Who is Kyle Purks?

   Kyle began his racing career at age 8 behind the wheel of a quarter midget. He had well over 80 wins, fast time awards and numerous track records to his credit. Kyle went on to win the Pennsylvania state race and Sponsor Cup in 1996. Then in 1997, Kyle placed 2nd in the Eastern Grand Nationals. By August of 1999 Kyle moved up the the new 600cc Micro-sprint Division.
    During the 2000 season Kyle grabbed 5 checkered flags for "A Feature" wins and finished second in points at Trail-way Speedway in Hanover, PA.
   Kyle's success continued in 2001, where he started the season winning the Winter Nationals at Orange County Speedway in Florida. Kyle won 10 "A Feature" events during the course of the 2001 season. This included winning the Coors Light Kevin Gobrecht National Open at Trail-way and just missed the championship title at Path Valley Speedway in Western PA.
   In 2002 Kyle drove the family owned sprinter. We had a good sponsor that helped us along the way, Joe Michalski Heating and Air Conditioning from Penndel, PA. Joe and Barb helped us out quite bit with purchasing tires for our team and what ever else we needed. We also got a great deal of assistance from Jim and Ray Dunkley throughout the season. We ran Selinsgrove Speedway in 2002, first time Kyle drove his '99 Maxim chassis with a Chevy motor he won. Our goal that evening was just to hopefully be in the A-main, not win it! It was awesome, little did Kyle realize what great shoes he had behind him. Jimmy Nace and Craig Eshnaur. Kyle finished the season up at Selinsgrove 9th in the Championship race. And Kyle also got awarded "Sportsman of the Year" at Selinsgrove. Kyle had 3 heat wins, 1 win, 6 top fives and 9 top 10's for the season.
   During mid season July 2003, Dave and Heather Trutt came and spoke to us. They were looking to start their own sprint car team for the following season and wanted a young upcoming driver, so they chose Kyle. But when Dave chose Kyle for the team, he told Kyle that he wanted to be different from the other teams. His plan and dream was to run a Mopar. So we got engine builder Jim Dunkley from speed equipment in Bensalem to build our Mopar. Since this was our research and development year Dave's expectations weren't too high, but the goal was to finish in the top 10 in points and maybe get rookie of the year out at Williams Grove Speedway. Since we only ran 3 shows in 2002 and were eligible for the title. Kyle finished 7th in points out at Selinsgrove Speedway. He had 6 heat wins and 2 wins 7 top 5's and 12 top 10's.
    Just two months into the 2004 season, and no success, Kyle vacated his ride in the Dave's Lawn Care #64K. Kyle soon began attending United Racing Club events. Even though he would not turn 18 until August, his reputation as a driver earned him some attention. One night, URC car owner Tom Buch of Brownstown Motorsports called Kyle up to see if he wanted to drive one of his cars in a URC event at Lincoln Speedway on June 19th. The offer was only supposed to be seven races, however; his 13th-place finish and award for Hard Charger of the race was impressive enough to warrant a full season in the #13Jr 360 Sprint. Kyle competed in the rest of the URC schedule, which consisted of 17 races. Motor problems throughout the remaining season halted several strong runs. But by years end, he went on to capture two more Hard Charger Awards, 4-top tens, 1-heat win, and impressive 6th and 12th place finishes respectively in challenge races at Susquehanna and Rolling Wheels Speedway. More importantly, he was honored the URC Rookie of the Year. When his schedule permitted, Kyle also ran his family-owned 358 sprint during the URC off-weeks. Running at Selinsgrove and Williams Grove Speedways, he earned 3-heat wins, 4-top tens, and a feature victory at the prestigious Williams Grove.
Going into the 2005 season as reigning URC Rookie of the Year, Kyle and the entire KDP Motorsports team are entering the year with high expectations. Kyle will be piloting the family-owned #64K 360-sprint with the United Racing Club in 2005.



	Hometown: Langhorne, PA Birth Date: August 25, 1986 Marital Status: Single Car Owners: Dean & Patty Purks Chassis: Maxim Engine: 360 Chevrolet Engines Built By: Jim Dunkley of Speed Equipment of Bensalem, PA & Dean Purks (Owner: Kryptinite Racing Engines) The KDP Motorsports Team Kyle Purks, Driver Zach Dunkelberger, Crew Chief Dean Purks, Engine Builder & Maintenance Specialist Patty Purks, Crew Member & Travel Coordinator Alley Duffield, Crew Member & Driver Safety Equipment Manager Ron Mayberry, Crew Member Christine Haney, Public Relations & Web Site Coordinator Kyle began his racing career at age 8 behind the wheel of a quarter midget. He had well over 80 wins, fast time awards and numerous track records to his credit. Kyle went on to win the Pennsylvania state race and Sponsor Cup in 1996. Then in 1997, Kyle placed 2nd in the Eastern Grand Nationals. By August of 1999 Kyle moved up the the new 600cc Micro-sprint Division. During the 2000 season Kyle grabbed 5 checkered flags for "A Feature" wins and finished second in points at Trail-way Speedway in Hanover, PA. Kyle's success continued in 2001, where he started the season winning the Winter Nationals at Orange County Speedway in Florida. Kyle won 10 "A Feature" events during the course of the 2001 season. This included winning the Coors Light Kevin Gobrecht National Open at Trail-way and just missed the championship title at Path Valley Speedway in Western PA. In 2002 Kyle drove the family owned sprinter. We had a good sponsor that helped us along the way, Joe Michalski Heating and Air Conditioning from Penndel, PA. Joe and Barb helped us out quite bit with purchasing tires for our team and what ever else we needed. We also got a great deal of assistance from Jim and Ray Dunkley throughout the season. We ran Selinsgrove Speedway in 2002, first time Kyle drove his '99 Maxim chassis with a Chevy motor he won. Our goal that evening was just to hopefully be in the A-main, not win it! It was awesome, little did Kyle realize what great shoes he had behind him. Jimmy Nace and Craig Eshnaur. Kyle finished the season up at Selinsgrove 9th in the Championship race. And Kyle also got awarded "Sportsman of the Year" at Selinsgrove. Kyle had 3 heat wins, 1 win, 6 top fives and 9 top 10's for the season. During mid season July 2003, Dave and Heather Trutt came and spoke to us. They were looking to start their own sprint car team for the following season and wanted a young upcoming driver, so they chose Kyle. But when Dave chose Kyle for the team, he told Kyle that he wanted to be different from the other teams. His plan and dream was to run a Mopar. So we got engine builder Jim Dunkley from speed equipment in Bensalem to build our Mopar. Since this was our research and development year Dave's expectations weren't too high, but the goal was to finish in the top 10 in points and maybe get rookie of the year out at Williams Grove Speedway. Since we only ran 3 shows in 2002 and were eligible for the title. Kyle finished 7th in points out at Selinsgrove Speedway. He had 6 heat wins and 2 wins 7 top 5's and 12 top 10's. Just two months into the 2004 season, and no success, Kyle vacated his ride in the Dave's Lawn Care #64K. Kyle soon began attending United Racing Club events. Even though he would not turn 18 until August, his reputation as a driver earned him some attention. One night, URC car owner Tom Buch of Brownstown Motorsports called Kyle up to see if he wanted to drive one of his cars in a URC event at Lincoln Speedway on June 19th. The offer was only supposed to be seven races, however; his 13th-place finish and award for Hard Charger of the race was impressive enough to warrant a full season in the #13Jr 360 Sprint. Kyle competed in the rest of the URC schedule, which consisted of 17 races. Motor problems throughout the remaining season halted several strong runs. But by years end, he went on to capture two more Hard Charger Awards, 4-top tens, 1-heat win, and impressive 6th and 12th place finishes respectively in challenge races at Susquehanna and Rolling Wheels Speedway. More importantly, he was honored the URC Rookie of the Year. When his schedule permitted, Kyle also ran his family-owned 358 sprint during the URC off-weeks. Running at Selinsgrove and Williams Grove Speedways, he earned 3-heat wins, 4-top tens, and a feature victory at the prestigious Williams Grove. Going into the 2005 season as reigning URC Rookie of the Year, Kyle and the entire KDP Motorsports team are entering the year with high expectations. Kyle will be piloting the family-owned #64K 360-sprint with the United Racing Club in 2005.