Rutledge Wood

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Rutledge Wood
Wood interviewing Cole Custer at Darlington Raceway in 2018
BornApril 22, 1980 (1980-04-22) (age 43)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Auto racing analyst
  • TV show host
Known for

Rutledge Wood (born April 22, 1980 in

horn rim glasses
.

In Summer 2014 he started shooting the fifth season of Top Gear. In May 2015, a new show called Lost 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 the

The American Barbecue Showdown
, which launched in August 2019, June 2020, and September 2020 respectively.

He is hosting a new NBC competition series Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, which launched in May 2023.[5]

Wood is a 2002 graduate of the University of Georgia.[6]

References

  1. ^ The Official Website of Rutledge Wood
  2. ^ Speed Blog Archived March 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Kyle Petty, Rutledge Wood Try Their Hand At Supercross During Ricky Carmichael University". Daytonainternationalspeedway.com. March 8, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Top Gear to have spin-off in US". BBC News. April 21, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  5. ^ Campione, Katie (March 7, 2023). "'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' Car Makeover Competition Gets Series Order At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Hale, Aaron (2023-05-26). "T.V.'s Rutledge Wood finds success in being himself". UGA Today. Retrieved May 30, 2023.