Purvis Wins Fall Brawl 50 While Griffin Clinches 2026 Championship

The points-paying portion of the 2026 Modifieds of Mayhem season came to an end this weekend at Alabama’s House of Speed.

Kyle Purvis (no. 13) made the long trip from Marion, Ohio to Montgomery, Alabama and closed out the year by scoring a victory with the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Modifieds of Mayhem Tour powered by Chevrolet Performance.

It was apparent that Purvis had speed all day long, running competitive practice times and claiming the CT525 Fast Qualifer award.

Modifieds of Mayhem Qualifying Results (Top 5)

1. #13 Kyle Purvis – 20.241 seconds
2. #95 Derrick Griffin – 20.312 seconds
3. #18p Kevin Peel – 30.323 seconds
4. #30 Augie Grill – 20.342 seconds
5. #96 Jared Maupin – 20.352 seconds

Despite setting the fastest time in qualifying, Purvis had to start the race from inside the second row by virtue of the redraw. The Ohio driver found himself battling inside the top five for much of the first half of the race, eventually taking the lead on Lap 28. From that point onward, nobody could touch him as he cruised to victory lane.

“The car had really good long run speed, and that’s what we had been working on,” explained Purvis. “I want to thank Tim [Curry] for putting this thing back together. A couple months ago, we wrecked it at Five Flags and it needed a bunch of work. I’ve got to thank everybody for their hard work.”

Behind Purvis, veteran racer Augie Grill came home second in the no. 30 BMF machine, a car that had visited victory lane at Montgomery earlier in 2026 with Kaden Honeycutt behind the wheel.

“It’s a little bittersweet,” said Grill. “I thought we had a little bit better car. John Heil worked his butt off on this thing, got it really good, and I just wasn’t able to run enough laps today. Had some issues on the Pro car and kinda got behind on [the Modified.]”

The podium was completed by the no. 2 car of Jaxon Bishop, who struggled with his car earlier in the weekend.

“From where we started yesterday to where we are now, it’s a lot better,” said Bishop post-race. “I’m excited we ran as good as we did. It’s been a real struggle, but I’m glad we’re getting better. We’ll be ready for the Derby.”

With the Fall Brawl 50 serving as the final points-paying event of the season, the no. 95 of Derrick Griffin came into the event with a 10-point lead over the no. 18 of Kevin Peel. Griffin secured the championship title with a fourth-place result, while Peel finished 14th. The title stands as Griffin’s first with the series.

“I feel pretty good, man. I feel like we let this one get away,” said Griffin. “I do believe we had the fastest race car. It was just a little tough to pass and I didn’t want to take any unnecessary risks to jeopardize what we were going for. I’m glad to be able to finish it off.”

Fall Brawl 50 Results

1. #13 Kyle Purvis
2. #30 Augie Grill
3. #2 Jaxon Bishop
4. #95 Derrick Griffin
5. #96 Jared Maupin
6. #18L Matthew LaPrade
7. #60 Jeff Letson
8. #31 Brad Stell
9. #8 Donnie Hamrac
10. #62 Buddy Anderson
11. #67 Daniel Bradford
12. #1 Shane Jones -1 lap
13. #10 Taylor Cook -1 lap
14. #18p Kevin Peel -2 laps
15. #81 Jeremy Williams -20 laps
16. #14x Tre Huff -35 laps
17. #88 Larry Hughes -38 laps
18. #6 Mike McComiskey – DNS

The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Modifieds of Mayhem Tour powered by Chevrolet Performance will return as part of the action at the 59th Annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway. The Modified portion of the event will take place on Friday, December 4th and will be a non-points event for the tour.

-Story: Reid Scott/MoM PR
-Photo Credit: Daniel Vining