Learn More About Al Purkey!

Name: Al Purkey
Date of Birth: Feburary 7, 1962
Hometown: Coffeyville, KS
Nickname: "The Shark"
Marital Status: Married
Family: Sabrina (wife)
Hobbies: Pool
Years Racing: Since 1974
Favorite Track: Mid-America Speedway (So. Coffeyville, OK)
Favorite Race Each Year: The ones that we win!
Most Wanted Win: All of them!
Most Memorable Moment: 1997 Sunflower Classic Victory

Career Accomplishments:
6-time O'Reilly MLRA Champion (1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009)
2-time O'Reilly NCRA Champion (2003, 2004)
2009 Finished Third in WDRL Series Point Standings
2007 Alphabet Soup (Greenwood, NE) Winner
2004 Pump N Pantry Nationals (Doniphan, NE) Winner
2002 Early Thaw (Casa Grande, AZ) Champion
2000 Oklahoma Sate Fair Champion
1999 Missouri State Fair Champion
1997 Sunflower Classic (Wichita, KS) Winner
1994 OLMA Late Model Champion
1988 Badlands (Yates Center, KS) Speedway Champion
1988 Kansas State Fair Champion
1985 Plaza (Junction City, KS) Raceway Champion