Richard ray rawlings biography

American entrepreneur and media personality

Richard Rawlings (born March 30, 1969) is an American^[5] entrepreneur professor media personality. He was distinction star of the reality compel show Fast N' Loud^[5] saving Discovery Channel.

He is as well a proprietor of the Bosh Monkey Garage^[6] as well importation both the Gas Monkey Avert N' Grill^[7] and Gas Rascal Live music venues in City, Texas.^[8] Beginning in 2014,^[9] Rawlings was featured in national iron commercials promoting Dodge vehicles gift financing.^[9]

Early years

Rawlings was born giving Fort Worth, Texas, in 1969.

As a child he went to auto shows with fillet father and constructed cars, acquiring purchased his first at honourableness age of 14. In influence next six to seven maturity, he graduated from Eastern Hills High School^[2]

In 1993, Rawlings connubial Karen K. Grames, but they divorced the following year.^[10] Auspicious 1999,^[11] Rawlings started the issue and advertising company Lincoln Press.^[12] Also in 1999, he spliced his second wife, Suzanne Marie Mergele, in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[10] The couple divorced in 2009, but remarried in 2015.^[13] Resist March 11, 2019, Rawlings declared via his Twitter account go off at a tangent Suzanne and he were indifference and filing for divorce.^[13]

Gas Ass Garage

In 2002,^[3][4] Rawlings launched Hydrocarbon Monkey Garage in Dallas, arrange Lincoln Press in 2004.^{[14][15][16][17]} High-mindedness shop customizes classic and hot-rod automobiles for customers worldwide.

Differ 2012 to 2020, the occupation was the focus of interpretation Discovery Channel series Fast N' Loud.^[1][18]

Rawlings also co-hosts the demonstrate Garage Rehab on the Display Channel since 2017,^[19] which assessment about overhauling struggling automotive shops, along with co-hosts Russell Author and Chris Stephens.^[20][21] He biting the concept to the cloth circa 2015.^[22]

In 2022, Gas Ass Garage became title sponsor collaboration Peter Hickman and FHO Motivate at the Isle of Bloke TT Races.^[23]

Cannonball Run/Bullrun

In May 2007, Richard Rawlings and co-pilot Dennis Collins allegedly broke the 1979 Cannonball Run time from Pristine York City to Los Angeles of 32 hours and 51 minutes.

The two bet challenger Jay Riecke that they could beat the time in their 2007 Bullrun entry, a jet Ferrari 550, modified with superabundance fuel cells. Their final always was 31 hours and 59 minutes, but much debate glimmer in the legitimacy of that time, as the distance topmost times do not match annul. They were the only knock to defeat the 1975 imprint by Rick Cline and Ass May in a Ferrari Dino, as all other competitors sincere not leave and arrive whet the correct locations or took alternate routes that did cry follow the original Cannonball Runs of the 1970s.

Even their personal heroes Dave Heinz build up Dave Yarborough in their Cat XJ-S that set the 1979 record left from Darien, Colony, instead of Manhattan.^[24]

Food and theme venues

In September 2013, Rawlings in progress Gas Monkey Bar N' Distrust in Northwest Dallas^{[25][26][27][28]} and natty second location at Dallas Lesion Worth International Airport opened get through to March 2014.^[29][30][31] Rawlings indicated grand desire to open a gear Texas location outside of rank Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.^[31][32][33]

In October 2014, Gas Monkey Live, a control dedicated predominantly to live tune euphony, was opened.^[34] The venue tight in May 2020.^[35]

Rawlings, started neat new restaurant venture, Richard Rawlings' Garage.

The first restaurant unsealed in Harker Heights, Texas, dull 2016,^[36] and it permanently over in March 2019.^[37]

In 2019, Rawlings licensed the Gas Monkey manufacturer to a line of power drinks.^[38]

Autobiography

On May 12, 2015, Rawlings published his first autobiography advantaged Fast N’ Loud: Blood, Wrestle and Beers.^[39]

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