Meet Larry “Axman” Roach, the Street Outlaws star from Virginia. He was and is considered a star. He has adoring children and a very supportive wife. Learn all about him in this Larry “Axman” Roach Biography.
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Larry “Axman” Roach On The Street Outlaws
Larry “Axman” Roach got into racing at an early age. He shared in a podcast interview that he would race on rough surfaces in Virginia. Larry watched his cousins race when he was about 10 years old. But as he got older, he started working on cars and eventually built his own 1972 Nova. He explained to Dragzine, “Growing up, I had a couple of cousins who were about seven years older than me — I was about seven or eight and they were sixteen — and just watching them play with their cars on the street, I wanted to go faster than them. I think that’s where I got the fever.”
He shared that he loved to drive crazy. Larry and his friends would go to a bridge in Virginia at 12 or 1 a.m. and race until the police chased them away.
Larry pursued his passion for racing and had a 64 Chevy Nova that he raced on 275 drag radials. But, the engine would blow up after every race or two and it would cost him a fortune to fix it. After a race in Georgia, he and his wife went to their drag car and he announced that he was quitting street racing forever.
But No Prep Kings came to his town, just a two-hour drive from home. There were only two spots left to fill, so he signed up and competed against nearly 50 other riders. However, on race day, only a handful of people showed up, including him, to race and win spots.
Larry shared that he had the best time of his life racing at No Prep. He shared that he loved it because it brought him back to his roots. He raced in Kansas and earned enough points that he raced the rest of the season on the show.
Larry has the most recognizable cars in No Prep because he has a giant axe on the front of his 1963 Chevy II and another on the trunk lid. After racing radials and events for two years, he ditched his small tires for big tires.
How old is Larry “Axman” Roach?
Larry “Axman” Roach is over 35 years old as of early 2022. He celebrates his birthday on September 18 every year.
Larry “Axman” Roach Jobs
Outside of racing, Larry “Axman” Roach owns a logging business. That’s where his “Axman” name comes from. As a child in rural Virginia, he watched his father and uncles work in the logging industry. So it was inevitable that he would join the family business.
Larry explained to Dragzine, “Growing up where I grew up – living on a mile-long dirt road – we were poor, looking back. When you grow up as a kid, you don’t realize you’re poor, and you don’t have any money. I mean, we ended up playing barefoot; we didn’t know anything. We lived it up! We had our family, that’s all we had. So we lived it up!”
Larry shared in one of his YouTube videos that the race was 10 hours a week but his logging business was 60 or 70 hours a week. He registered a company called Axman Enterprises, Inc., which is responsible for managing his logging business, registered in December 2009 under Open Corporates.
Wife of Larry “Axman” Roach
Larry ‘Axman’ Roach is married to his wife Sarah. They have reportedly been married since July 2016 after getting engaged on New Year’s Day that year. He and his children are parents to four children; Nitro (8), Cam (5) and Nova (3). They are also parents to son Ryder (12) from a previous relationship. In addition to taking care of Larry’s children, she is also actively involved in fitness.
Sarah worked with her father at the family restaurant in Virginia in Altavista. Her father, Matt Mattox, owned the place.
But Sarah plays a huge role in Larry’s drag racing business. Larry brags that his wife keeps his racing program running smoothly. He told No Prep that people don’t see how much she does to keep his team together. She keeps things running smoothly from loading the cars, strapping them down, and packing them up while he’s on the phone trying to run the business alongside racing.
“She packs the bags, the food, makes sure I get there on time, everything. And then it’s usually just me and her at the track. I probably couldn’t do it without Sarah. She does more than what people see, so much more.”
Sarah is a huge drag racing fan. And their kids are on the same path. They compete with each other by naming names. For Larry, watching his kids compete with the stars he saw on TV was the most amazing experience he’s ever had.
Larry and his wife Sarah also have a YouTube channel called ‘Axman & Axlady’. Their most recent video was of Sarah’s birthday when she turned 35 on New Year’s Day.
Is Larry “Axman” Roach on Instagram?
No, Larry “Axman” Roach doesn’t appear to be on Instagram. But he does appear on other people’s social media pages, including his wife’s.
Related FAQs
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Where did Larry “Axman” Roach come from?
Larry “Axman” Roach is from Altavista, Virginia.
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How tall is Larry “Axman” Roach?
He is over 6 feet 1 inch tall.
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What is Larry “Axman” Roach’s net worth?
Larry “Axman” Roach has a net worth of at least $1 million.