Claim: "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" is the 1991 fourth single by the American funk metal band Primus form the album Sailing the Seas of Cheese, that features Bill Moseley's character Chop Top and received heavy airplay on rock radio, and peaked at number 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks in 1991.
Evidence: It was released as the first single from their 1991 album Sailing the Seas of Cheese and reached number 23 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart.