 Most Entertaining Driver Confrontations In NASCAR History

19. South Boston 1998 – Mark Green’s crew vs. Jeff Purvis and crew

The Setup:

Jeff Purvis was having a decent year in 1998 while piloting the No. 4 for James Finch in the NASCAR Busch (now Xfinity) Series, posting a season-high second at Daytona in February as well as strong runs at Loudon, Nazareth, and Kentucky. However, it was this incident on the South Boston short track that ended any hope of a top-10 in points.

Racing hard with Mark Green, Purvis ended up in the wall off of Green’s bumper. For one, as everyone knows, accidents like this happen on short tracks. However, Purvis forgot about that in a big way.

The Fallout:

Purvis waiting until Green was back around the track, then torpedoed him repeatedly on pit road. Both crew converged on the cars as well as a few officials, and for a couple of minutes pandemonium and fists ensued. Purvus soon exited his car and joined the scuffle only to be pulled away in a hurry. For his actions on pit road Purvis was suspended four races and finished 15th in the final points.

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