Richard Rawlings is a successful American entrepreneur, reality tv personality, car builder and racer. He is well known for his Gas Monkey franchise, including Gas Monkey Garage, Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill and Gas Monkey Live music venues. Rawlings is a star of his show on Discovery Channel, Fast N’ Loud. He is also a co-host of another Discovery Channel television show Garage Rehab.
Personal Life
Richard Rawlings was born on March 30th, 1969 in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Eastern Hills High School in his home town. His love for all things automobile began very early in his age. He went to auto shows with his father when he was a child. Richard buys his first car from his own earnings at the age of 14. It was a 1974 Green Mercury Comet.
Rawlings married Karen K. Grames in 1993 which lasted roughly one year. In 1999, he married Suzanne Marie Mergele. They got divorced in 2009 but remarried in 2015. The couple divorced again in 2019. He is currently married to Katerina Rawlings, whom he married in 2020. According to legend, in the 1990s Richard was shot by a carjacker who was attempting to steal his 1965 Mustang 2+2.
| Nаmе: | Richard Rawlings |
| Rеаl Nаmе: | N/A |
| Gеndеr: | Male |
| Аgе: | 53 |
| Віrth Dаtе: | 25292 |
| Віrth Рlасе: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Nаtіоnаlіtу: | North American |
| Wеіght: | 82 kg |
| Неіght: | 1.85m |
| Parents: | Ray Rawlings |
| Маrіtаl Ѕtаtuѕ: | Yes |
| Wife Nаmе: | Suzanne Rawlings (m. 2015–2019), Suzanne Rawlings (m. 1999–2009),
Karen K. Grames (m. 1993–1994) |
| Сhіldrеn: | N/A |
| Girlfriend Nаmе: | N/A |
| Profession | Businessman, Reality Television Star |
| Nеt Wоrth іn 2022: | $18 Million |
Business Career
In 1999, Richard Rawlings started the printing and advertising company called Lincoln Press. He sold this business in 2004. He started his famous Gas Monkey Garage venture in 2002 in Dallas Texas. The shop specializes in the customization of classic and hot-rod automobiles for customers worldwide. The business was also the main focus of his Discovery Channel reality-style television show Fast N’ Loud, from 2012 to 2020.
In addition to his Fast N’ Loud tv show, he has also been a co-host of Garage Rehab alongside Russell Holmes and Chris Stephens. The show focuses on struggling automotive shops that the whole overhauls. The show is Rawlings brainchild, who pitched the idea around the year 2015 to the network.
In 2015, Rawling’s published his debut biography, Fast N’ Loud: Blood, Sweat and Beers. He has over 4.9 million followers on his Facebook, 336.6K followers on Twitter and over 2.6 million followers on Instagram.
Racing Career
- Richard Rawlings is an experienced racer. Rawlings compete in multiple races.
- In May 2007, Rawlings and a co-pilot named Dennis Collins allegedly broke the 1979 Cannonball Record from New York City to Los Angeles of 32 hours and 51 minutes.
Food and Music Business Career
- In 2013, Rawlings started his Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill business in Northwest Dallas. It is a restaurant and lives music bar. He opened the second location in 2014 at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. He has a desire of opening a third location outside the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
- In 2014, Richard opened a live music venue called Gas Monkey Live. The venue closed in 2020.
- Richard Rawlings started another restaurant venture called Richard Rawlings’ Garage, with the first restaurant opened in 2016 in Harker Heights. The restaurant closed in 2019.
- In 2019, Rawlings get a license from a company named Gas Monkey in the field of energy drinks brand.
Net Worth in 2022
- As of 2022, Richard Rawlings’s net worth is approximately $18 million. He has various sources of income including his reality television show Fast N’ Loud and his garage named Gas Monkey Garage.
- In addition to that, he is also the owner of Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill and Gas Monkey Live music venues in Dallas, Texas.
- Rawlings also earns from his gig as the co-host of the Discovery Channel show “Garage Rehab”.
- In 2019, Rawlings get a license from a company named Gas Monkey in the field of energy drinks brand.
- Richard owns a house in Dallas, Texas, built on 1.46 acres of land.