The Gas Monkey Garage scandal is a situation that involved one of the reality television show’s owners, Richard Rawlings, being accused of cheating a NASCAR driver out of a $750,000 settlement. According to the lawsuit, Rawlings’ gas monkey garage team lured the driver into participating in the project under false pretenses, failed to pay him the starting salary, paid late, and failed to pay the the full settlement amount due to him.
Although the garage denied the allegations, this scandal created an uproar among fans of the show and brought negative attention to the business.