Host of Netflix's Floor is Lava and The American Barbecue Showdown
Rutledge Wood: Biography at a Glance
- Rutledge Wood is the host of Netflix's hit competition shows, Floor is Lava and The American Barbecue Showdown
- He has also served as a features reporter for NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR coverage, contributing reports on the storied raceways, unique towns and enthusiastic fans that make NASCAR an American treasure.
- Wood is the co-host of the Cooking Channel's Southern and Hungry. On their road trip through the South, Wood and Damaris Phillips highlight the most memorable dishes and real, down-home restaurants that remind them of the ones where they grew up eating.
- Wood made his Olympic debut with NBC Sports Group as a reporter during the 2016 Olympic Games, and reprised his role for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Wood has also contributed to NBC Sports Group’s coverage of Super Bowl LII and the Kentucky Derby.
- Previously, Rutledge worked for 10 seasons at SPEED TV (now FoxSports 1) covering NASCAR. He was a correspondent for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pre-race show, NASCAR RaceDay, and has hosted or co-hosted various NASCAR shows and events for Fox Sports, including SPEED Road Tour Challenge, NASCAR Smarts, and NASCAR Live, as well as the annual NASCAR Awards Banquet.
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Rutledge Wood is the host of Hyperdrive on Netflix as well as the game show Floor is Lava, and the cooking competition series The American Barbecue Showdown.
In addition, he has served as a features reporter for NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR coverage, contributing reports on the storied raceways, unique towns and enthusiastic fans that make NASCAR an American treasure. Wood made his Olympic debut with NBC Sports Group as a reporter during the 2016 Olympic Games, reprised his role for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and returned for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Wood has also contributed to NBC Sports Group’s coverage of Super Bowl LII and the Kentucky Derby.
Rutledge Wood’s passion for cars and motorsports started at an early age; learning from his father the business of buying, restoring and selling vehicles both new and old. After moving from Birmingham, Alabama to Peachtree City, Georgia in 1995 and completing high school, Rutledge went on to graduate from the University of Georgia with a degree in marketing.
Rutledge’s first experience in NASCAR came during his first job in entertainment: traveling with the NASCAR circuit for Country Music Television’s mobile marketing activation. Soon after, Rutledge was hired by SPEED TV, (now FoxSports 1) where he worked for 10 seasons covering NASCAR. He was a correspondent for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pre-race show, NASCAR RaceDay, and has hosted or co-hosted various NASCAR shows and events for Fox Sports, including SPEED Road Tour Challenge, NASCAR Smarts, and NASCAR Live, as well as the annual NASCAR Awards Banquet.
