
Buddy Tompkins
Hometown: Deltona, Florida
Date of Birth: September 15, 1988
Started Competing in Monster Jam: 2014
About Me
What are some of your interests/hobbies/favorite pastimes?
Buddy Tompkins: I enjoy anything to do with motorsports.
Who are your role models?
Buddy Tompkins: I look to everyone. Each person has a value worth learning.
Do you have any ‘pre-show’ rituals you run through?
Buddy Tompkins: I always put my belts on in the same order.
What’s something a lot of people don’t know about you?
Buddy Tompkins: I am afraid of heights.
What is your favorite memory on or off the racetrack?
Buddy Tompkins: My favorite memory so far would have to be debuting in the truck in Tampa in 2014.
What is your most prized possession?
Buddy Tompkins: My wife and child.
Life on the Road with Monster Jam
What is the best and worst thing about being on the road every weekend with Monster Jam?
Buddy Tompkins: Meeting new people and being able to see new places.
While on the road, what is your favorite thing to do during your free time?
Buddy Tompkins: What’s free time? I try to get out and explore each town that I am in.
How do you keep fit?
Buddy Tompkins: I exercise and watch what my food intake is.
What item(s) can you not live without while traveling on the road with Monster Jam?
Buddy Tompkins: My cell phone. It helps me keep in touch with family.
What is your favorite city to travel to? Why?
Buddy Tompkins: There isn’t one in particular.
How did you get started competing in Monster Jam?
Buddy Tompkins: I was offered a position on my current team from of all things, small talk!
What is your favorite part about competing in Monster Jam?
Buddy Tompkins: The fan interaction and being a role model for so many kids.
How would you describe your driving style?
Buddy Tompkins: Conservative.
What advice would you give to kids who want to become a Monster Jam driver?
Buddy Tompkins: Follow your dreams and never give up.
What is your greatest memory as a Monster Jam driver?
Buddy Tompkins: Racing in the Young Guns Shootout in 2016.
Who in Monster Jam do you look up to for inspiration?
Buddy Tompkins: Every driver is an inspiration to me.
Fun Facts
Do you have any nicknames?
Buddy Tompkins: Bubba
What’s your favorite movie?
Buddy Tompkins: The Blind Side
What’s your favorite television show?
Buddy Tompkins: Ridiculousness
What’s your favorite color?
Buddy Tompkins: Black and florescent green
What’s your favorite thing to eat?
Buddy Tompkins: Steak and potatoes
How would your friends and family describe you?
Buddy Tompkins: Quiet and laid back