Tanner Foust
| Tanner Foust | |
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Foust at the 2011 Belgian ERX round
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| Born |
June 13, 1973 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Degree in molecular biology from University of Colorado |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado |
| Occupation | TV Show Host Stunt Car Driver Professional Drift Car Driver Professional Rallycross Driver |
| Known for |
Rallycross and drift racing Top Gear USA co-host Formula D Drift Champion (2007, 2008) X Games gold medallist: Rally Car Racing (2007, 2010) Rally Car Super Rally (2010) Gymkhana Grid (2013) Television and film Film Stunt Driver SPEED's SuperCars Exposed host SPEED's Redline TV host ESPN's Import Tuners host History Channel's Top Gear host |
| Home town | Denver, Colorado |
| Weight | 155 lb (72.5 kg) |
| Website | http://tannerfoust.com/ |
| FIA World Rallycross Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Volkswagen RX Sweden |
| Car no. | 34 |
| Former teams | Marklund Motorsport |
| Starts | 9 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2014 |
| Finished last season | 15th |
| Global Rallycross career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross |
| Car no. | 34 |
| Former teams | Olsbergs MSE |
| Starts | 56 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Podiums | 27 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2011 and 2012 |
| Finished last season | 3rd |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | |
| Years active | 2010–2014 |
| Former teams |
Marklund Motorsport Olsbergs MSE Rockstar Energy Rallycross Team |
| Starts | 25 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 12 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2012 (Supercar) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011–2012 | Global Rallycross |
Tanner Foust (born June 13, 1973) is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements, national championships, and world records. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top Gear.
Growing up in a naval family, Foust spent several years as a child in Scotland, where he discovered rally racing and learned to drive on the country roads near his home. He returned to the United States and went into a pre-med track at the University of Colorado, earning a biology degree. He spent his summers at the track, trading seat time in racecars for mechanic work and driver coaching jobs. After college, he began working as an ice driving coach, an instructor at automotive marketing events and competing in anything he could, including rally and drifting. He made the transition to professional racing in 2003, and soon moved to California to begin stunt driving for Hollywood films. With his passion for cars, he has rapidly become one of the busiest professional drivers in the United States. He considers himself fortunate that, in just over ten years of professional racing, he has had the opportunity to compete against the likes of Rod Millen, Colin McRae, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel.
He was slated to become co-host for the original American version of the motoring television series, Top Gear, on NBC and filmed a pilot before the series was dropped. The series has since been picked up by the History Channel and Foust was the only pilot presenter to be picked up when the program finally made it on air in the U.S. in late 2010. He has also hosted other shows including SPEED Channel's SuperCars Exposed, SPEED Channel's Redline TV and ESPN's Import Tuners. On November 21, 2010, he made his debut for the History Channel series, Top Gear, the American version of the BBC hit series of the same name.
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