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Biography

Host of NBC’s “Top Gear” and stunt driver for films ranging from “Iron Man 2” to “The Bourne Ultimatum,” Foust is familiar with both the racetrack and soundstage.

Foust has also starred in the Speed Channel show “SuperCars Exposed,” was host of the Grand Turismo Awards in 2008 and has appeared on numerous ESPN racing shows. In film, he was lead stunt driver in “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” and “The Dukes of Hazzard.”

Foust is one of the most broad-ranging and talented young racing competitors, with wins in rally, drift and ice racing. He won a gold medal in rally racing at the 2007 X Games (plus silver in 2008 and bronze in 2009) and holds the record for highest qualifying score in both Formula D and D1 history. In Formula D, he was awarded Most Consistent Driver in 2006.

This racing hyphenate has also emerged as one of the country’s most sought-after driving instructors, lending his knowledge to a variety of coaching schools, including the Secret Service Car Control Program, of which he is founder and lead instructor.

In addition to his background in all things racing, Foust holds a degree in biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Highlights:

• Ice-driving specialist for National Geographic Films and the Discovery Channel


• Drives as Robert Downey Jr.’s stunt double in “Iron Man 2”


• Back-to-back Formula Drift champion (2007, 2008)