Tanner Foust Net Worth

What is Tanner Foust's Net Worth?

Tanner Foust is an American professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host who has a net worth of $4 million. Foust has built an unusually varied career spanning rallycross, drifting, X Games competition, television, automotive testing, and Hollywood stunt driving. He is a three-time X Games gold medalist, two-time Formula Drift champion, and former Global RallyCross champion.

Foust became familiar to a much larger audience as one of the hosts of the American version of "Top Gear," appearing alongside Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara. The History series ran for six seasons and 72 episodes. Behind the scenes, Foust has performed driving stunts in major films including "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," "The Bourne Ultimatum," "Iron Man 2," and "The Dukes of Hazzard." His racing career has included long relationships with major automotive companies and sponsors, including Volkswagen, for which he became a Volkswagen R brand ambassador.

Early Life and Education

Tanner Foust was born on June 13, 1973. He grew up in a military family and spent part of his childhood in Scotland, where he was exposed to rally racing.

Foust later attended the University of Colorado, earning a degree in molecular biology.

Although his academic background could have led to a career far removed from racing, Foust increasingly concentrated on driving. He worked as an ice-driving instructor and participated in automotive events while developing the skills required for professional competition.

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Professional Racing

Foust became a professional racing driver during the early 2000s and demonstrated an unusual ability to compete successfully across very different disciplines.

He became one of the most prominent American drifting competitors and won consecutive Formula Drift championships in 2007 and 2008.

Foust also enjoyed major success at the X Games. He won gold medals in rally and rallycross competition and became one of the American drivers most closely associated with the growth of rallycross in the United States.

His competitors and collaborators over the years included action-sports stars such as Travis Pastrana and the late Ken Block.

Foust won the Global RallyCross championship in 2011 and 2012 and later raced for Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross alongside Scott Speed.

Top Gear

In 2010, Foust became one of the three hosts of the American adaptation of the BBC automotive series "Top Gear."

His extensive racing background made him the trio's principal professional driver. Episodes mixed car reviews, celebrity challenges, road trips, unusual vehicle builds, and competitions.

Foust co-hosted all six seasons alongside Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara. By the end of the show's History Channel run, he had completed 72 episodes.

"Top Gear" substantially broadened Foust's public profile beyond racing enthusiasts and established him as an automotive television personality.

Stunt Driving

Foust developed a parallel career as a professional stunt driver.

His movie credits include "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Iron Man 2," and "Red Dawn."

Stunt driving allowed Foust to apply the same precision and car-control skills he used in racing to Hollywood action sequences. He has also driven professionally for commercials, television productions, automotive manufacturers, and promotional films.

Foust performed a 332-foot vehicle jump during the 2011 Indianapolis 500 weekend for Hot Wheels, setting a world record at the time.

Volkswagen and Later Career

Foust developed a lengthy relationship with Volkswagen through rallycross competition and later became an official brand ambassador for Volkswagen R.

His work for automakers has included racing, vehicle development, demonstrations, media appearances, and high-performance testing.

Foust has remained active in automotive events well beyond the end of "Top Gear." His later work has included historic racing, demonstration drives, electric performance vehicles, and appearances at major motoring events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The combination of professional racing, television, stunt work, sponsorships, manufacturer relationships, and automotive media has given Foust a career far broader than that of a conventional race driver.

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