JimmyPhelps

Veteran driver Jimmy Phelps has been a forced to be reckoned with in northeast Big Block Modified racing for over 20 years. The “Baldwinsville Bandit” scored his first points-paying Series win in two years last year, bringing him to 22 Super DIRTcar Series victories overall, and finished third in points.

With that momentum behind him and a second year to build is program with teammate Max McLaughlin, Phelps will be poised to hunt down his first Series title.

Favorite movie: Caddyshack
Favorite band: Pearl Jam
Pump up music before a race: Shinedown
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite beverage: Bud Light
Favorite smell: none

If you were stranded on a desert island, which three things would you take? cell phone, family, boat
You're spending a week in a panic room, who would you take with you? not sure
Who is your favorite race car driver? Dale Earnhardt Sr.

First car: S-15 GMC Pickup
Favorite track: Weedsport Speedway
Favorite place to stop between races: R-F-H's Hide-A-Way
Favorite off-track hobby: Watching sports

Favorite fan moment: Anytime you see excitement with kids
Biggest accomplishment: Fulton 200 wins
Biggest break you have had in your racing career: Meeting Al Heinke
If you weren't a race car driver, what would you be? Truck mechanic