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.jpg) Wood interviewingCole Custer atDarlington Raceway in 2018 | |
| Born | April 22, 1980 (1980-04-22) (age 45) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
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Rutledge Wood (born April 22, 1980) is an Americanauto racing analyst and TV show host.[1][2] Wood was one of three hosts forHistory'sTop Gear along withAdam Ferrara andTanner Foust, which premiered on November 21, 2010. Until 2013, he was one of the hosts forNASCAR Trackside. He was also the host of the Speed Road Tour Challenge in 2007. In 2013, Wood won the 2013 Long Beach Toyota Celebrity Race withAdam Carolla winning in the Pro Category who Wood says taught him the course.[3] Rutledge is known for wearing thickhorn rim glasses.
In summer 2014, he started shooting the fifth season ofTop Gear. In May 2015, a new show calledLost in Transmission appeared with him as the host which focuses on him driving around his hometown in Georgia along with a friend of his fixing up old classic cars.
He is also the host of theNetflix showsHyperdrive,Floor Is Lava, andThe American Barbecue Showdown, which launched in August 2019, June 2020, and September 2020 respectively.
He is hosting a newNBC competition seriesHot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, which launched in May 2023.[4]
Wood is a 2002 graduate of theUniversity of Georgia.[5]
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