Rutledge Wood (born April 22, 1980 in

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) is an

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analyst and TV show host. Wood was one of three hosts for

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's ''Top Gear'' along with

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and

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, which premiered on November 21, 2010. Until 2013, he was one of the hosts for ''

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''. He was also the host of the Speed Road Tour Challenge in 2007. In 2013, Wood won the 2013 Long Beach Toyota Celebrity Race with

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winning in the Pro Category who Wood says taught him the course. Rutledge is known for wearing thick 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

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show ''

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

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