MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Chase Purdy will run a full NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season in 2022 for Hattori Racing Enterprises, the team announced Tuesday afternoon.
Purdy will drive the renumbered No. 61 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for all 23 races, starting with the season opener at Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway on Feb. 18.
Longtime partner BAMA Buggies will join Purdy at Hattori Racing Enterprises throughout the 2022 season, continuing a relationship that began in 2016.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join the HRE team,” Purdy said. “They have consistently won races and been a weekly contender for the last several years. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to race with this group in 2022.”
Purdy, a graduate of the NASCAR Next program and a former winner of the Snowflake 100, completed his first full Camping World Trucks season this year.
In total he has 30 career series starts and rejoins the Toyota family for the first time since 2018.
“This is a humbling, yet a big chance for me to elevate my performance with such a family-oriented team,” Purdy said. “It is also great to have the continued support of BAMA Buggies and rejoin the Toyota Racing family. Hopefully, we can contribute towards another manufacturer title in the new Tundra TRD Pro and make a strong run at the playoffs.”
Team owner Shige Hattori looks forward to Purdy joining the organization full-time in 2022.
“Chase has shown a lot of potential and we’re happy to have him join HRE,” Hattori said. “He has won some big races in his career and has the ability to be successful with our team. We’re looking forward to putting the right people around him and have Chase up front on a weekly basis.”
Additional details, including a crew chief on Purdy’s No. 61 entry will be announced at a later date.